The thing we all have to understand about Nicolas Cage, actor, director, intergalactic man of mystery and producer extraordinaire: he makes his own rules. He does not give a flying pancake what the rest of us think.

All of this is evidenced in this beautiful photograph of him and Andrew Dice Clay backstage at a Guns N’ Roses concert.

That might be the most ’80s sentence that ever happened, you guys.

All at once a Nouveau Shaman, the father of Kal-El (a.k.a. Superman’s birth name that he shares with Cage’s youngest son), and an avant garde expressionist, Cage embodied all of this with this get-up that we’re classifying as Cage Distilled: Nutter Purple Cowboy Edition.

There’s a lot going on (and it is glorious): cowboy hat, several beaded necklaces with a matching bracelet, a Barney-esque purple blazer, fringed black jeans, mirrored aviators, Andrew Dice Clay, a cane — is that faux gun-holster belt? — several statement cocktail rings, a goblet-esque glass of wine, and the true pièce de résistance: a shirt with what can only be described as a Rage Face rendering of Cage’s own mug.

It is a thing of beauty. Bask in its glory in full, again:

Ride on, Nic Cage. Ride on.

Alicia Lutes

Sandra Bullock was given the (totally warranted) Decade of Hotness honor at last night’s Spike TV Guys Choice Awards, and all of our wildest Rom-Com dreams came true when she was presented with the golden antlers by not one, but three of her former leading men.

As if Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant and Keanu Reeves hitting the stage wasn’t enough, her “A Time to Kill,” “Two Weeks Notice” and “Speed” co-stars brought a tiara, sash and bouquet of roses, leaving Bullock bedecked “Miss Congeniality”-style while giving her acceptance speech.

For the love of McConaughey, can we make this Sandra-plus-three situation a thing?! We’ll buy all the tickets to this movie! Better yet, they’re looking to cast three leads in season 2 of “True Detective,” right? Bring ‘em along for the ride with Rust Cohle and let’s do this, HBO!

Katie Calautti

So. There’s a new clone on Orphan Black. And while that prospect was always sort of an inevitable one, we bet you didn’t see this particular clone comin’. Because the latest clone isn’t like the others: Tony is trans.

Yep: the sestrahood like no other just compounded on that slogan of theirs and upped the sexual and gender fluidity ante on a show that’s already done so much to champion and pioneer the way people think about sex and gender on a breaking-new-ground level. And we’re sure Tony’s existence is going to cause a stir — or at least a discussion on our expanding understanding of sex and gender on a much larger level.

Tony — formerly Antoinette Zwicky — is trans: identifying himself in a way that bucks the traditional gender binary grain. But it’s important to note what, exactly, that means as Tony’s existence is not so cut-and-dry: he’s altered his reproductive organs (read: he shoots himself up with testosterone, has a penis) while simultaneously expressing his gender in a non-traditional way (he has long hair, was born female). This, naturally, can cause some confusion considering our world’s up-until-recently, longstanding two-pronged sex and gender system.

The term “transgender” — or its shorthand, trans — is more an umbrella term than anything else. According to the American Psychological Association, a person may identify as transgender if their “gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the ...

It’s Kanye West’s birthday, and wife Kim Kardashian has a special message for him.

“Happy Birthday to my husband and best friend in the entire world! You have changed my life in more ways than you know! The way you look at life inspires me! I love you so much!!!” Kardashian wrote via her Instagram account, captioning a photo of the couple kissing at their recent May 24th nuptials.

As if the sweet sentiment alone isn’t enough to give us a toothache, Kardashian also posted a shot of her man’s birthday cake, in the shape of his Yeezus tour logo.

Save us a slice of the Z, Ye!

Katie Calautti

Calling all Sheerios, Swifties and Shark Face Gang members! We took the three most amazing cats on the Internet and turned them into coloring pages just for you.

Show off your fandom by printing out these coloring book pages and releasing the crayon artist within. Now you, too, can earn a coveted spot on the refrigerator.

Tweet your creations to @MTVNews with the hashtag #ColoringCats and we’ll retweet our favorites!

Ed Sheeran‘s Graham The Kitten

Taylor Swift‘s Meredith

Macklemore‘s Cairo The Cat

Click here to download and print all three, or click on any of the images above.

Don’t forget to catch you favorite human Ed Sheeran on MTV this Tuesday (June 10) at 11 p.m. ET, with the premiere of his documentary “Nine Days and Nights.”

Jessica Hyndman

With reporting by Josh Horowitz.

Everyone has their habits, and for a long time, it would see that filming screen tests and audition tapes in his home’s stairwell was one of Ansel Elgort‘s.

This was the case for his tape for “The Fault In Our Stars,” the new movie hitting theaters this weekend featuring Elgort as Augustus Waters, a cancer-stricken teen in the process of falling in love with fellow cancer patient Hazel (Shailene Woodley).

Elgort told MTV News that he recently rewatched his audition tape, with himself and a friend playing Hazel, and that he didn’t mind what he saw. (Obviously producers didn’t mind either, as he ultimately got the part.)

“I was watching it and I was like, ‘That was pretty good,’” he said.

Find out more about Elgort’s audition tape in the clip above.

Kase Wickman

Weezer‘s drummer, Patrick Wilson, busted out some impressive hand-eye coordination skills this weekend when he caught a frisbee mid-set … and kept right on drummin’. And they say musicians aren’t athletic.

At a show in St. Augustine, Florida, the guys were breezing their way through “Beverly Hills” when a wholly identified flying object — a.k.a. a frisbee — sailed onto the stage. Watch Wilson flaunt some serious sportsmanship below while you waited with breath that is bated for the band’s upcoming mystery record.

Brenna Ehrlich

Brenna Ehrlich is a reporter for MTV News as well as the senior writer/editor for the O Music Awards. In the past, she served as associate editor at Mashable, penned a netiquette column for CNN and co-authored the blog and book "Stuff Hipsters Hate." She likes trying not to die in moshpits and listening to songs on repeat. Follow her on Twitter @BrennaEhrlich for news on cats and punk bands.

Kanye West rang in his birthday a day early with an epic performance at the Summer X Games last night in Austin.

West debuted a stage design reminiscent of his Yeezus tour, with a festival-friendly-sized mountain range and a massive screen backdrop that projected images of waterfalls and West himself.

The set list didn’t include any debuts from his forthcoming album, instead focusing on recent hits like “Black Skinhead,” “Power” and “Mercy,” although he also pulled out plenty of the classics for the audience – ”Jesus Walks,” “All Falls Down” and “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” were among his picks.

And, of course, wife Kim Kardashian was on hand to take photos of the performance.

“My husband performing tonight at XGamesAustin!!!!” she wrote via her Instagram account, captioning a photo of West silhouetted by his incredible stage backdrop.

Here are a few others, via Kardashian’s Instagram account:

Katie Calautti

We are an extremely forgiving people. Especially when it comes to our favorite stars. Race your car at high speeds through the neighborhood, get a DUI, pee in a mop bucket, throw eggs at your neighbor’s house, insult a former president, or share a stripper’s… “assets” with a friend, and there are legions of devoted followers out there willing to to give you another chance.

When a second video emerged this week of Justin Bieber using racist language and repeatedly dropping the n-word, his celebrity friends lined up to express their support for the singer. Even former N.W.A member Ice Cube seemed willing to forgive and forget. Still, there are others who are not so quick to forgive, like Lupe Fiasco, who compared Justin Bieber’s remarks to those of Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

“It’s an absurd thing — you get somebody who we ‘like’ who says it, and says it even more ‘racist-ier’ and we don’t bat an eyelash at it,” Lupe Fiasco said.

Will America be quick to forgive Justin Bieber, and can he and his image rebound from not one but two damning videos?

“This is kind of different from his other mistakes,” said Risa Heller, a public relations and crisis communications expert who’s worked with disgraced former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner and former Elmo puppeteer and voice actor Kevin Clash.

“Drunk driving or reckless behavior… a lot of young celebrities make a lot of public mistakes and people say, ...

Lana Del Rey is out with a brand-new track from her upcoming Ultraviolence album and it’s a tongue-in-cheek anthem for everyone who lives in New York’s most Charles Bukowski-packed borough.

While the title of the jam suggests that it’s some kind of Brooklyn anthem, the lyrics are seriously humor-tinged. We’re not sure whether Del Rey is making fun of the wide-eyed creativity of Brooklyn girls, poking fun at herself — or something in between. Fun sidenote: I once saw Lana eating a piece of pizza, waiting for the L train at the Bedford stop. I’m not sure what that contributed to this song, but there it is.

“And my boyfriend’s in a band/ He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed/ I’ve got feathers in my hair/ I get high on hydroponic weed,” she croons. Her boyfriend Barrie-James O’Neill comes in on the chorus as well, adding another layer of irony when he sings, “Yeah my boyfriend’s pretty cool/ But he’s not as cool as me/ Cause I’m a Brooklyn baby.”

Listen below. Ultraviolence is out June 17.

Brenna Ehrlich

Brenna Ehrlich is a reporter for MTV News as well as the senior writer/editor for the O Music Awards. In the past, she served as associate editor at Mashable, penned a netiquette column for CNN and co-authored the blog and book "Stuff Hipsters Hate." She likes trying not to die in moshpits and listening to songs on repeat. Follow her on Twitter @BrennaEhrlich for news ...

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