I couldn’t resist this headline: “Jennifer Lopez says she’s happy” – with a quick summary that took me to a longer article reporting that JLo says she “feels good.” Hey, I didn’t write it, and I don’t believe it. Do you? But I clicked on the article all the same, and then I read, and […]
JLo? Really?
Celebrity divorce news is hardly news. It seems that so-called Hollywood power couples jump in and out of marriages (and engagements, for that matter) the way most of us switch diets. The most recent split to catch my eye? Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony of course, announced earlier this week. Somehow this marital meltdown seems […]
Losing Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor – screen legend, world-renowned beauty, Oscar-winning actress – has passed away. She died today, of congestive heart failure, at the age of 79. Like most who recall her in Butterfield 8 or Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, we think of her exquisite face and voluptuous body, her smoldering sexuality that heightened extraordinary […]
Sandra’s Bangs (Living in a Fishbowl)
Yesterday I considered red paint for my walls, red paint for my hair, and settled for a new shade of vermilion on my toe nails. Last night, I also cut myself bangs. Very Sandra Bullock. And don’t we all know that she appeared at the Golden Globes with a new do? Blunt bangs, and commentary […]
It’s Complicated
Give me more Meryl. Give us all more Meryl. Oh, I don’t mean it literally, though I’m enthralled watching Meryl Streep cast in any role. And thanks to cable television, I spent much of my wet weekend catching up on films I’d never seen in the theater. I thoroughly enjoyed the Oscar winning actress in […]
Naming Conventions: Unconventional Nonsense?
River. Apple. Banjo. Sparrow. Diva Muffin? These are just a few of the odd celebrity names we might come across as we consume our daily pop culture media. What do you think? Would you do that to your kid? Or should I say “Kyd,” as in Kyd Duchovny (Tea Leoni and David Duchovny’s son)? Or […]
Real Housewives, Real Adults, Real Friends?
I’ll fess up. I spent three hours the other night (happily) watching Bravo TV. Yep, those Housewives again. Embarrassing Behaviors First I watched the Real Housewives of Orange County (the Reunion Show, in two parts). Then I watched the newest episode of Real Housewives of New York. Twice. Okay, make that four hours of Reality […]
Is Genius Doomed? Alexander McQueen Takes His Own Life.
Alexander McQueen, 40, takes his own life Sumptuous. Elaborate. Theatrical. Audacious. These are some of the words that come to mind when I think about the fashion of Alexander McQueen, the 40-year old British designer who was found today, reportedly dead by his own hand. I follow fashion peripherally; at its best I believe it […]
Are you a hottie?
Are you a hottie? Come on. Admit it. You’ve got to have at least one feature (or move) that you know drives your lover or spouse wild. Hot, hottie, hot! I happened to turn on Bravo TV’s Chef Academy while doing the dishes one night last week. OH MY HOT FLASHES. What a hottie that […]
Boys Don’t Make Passes at Girls Who Wear Glasses
Boys don’t make passes at girls who were glasses. Or do they? Well men sure do! Sexual attraction is inexplicable, elusive, magical, and for some, it’s embarrassing to talk about. It’s difficult to put into words what attracts you – and what you might like to explore and enjoy. But not to worry! Here’s your […]