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Last night I got the very cool chance to attend the 2014 ESPY Awards because R is a professional athlete. Surprise! Kidding, though he was recently the first pick for a backyard volleyball game among a group of fairly athletic people. I was at the ESPY’s because R’s business is doing business with the people who do the ESPY’s. I can’t share those details but …
*photo source I tend to keep quiet about the more divisive gender issues that hit the media (unless they’re the Duke Sex List scandal or the Lena Dunham photoshopping issue…), but I had a very specific reaction to this whole Esquire “In Praise of 42-Year-Old Women” thing that I didn’t see represented much on the Interwebs so I thought I may as well join the …
Lately I feel like the more social media we use the less social we actual are on that media. I don’t mean hiding from actual conversation in favor of text and tweets (though there’s obviously a ton of that going on too). I mean the degree to which old school, agreed-upon and obvious social etiquette falls by the wayside in favor of behavior that would …
I was really affected by the most recent shooting spree near Santa Barbara. The first coverage I saw of the tragedy was that wildly powerful speech given by the devastated father of a victim. The second thing I saw was the original YouTube video that the killer posted (now removed). It was all so chilling, again. It gets more and more chilling every time. I …
–> This is going to be sappy. You’ve been warned. On Saturday I witnessed the most remarkable thing I’ve ever seen in my life, and I’ve seen Niagra Falls, the Colosseum, andan N’Sync concert. On Saturday one of my best friends in the world – Mike – married the love of his life – John – on a cliff in Malibu overlooking what may as …
WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS A MILLION SPOILER ALERTS Sunday night I watched the second episode of Mad Men on AMC and season finale of Lindsay on OWN. Yes, three hours of television in one night when I should obviously have been updating all dozen plus of my wedding status grids. So you can imagine my frustration as both programs came to an end, and …
Last year I made a fairly impressive set of Academy Award picks, so I’m back to weigh in one the 2014 action. Sadly I will not be attending an Oscar food pun party this year as I’ll be back home in NY/NJ for some family events, but if I were to attend an Oscar food pun party I would no doubt win thanks to my …
You guys. I’m so confused by this Lena Dunham/Vogue cover story/Jezebel/everyone on Facebook situation. Here’s what I believe went down: Vogue photoshopped their pix of Lena to make her look “better” than her natural self (skinner neck, skinnier waist, covered-up boobs, etc.) Jezebel offered 10K for the original shots, got them, and published them with disappointed/angry commentary (“Lena Dunham and her fans, ourselves included, love …
This isn’t the first article I’ve ever read about a celebrity being airbrushed into a unrealistic, unachievable alien. It’s not even the first time I’ve read about Jennifer Lawrence – a refreshing example of a more normal-sized human – being subjected to the treatment. I write about celebrity fashion for a (current) living. I’m well aware of the drill. But for some reason this specific …
*No. I will not be bedazzling the bottom of my wedding shoes A few weeks ago I had a general meeting that started the way most of my meetings start lately. The person on the comfy chair opposite my comfy chair said, “so, what’s going on in your life?” to which I replied, “well, I’m getting married in May, so mostly that.” Then that person …