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A $4 Million Shoe Budget
In the Los Angeles Times this week, I read that Danielle Steele spends four to five million dollars a year on shoes for herself and her daughters. This was revealed by a longtime shoe salesman at Barneys. Fuck! This puts a … Continue reading
Reality TV Causes Cancer
It hasn’t been proven yet, but it feels like cancer. Tonight I watched a show called “I Know My Kid’s a Star” on VH1, and while I admit I’m a novice at Reality TV, surely this is one of … Continue reading
King of Kong: A Douchebag for the Ages
I dare anyone top watch “The King of Kong” without shouting “What a douchebag!” at Billy Mitchell, the documentary’s idiotic villain. In a story all about dorky, messed-up guys obsessed with Donkey Kong, Billy Mitchell stands out as sort … Continue reading
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Chef Regrets Sex With Dead Girl
Mark Dixie, 37, an unemployed chef, insisted today during his murder trial that he didn’t kill 18 year old Sally Anne Bowman, but rather had sex with her dead body. Dixie claims that he came across the body laying in … Continue reading
A Trip To Maxfield
Maxfield is a celebrated bastion of high-end designer fashion in West Hollywood, where regular people like me can rub shoulders with anorexic model types and wealthy Japanese tourists. I went there for the first time yesterday with my friend … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Horrible Stuff
Tagged designer fashion, Los Angeles, Paul Smith, taxidermy
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Brad Renfro and the Trouble With Larry Clark
Larry Clark is a ‘polarizing’ figure, as they say about Hillary Clinton. You either deplore him for exploiting screwed up young people or admire him as a fearless artist with a unique vision. After reading a piece in the LA … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Horrible Stuff, News
Tagged Brad Renfro, heroin, Larry Clark, overdose
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Bummer For The Middle-Aged
It’s miserable to be middle-aged, according to a new study of two million people in 80 countries around the world. How can I say DUH loud enough? The researchers examined data on depression, anxiety and general mental health, and found … Continue reading
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A Horrible Woman at Nordstrom
Yesterday, my friend Maxine and I went shopping at the Nordstrom in Woodland Hills. It’s a special Nordstrom with its own designer boutiques, and it carries a lot of high-end shoes. While we tried on our shoes, a horrible woman … Continue reading
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“Black Book”: Verhoeven Strikes Again
“Black Book” is a WWII thriller by Paul Verhoeven, the Dutch director who somehow wandered from art films to “Showgirls.” It’s an action-packed melodrama whose Jewish heroine survives the Nazi occupation of her homeland through quick thinking and nearly super-human … Continue reading
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Lock Up: Best TV Series Ever!
MSNBC has been delighting me with its seemingly endless documentary series about prison life, called Lock Up. Last night, I watched the episode about two crazy guys who had each killed a parent and then eaten the parent’s brain. I … Continue reading
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