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The Mighty Hipster
To paraphrase a quote misattributed to Mark Twain, Rumors of the death of the hipster are greatly exaggerated. How many times have you come across a snide appraisal of hipsters, whatever iteration hipster is current at the time, with the … Continue reading
Beyonce Studies
Kevin Allred, a professor in the women’s and gender studies department at Rutgers University, is stirring up controversy with his signature course: Feminist Perspectives: Politicizing Beyonce. In a recent interview with NPR, he discusses the genesis of the course. “I … Continue reading
Crazy Mother: A Tragedy in Torrance
Carol Coronado, 30, stabbed her three young children to death and then got into bed with them. The children ranged in age from 2 1/2 to 2 months old. That is red flag number one. Earlier that morning, Carol had … Continue reading
Again With the Awful New Words
Just because people say it, is it a ‘word’? This is becoming complicated, thanks to the internet and all its attendant evils, which are now too astronomical to count. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary has just added 150 new words, making official … Continue reading
James Freeman: What a Fucking Cunt™!
Let me just say, I love coffee. And by ‘love,’ I mean love, crave, need, and adore. When I travel, I need coffee before I can go get coffee. You get what I’m saying. And I like ‘good’ coffee. That … Continue reading
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Met Gala 2014 Exegesis
Why doesn’t anyone tell Donatella that she looks like a Muppet? Is she too important? Or is it just too painful to deal with? I know I’d want someone to tell me. If I went around looking like a Muppet, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Wintour, awful clothes, Donatella Versace, Johnny Depp
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Could It Be Low T?
If you live in the US and watch TV, you have been bombarded with commercials touting drugs for low testosterone. Never mind that doctors agree only a small proportion of men – about 0.5% – need testosterone therapy. The ads … Continue reading
Peaches, Grief, Guilt and Restraining Orders
As I write this, we still don’t know what caused the death of poor Peaches Geldof but we are human, most of us, so we feel the tragedy. For me, it was yet another trigger, a blast of PTSD, complete … Continue reading
Death by Scarf
I am now officially obsessed with death by scarf, following the news about L’Wren Scott. I didn’t want to believe that this really happens but as it turns out, hanging is the most effective method of suicide. Better than jumping … Continue reading
How Bossy!
Oh god, political correctness. Now, They want us to ban the word ‘bossy’ because it inhibits girls from ‘leaning in.’ I would much rather ban ‘lean in’ if I were Minister of Language. The new Ban Bossy campaign is predictably … Continue reading