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Crazy Twins
I’ve always had a Thing for crazy twins, so the recent deaths of Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff turned out to be a goldmine (for me if not for them.) The twin brothers, who are famous pop culture figures in France, … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Disorders, Horrible Stuff, News
Tagged autism, crazy people, plastic surgery, pop culture, twins
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Heartbreak and the Dik-Dik
I always click on the saddest, most horrible articles in the New York Times online. Yesterday, I read about a study finding that parents who lose a child have an increased risk of heart attacks. The idea being that heartbreak … Continue reading
Kyrsten Sinema: Cunt or Nutcase?™
If it were just her clothes….I’d still hate her! But it’s so much more, as we’ve all learned, to our sorrow and frustration. Did you know that a Senate rule was changed JUST FOR KYRSTEN, that allowed her to show … Continue reading
MTV Awards Pop Culture Quiz
I’m sorry but I can’t do my annual exegesis. I kept missing key performances/debacles, but I saw enough to inspire this quiz. Ready? 1. What is the difference between Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker? 2. Why is Doja Cat? … Continue reading
Pro-Choice and No Choice
News of the crazy new restrictions to abortion rights in Texas has triggered memories of the abortion I had at seventeen. I’d been living in London for a little over a year and I was deep into a relationship with … Continue reading
It’s a Wild World.
A zoo in Antwerp has asked a woman to stop visiting the chimpanzee she claims to be in love with, in the hope of forcing the chimp to engage with his own species. Alice Timmermans has been seeing, I mean … Continue reading
Adderall and Subtracterall
I stopped writing here because I felt I had nothing to say that I haven’t already said. I still feel that but now I’m worried that “use it or lose it” might apply to my ability to put words together … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Disorders, grief, News, Words
Tagged brains, plastic surgery actresses, reality TV, TV
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OF COURSE I’ll be Watching!
In a few hours, I will be watching the Meghan and Harry interview along with the rest of the world. Not the whole world, though, because there are those who think they’re above such trivial things. “Oh, I have zero … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, News, Rants
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Life Isn’t Fair.
If you’ve ever been a child or a parent, you’re well acquainted with the aggrieved outcry, “But that’s not fair!” I was already a seasoned mother the first time I heard another mother smugly reply to her kid, “Well, life … Continue reading
Posted in Disorders, Horrible Stuff, News, Words
Tagged children, life and death, morality
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A Better Heaven and a Great Big Shell
If you watched the memorial today for the 400,000 Americans killed by Covid-19, symbolized by two long columns of light, you must have cried like I did. All the people on MSNBC cried too, either sniffling or sobbing, all grateful … Continue reading