Category Archives: News

The Susan Boyle Thing

I didn’t actually cry, but I did get choked up. I watched it again, and then I watched it some more. I fucking love Susan Boyle. What is it that has touched a nerve all over the world? I know … Continue reading

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A Word From Sarah Palin

Speaking at a Right to Life banquet on Thursday night, Mrs P said she was energized about a lot of topics, including why more people should refuse federal stimulus dollars as she did. Palin said, “We have legislators all around … Continue reading

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7 Jeans: Protecting Their Ass & Mine

“The denim company 7 For All Mankind is suing manufacturers who are knocking off their ass-embroidery branding….[they] filed a lawsuit against InDesign Apparel and Oleg Cassini for producing a line with back pockets that look exactly the same as their … Continue reading

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Quote of the day (Updated)

Russian Socialite Dashu Zhukova opened a new exhibition of contemporary art at her gallery in Moscow, called the Garage. It is housed in one of Russia’s architectural masterpieces, the former Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage, designed in 1926 by the architect Konstantin … Continue reading

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The Bow Outrage

“In a shocking display of fealty to a foreign potentate, President Obama bowed to Saudi King Abdullah at the Group of 20 summit in London last week,” declares an editorial in the Washington Times. I am truly beginning to love … Continue reading

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Is Fat Really the New Black?

We all know that Beth Ditto is the new must-have accessory, but now I’m seeing evidence that Fat is the new fake trend in the new fake zeitgeist. This model, Crystal Renn, is featured in Australian Harper’s Bazaar in a … Continue reading

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The Testament of Levi

I know everyone has better things to do than to watch the Tyra Banks show, so let me bring you up to date: Levi Johnston is totally screwed. Bristol won’t let him see their baby, because she hates Levi’s sister. … Continue reading

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God Save the Queen

I can’t understand anti-monarchist sentiments, when the Queen of England has given us all so much pleasure. I first fell for her in 1982, when some guy broke into her bedroom at Buckingham Palace, and she calmly spoke to him … Continue reading

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Crazy Mothers Club III

Sylvia Plath was a crazy mother, but what should we make of her son’s suicide? We know that depression runs in families, but most of us manage to hang on, even if our mothers were crazy. Maybe when a family … Continue reading

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The Lourdes Project II

Remember when we all admired   her unibrow and moustache? Lourdes has evidently succumbed to either societal pressure or her mother’s obsession with beauty procedures. Here they are arriving in Malawi to purchase a new child. Six months ago, Lourdes was … Continue reading

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