Category Archives: Rants

Dexter

Is anyone out there watching ‘Dexter’ on Showtime? I am completely addicted to this series, after announcing at first that I didn’t like it and didn’t want anything to do with it. Boy, was I wrong. I love it, and … Continue reading

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“What Not To Wear”: No Thanks.

Last night I watched a TV make-over show for the first time. “What Not To Wear” features a pair of obnoxious “fashion authorities” who convert a normal looking person who has developed their own style, into a bland non-entity you’d … Continue reading

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Stupid Doctor Commits Suicide

The doctor who performed surgery on a disabled child in order to stunt her growth has commited suicide. Too late, buddy, is my feeling. The family of the child, who they call their ‘Pillow Angel,’ had thanked Dr. Daniel Gunther … Continue reading

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It’s Not Porn, It’s HBO Porn

Nothing could prepare me for the awfulness of HBO’s new drama, “Tell Me You Love Me,” not even the deeply annoying “Californication,” Showtime’s own genital-driven atrocity starring that guy from the X-files. “Tell Me You Love Me” follows the dirge-like … Continue reading

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Fall Fashion 2007

The September issue of Vogue is pleasingly hefty, but in all other respects it is a huge disappointment. I remember the days when opening the September Vogue was a sacred ritual. You had to set aside a period of time … Continue reading

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John From Cincinnati: Crap From HBO

   Is anything worse that the HBO series “John From Cincinnati?” Tonight is the season finale and with any luck, it will also be the end of the whole mess. I can hear it on in the other room, where … Continue reading

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Bobos vs Pinkberry

Abbot Kinney is a street in Venice, CA, where  “screenwriters” hang out in a trendy coffee house and couples browse rustic-looking antique shops for something to impress their friends. Barbra Streisand used to send a  “picker” to scour the shops for the … Continue reading

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The Cruelest Cut

I’ve heard of it before, but I wanted to stay in denial. Now, faced with an article in the July issue of Allure magazine, I stupidly read about ‘labioplasty’ and how popular it is among women in their 20s. This … Continue reading

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Eli Roth, Douchebag

I don’t have to see Hostel or Hostel II to know that the guy responsible for these films is a total douchebag. And while I try to avoid the term ‘douchebag,’ sometimes nothing else will do. Eli Roth is pleased … Continue reading

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Massacre Shmassacre

I don’t know about anyone else, but I just can’t get into the Virginia Tech Massacre. I know it’s a big deal, but I’m just not feeling it. There’s something really banal about the killings and the media reactions, like … Continue reading

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