December 2009
18 posts
So much Destiny's Child. Like, so much.
There are few joys in life greater than finding a mystery mix CD that reveals itself to be from 2001. Especially when the person who made it was 12.
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"If all goes according to plan, it will definitely...
When Mason said something to me about “Franco” the other day, in a context that clearly indicated JAMES, I was all “why are we talking about Francisco Franco, former Spanish dictator, b. 1892 d. 1975?”
Anyway, I hope everyone read “A Star, A Soap, and the Meaning of Art: Why an appearance on ‘General Hospital’ qualifies as performance art” because...
I can't be the first to wonder:
Is TLC secretly funded by some anti-procreation cabal (maybe a shadow faction of the zero population growth people)? Between the shows about dismayingly large families (18 Kids and Counting, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Table for 12), the shows about what monsters humans can be (I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant, Say Yes to the Dress, Toddlers and Tiaras), and all the shows and specials about people with...
(Thanks for the reminder, Mariel!)
Every summer of my childhood was spent visiting my grandparents in Corsica for three months. The first week of being in the village my grandfather is from was swallowed up by calling on relatives, which was tedious but not unpleasant. (If you have never had to pay respects to dozens of elderly aunts, uncles, and distant cousins in an Old World kind of place here is how it goes: a succession of...
Hello, we are looking for cat ladies
An email I received about participating in a focus group:
We are looking for females, ages 25-60 years, that own a cat (s). If you are interested (or know someone that would be) please answer the questions below:
Name:
Age:
Ethnicity:
Age of your cat (s):
Dry or Wet Food Most Often:
Specific Brand (s):
Your Occupation:
Your Hobbies:
Best # to reach you:
Hobbies! At least there’s no...
Leila: all i can listen to is "cold rock a party"
Elsa: i remember when i went through that last year
it was fun but i felt dirty when it was over
Leila: that's your one woman show
Elsa: hahaahaha
Leila: Elsa Marvel: It Was Fun, But I Felt Dirty When It Was Over
What happens when you were raised by yuppie-hippie...
Every so often, you just really, really crave a sandwich with avocado, sprouts, cave-aged cheddar, and hummus on some sort of challengingly crusty artisanal bread. What?
“As far as I know, everybody loves The Situation. And if you don’t love The...”
– -The Situation (via leilacohan)
If Sammi Sweetheart actually wants to be with The Situation, girlfriend obviously played her cards right.
“I left the club early because I didn’t want to cheat on my boyfriend....”
– Jenni “J-WOW” in a terrific drunk confessional. Is she Liz Lemon?
Twilight gives new Brontë films wings: Success of... →
“The Twilight factor is extremely helpful to Wuthering Heights,” agrees producer Robert Bernstein. “It’s clearly in the zeitgeist. Why is anybody’s guess, but people are absolutely obsessed with this doomed, romantic love that can only be achieved beyond death, or in the case of Twilight, by becoming a vampire.”
In Eclipse, Bella quotes Cathy on Heathcliff to...
“Glad Tidings” — Van Morrison
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