This year, it was all about Whitney Houston and Adele. Poor Whitney, her death is a tragedy and a lesson in Don’t Do Drugs, but her version of “I Will always Love You” is still an a...
I wasn’t going to tell, but if everyone else is telling, I’m going to clear my conscience. Not that I feel guilty. I was only ten years old and things happened so fast. Sure, I knew he wa...
Lake Superior State Univeristy has published its list of Banned Words for 2012, created by popular vote. Have a look. Pretty weak, isn’t it? I don’t even know what Trickeraton or Man Cav...
Hope is a thing with feathers*….and yet this new style by Jeffrey Campbell evokes a different concept. My first thought was of something throwing up on itself. Adding a dash of perversity, they...
* © Jack Bell Gallery In the ever-changing world of the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria, one thing that remains consistent is a close connection with their ancestors. The ancestral spirits of t...
All my life I have thought of myself as an Irritable Organism, like an amoeba under a microscope, being poked. Now, finally, there’s a treatment for this! Read the product description: “...
Now that I’ve learned about cocoa harvesting, I can’t buy chocolate that isn’t Fair Trade Certified. Knowing that everything we buy is tainted with injustice somewhere along the li...
Today I went to my favorite beauty supply shop, on a street in a wealthy community where everyone is too thin and the people sitting outside Peete’s Coffee are talking to their agents on their ...
I knew immediately that Jean-Paul Gaultier’s spring 2012 couture collection was a tribute to Amy because I did the math. Behive + eyeliner+”Marilyn” stud = Amy Winehouse. What a won...
Earlier tonight, I got my hair trimmed and felt pretty smug. I asked my husband to take a picture of me. I’m not sure whether this look says “groupie” or “hooker,” but I...
Finally, you can dress like a nun without being one. This is a big deal. If you’re like me, and I know you are, you know that Nun’s habits can’t just be found on eBay. That’s ...
God it was boring but I must uphold the tradition so here it is: Johnny Depp has finally jumped the shark, hotness-wise, but Ewan McGregor and Colin Firth were very do-able. Madonna tried to get back...
Bed, Bath & Beyond is recalling its Dual Ridge Metal Boutique tissue holders, which were found to be contaminated with radioactive material. The contamination was first discovered in California w...
If you’ve been following the Republican debates, you have been amused, nauseated, and enraged. You have probably shifted in your ranking of which candidate is the stupidest or most repugnant. I...
The eccentric photographer known as Disfarmer (1884-1959) seemed to be a man determined to shroud himself in mystery. Born Mike Meyers, the sixth of seven children in a German immigrant family, Disfa...
When I recieved the offer of a review copy of ”Tickle My Tush” by ’sex educator’ Dr. Sadie Allison, I complained on facebook. I was egged on to pursue this, so I stupidly c...
This photo is all I could come up with for a New Year’s gift. May 2012 be the year you see the dopeness in everything, and not the wackness. xo
This typically ugly “hiker wedge bootie” by Jeffrey Campbell is called Dammit. I have to wonder if it’s their way of rewarding me for tirelessly spreading the joy of the Jeffrey Cam...
The PERFECT monkey fur jacket. Now all we need is a _________. (farfetch.com, $2,195.00)
Let us all follow the Christmas tradition* of reading The Story of the Lesbian Stick. ~ * Heartfelt atheist blessings to all you people who come here and especially you special ones who have given me...
Last night I discovered a girl named Chrissy who killed herself after several years of paralysis caused by a swimming pool accident. I learned about her in a forum on the Christopher and Dana Reeve F...
A company called SRANGEBEAUTIFUL has come up with some sets of nail polish designed to appeal to the Proustian-minded among us. “….a range of 10 diaphanous veils of wildly haunting colors...
I came across this ad in Marie Claire a few days ago, and couldn’t believe it wasn’t a joke. “Masque” is a new product for women who would enjoy performing oral sex if only it...
Today I had the privilege of another colonoscopy. My mother had colon cancer, so this is her gift to me. I looked forward to the propofol, but little else. The fasting and the nauseating potion you h...
Even though it’s not important and it doesn’t matter, I still want to know about Angelina’s lips. Everyone seems to accept that those lips are really real. “Just look at Shil...
I just got this Hanky Panky Retro Thong in two colors, and I can’t overstate their perfection. They are the Holy Grail of underpants. Let me just quote Hanky Panky’s website: A high-waist...
Remember the last time we struggled with this? On the one hand, this guy is dressed like a clown. On the other hand, he projects intelligence, confidence and a rakish challenge. Do you want to grab ...
Remember that factory in China where 17 workers committed suicide? Remember how we were assured that compared to the general population of China, this rate of suicide was actually very low? Foxconn i...
I was thrilled to hear that Tallulah Willis (middle, above) was chosen to attend the prestigious Debutantes Ball at the Crillon Hotel on Paris’ Place de la Concorde. At just 17 years old, Tal...
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