Makeover: a better version of me
She wanted a better version of herself. And she sure got it. You may find it hard to believe this is the same person, but it’s all in the eyes:
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News of the day, fashion of the day
Terrible presidential candidates continue to do terrible things. Anthony Weiner has another Weiner incident, and his wife Huma says she’s finally leaving him (for now, anyway). Everybody talks about it all. That’s about it. Oh, and then there’s the really … Continue reading →
The greatest makeovers
I’m here to announce another vice. This is a new one, although it also involves an old one—YouTube video chain-watching. Chain-watching is when you go from one video on a topic to another, sort of like eating a bagful of … Continue reading →
Why are the top women 100-meter hurdlers so beautiful?
Seriously. Actually, I’ve noticed recently that a lot of the female athletes are beautiful, and I don’t remember that being so true in previous years. Male pulchritude has always been a feature of the Olympics, but the females have lagged … Continue reading →
And now we have: Bigorexia
I’d never heard of it before last night, but when I was idly going from TV station to TV station trying to find something interesting or at least mildly entertaining, I came across a report on Bigorexia. Ah, people and … Continue reading →
Trivial fashion interlude: on the other hand…
…the makers of Melania’s dress must be very very happy. It sold out immediately, and at over $2,000 a pop that’s not chump change (although it may be Trump change). I wish all the Melania-dress-buyers well, though, in wearing it … Continue reading →
Is Catherine Deneuve beautiful?
What, are you crazy? you ask. Of course she’s beautiful. And indeed, so she was/is, then and even now that she’s in her early 70s: Deneuve has long been acclaimed as one of the movies’ and even the world’s great … Continue reading →
Tony fashion
For fun, I watched the Tony Awards last night—which is the only way to keep up with Broadway shows nowadays without taking out a loan. About the entertainment at the Tonys I have two things to say. The first is … Continue reading →
Astaire and Rogers: Follow the Fleet
When I was a child there were a lot of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies shown on TV. I probably saw all of them (some, many many times), and I loved them. Most of these movies displayed Astaire and … Continue reading →
Henry James ♥ George Eliot
George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, the 19th Century English novelist who lived for years with the married critic George Henry Lewes and wrote seven novels, including the highly-praised Middlemarch. I’ve never read it. In fact, … Continue reading →
At the Met Gala
[NOTE: I consider it personally therapeutic to indulge in frivolous posts about fashion. Today’s a good day for it, don’t you think? So come along with me to the Met Gala. You’ll be so glad you did.] The idea at … Continue reading →
The princely robe
So, Prince George wore this white robe for his audience with President Obama: Cute kid, cute photo. The robe—like almost everything else in Prince George’s much-photographed wardrobe (or that of his fashionable mother, for that matter)—sold out in minutes. Talk … Continue reading →