I was watching a TV ad for some undereye circle cream that purports to do away with the little buggers. It features a young woman with no dark circles at all—and that’s the before picture. YouTube is a veritable treasure … Continue reading →
Ah, the Paris designer shows during Fashion Week! The elegance, the money, the glamour, the je ne sais quoi. Or perhaps not: Then there’s always Wizard of Oz retro: And modesty: Enough, enough. For a palate cleanser, let’s go back … Continue reading →
…from a very savvy and succinctly-spoken seven-year-old. I agree with almost everything the kid says. And I’ve never heard of most of the people pictured.
Continue reading →NOTE: I thought everyone might enjoy a break from politics and world events, and so I’m recycling the following old post with some minor updating.] In an effort to boost my traffic, I am writing about breasts today. Small breasts. … Continue reading →
Here’s a photo of Wilt Chamberlain in fourth grade, in 1945. It’s pretty easy to spot him in the crowd: The author writes: [Chamberlain’s] almost twice the size of some of his classmates in this photo (see the girl in … Continue reading →
Who do you believe? And do you care?: Winfrey was in Switzerland in July when she walked into the Trois Pommes boutique in Zurich looking for a handbag… She claims the sales assistant refused to show her the black crocodile … Continue reading →
I don’t mind slow news days like today has been (so far, anyway). In fact, I rather like them. I like not having to write about Obama’s latest outrage, or the press’s latest whitewash of Obama’s latest outrage, or the … Continue reading →
Here it is: “I think what Kate [Middleton] has done for new moms has really given them a tremendous gift,” thebump.com editor Lori Richmond told ABC News. The duchess glowed as she debuted her little prince outside St. Mary’s Hospital … Continue reading →
I was reading a post describing a new book about the original astronauts’ wives called The Astronaut Wives Club. Here’s the book’s cover photo: And that’s when it hit me: shirtwaists! Whatever happened to–shirtwaists? Not that I miss them all … Continue reading →
…to meet the faces that you meet: Backstage Beauty at The New York City Ballet from Racked.com on Vimeo. Such a contrast between the relatively drab starting point and the very glam finish. And false eyelashes are only a little … Continue reading →
…than to ever ever ever post another thread that has anything whatsoever to do with dieting. But I guess I just lack willpower :-), because I couldn’t resist this news [emphasis mine]: Gwyneth Paltrow’s new cookery book will be based … Continue reading →
No, it’s not college. Boob school is where women learn what size bra actually fits them, and are introduced to the perils of the side boob, the quadraboob, the high rider, the super drooper, the big stand-off, and the ledge. … Continue reading →