Kim Kardashian’s marriage: if you blinked…
…you missed it. I blinked. Actually, I blinked for the entire Kardashian phenomenon–except for recently, when brother Rob has been doing a turn on “Dancing With the Stars.”
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Time rocks on
Time treats people (even rock stars) differentially. Some look great: Billy Idol, Bret Michaels (who’s a mere 48, though, so it’s not a good test), and Bruce Springsteen. Pat Benatar looks better than in her youth, and David Bowie looks … Continue reading →
No tears for Tiny tears
As a child I don’t think I was unusually susceptible to the power of advertising. I wasn’t especially into acquiring goods, either. But there were a couple of things I craved because I’d seen them on TV. They seemed magical, … Continue reading →
Madame Roseanne Robespierre…
…says “off with their heads!” Or maybe it’s the Queen of Hearts Roseanne’s channeling. Which one you think it is may depend on whether you find Ms. Barr amusing or not. She certainly doesn’t seem to be making a joke … Continue reading →
Rating the bad fast food restaurants
This guy says Subway’s is the worst. And I’m glad to see my new personal favorite for best, Jack in the Box, doesn’t make the bad restaurant cut. Plus I have to say that I’ve never eaten at most of … Continue reading →
Tina Brown channels Princess Diana
One of the few benefits—perhaps the only benefit—of dying young and beautiful is that no one ever gets to see your looks fade or the effects of gravity on your epidermis. Princess Diana, for example, died almost fourteen years ago … Continue reading →
Whatever happened to MySpace?
Oh, how the mighty MySpace has fallen. I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose … Continue reading →
On Walmart
This isn’t about the Supreme Court case. It’s about Walmart, the store. I know I’m supposed to hate it. I know its higher-ups eat little babies for breakfast. I know it’s full of goods from our creditor overlords, China. I … Continue reading →
RIP Leonard Stern, creator of Mad Libs
Leonard B. Stern, the creator of Mad Libs, has died. I never thought about the fact that Mad Libs even had a creator, although of course it did. The classic Mad Libs were an integral part of my childhood, and … Continue reading →
Anti-Semitic drawings and the San Francisco anti-circumcision campaign
Zombie illustrates that an anti-Semitic cartoon has been pressed into service in the San Francisco fight to ban circumcision. It was only a matter of time. And, lest you think this is some sort of fake, the San Francisco Chronicle … Continue reading →
Lost in cyberspace
Something that hasn’t happened to me in a long time just occurred: I lost a post I’d worked on for quite a while. And then I lost a second one. Argghhh! I have no idea why it happened. But I … Continue reading →
Paul certainly does seem to be…
…the marrying kind. The triumph of hope over experience. Although this is his first brunette. Let’s hear it for brunettes!
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