Monthly Archives: April 2009

I’m a big fan of the whole online shopping thing (I even order pizza online instead of calling) but does it make sense to order everything online? What’s good to shop for on the internet and what’s better when picked …

Susan Boyle captured hearts across the world after she appeared on “Britain’s Got Talent,” with her dowdy dress and earnest, sweet demeanor.  After much snickering from the audience and the judges, Boyle beautifully sang, “I Dreamed a Dream,” from Les Miserables …

Last weekend Twirlit reported on the astonishing death of 21 polo horses from the Venezuelan polo team. The tragedy was especially surprising as it occurred in front of a full spectator stand right before the beginning of the U.S. Open …

According to an article in Woman’s Day the average purse weighs almost 4 lbs and has an average of 67 items in it. Good grief ladies, do we really need all of our stuff with us at every moment? You’re …

A large and destructive wildfire started last night in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The fire which first appeared right after midnight, continued burning through the night and into the morning destroying dozens of homes and destroying over 15,000 acres in …

On the CW’s “Gossip Girl,” Taylor Momsen plays Jenny Humphrey, who started out as the shy cool-girl wannabe from Brooklyn, and eventually made her way into a budding fashion designer with trendy clothes and a new attitude to boot. Well, …

Allen Andrade was convicted of killing Angie Zapata, an 18 year-old transgender women from Denver Colorado. 32 year-old Andrade was found guilty of first degree murder, bias motivated hate crime, aggravated motor vehicle theft and identity theft. In the end, …

Sandrina Purdum is suing one of her wedding guests, Jennifer Angevine for ruining her wedding. Sandrina and Harold Purdum experienced the wedding from hell last year after Angevine, Harold’s boss at the time, interrupted the ceremony by confessing her affair …

Poor Lindsay. I really wanted to like her eHarmony ad, especially since she is poking fun at herself. And it is great she has a sense of humor about her dying (or nonexistent?) career. I tried to laugh with her …

Ever smeared mayonnaise in your hair in an attempt to get extra shiny and super moisturized locks? How about rinsing it with beer? Or what about moisturizing your face with olive oil? There are a lot of crazy (and often …

Kose Cosmetics is one of the top Japanese cosmetics lines and for those in the know, Japanese women take their skincare very seriously especially with regards to moisturizers and skin creams to hydrate the delicate facial skin.  And their Awake …

In Jennifer Scanlon’s new book entitled, “Bad Girls Go Everywhere,” a biography about Helen Gurley Brown, former editor of Cosmopolitan magazine and author of “Sex and the Single Girl,” (1962) we see a woman who came from the mountains and …

Beyonce performed on the Today Show recently.  And as many performers do, she performed with a backing track, which is a recorded version of the song.  So, you’re not really lip synching, but you have some help.  And, let’s just …

What better day to have EarthLink Webmail go down, but on Earthday. Sounds like some upset employees planned an “Office Space-esque” prank that worked. The outage occurred early Wednesday morning knocking out Earthlink servers, web pages, phones and email/twitter accounts.

During the 2009 Miss USA competition, Miss Arizona confused the audience and everybody watching on television when she gave one of the most confusing, head scratching and non-answers ever. When asked by SNL comedian Keenan Thompson if she believed universal …