Monthly Archives: July 2009

Summer Brings Designer Drinks

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Nothing goes with a Prada hamburger better than a Ralph Lauren cocktail. Okay, so the designer hamburger may never happen, but the designer cocktail is here! Recently, Local 138, a bar on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, added three designer drinks …

Weekend Movie Preview: Fri, July 31

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FUNNY PEOPLE SuperProducer Judd Apatow ‘s latest flick is a comedy about comedians. So meta, I know. Adam Sandler stars as George Simmons, a famous stand-up comic who is diagnosed with a deadly, inoperable blood disorder. With less than a …

Jennifer Aniston Hunts for Young Men in “Pumas”

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I’m so excited about this movie that I want to go hit on some college boys. According to Variety, Jennifer Aniston will star in Pumas, a romantic comedy for CBS films about two thirtysomething women who specialize in younger men. …

Going Inside the Mind of Body Builder…Harry Grove

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I’ll admit, I don’t personally know many body builders, though I’ve seen them around the gym and have been slightly frightened/intrigued by their enlarged biceps, veins that seem to be sticking out of their skin, and the enormous weights that …

Jude Law To Be a Father For the Fourth Time

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For the fourth time, Jude Law is going to be a poppa. However, this time, we aren’t sure who the mother is. Law’s publicist Sara Keene told the Associated Press that Law was in a relationship last year and, following …

Custody Battle Over Michael Jackson’s Kids Finally Settled

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Debbie Rowe and Katherine Jackson have come to a mutual agreement as per Michael Jackson’s kids and it’s far less juicy than had been previously reported. Katherine Jackson’s lawyer, L. Londell McMillan, made the announcement on the CBS’ Early Show …

Anderson Cooper Asks ‘Bachelorette’ Jillian Harris the Sex Question

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“Like, how many did you actually sleep with?” Filling in for Regis Philbin on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” CNN Reporter Anderson Cooper asked “The Bachelorette” Jillian Harris the question everyone wanted to asked but was probably too embarrassed too. …

ESPN Reporter Erin Andrews Calls 911 on the Paparazzi

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When voyeuristic footage of you walking around a hotel room naked runs rampant on the Internet and causes an international news story, one has to expect a new level of notoriety. That’s what happened to Erin Andrews this past week …

What’s the Real Story Behind Victoria’s Recasting in ‘Twilight?’

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Bryce Dallas Howard coming on board of the third “Twilight” film “Eclipse” seemed pretty smart and simple on Wednesday. Later in the day? Not so much. Rachelle Lefevere, the actress who played the evil vampire Victoria in “Twilight” and also …

How to Get on HGTV

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A couple of years ago, my husband and I were on the HGTV show Carter Can. They turned our empty basement hell into an unbelievably sick entertainment room complete with tiered seating and a HD-projector television screen roughly the size …

Sarah, We Hardly Knew Ya

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Sarah Palin, flanked by “First Dude” Todd and daughters Piper and Willow, said goodbye to the state of Alaska and its nearby Russian neighbors yesterday as she officially stepped down as governor, taking with her some of the wackiest times …

Octomom Reality Show In Production

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Since the birth of Nadya Suleman‘s octuplets, rumors have swirled about the controversial mom of fourteen shopping a reality show.  Some sources even hinted that the Octomom may have carried and birthed the eight babies solely for the purpose of …

Tanning Beds And Skin Cancer

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Recent studies done by an international cancer research group show that tanning beds are a major cause of skin cancer. In 2006, a research analysis showed that consumers under the age of 30 using tanning beds are at 75% more …

Summer Tomes, and Chick Lit Too

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Conventional wisdom dictates that summer reading should be easy. You’re on vacation, by the pool, hiding in a corner from the in-laws.  Who the hell reads Tolstoy while laying on the beach in Cozumel? (My personal answer: a lucky person!) I’ve …

The Summer of Onesies

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Onesies are cute….to look at. Actually wearing one? That’s a whole other story. I’m all too familiar with the current onesie phenomenon.  I work in a clothing store that has recently been stalking the shelves with all manner of onesies. Short …