2016-03-19 18:53
Whoa. Remember way back in January when I said I was taking time off from blogging but I'd still check in every once in a while with updates, thoughts, etc. Yeah, now it's...August. How did… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
I obviously haven't been blogging in a while. Over a month, in fact. Something clicked when I started thinking about what I want to do in 2008. I realized I want to write more, but not just… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The seagulls on the beach - I'm on the beach! - seem grumpy. They'll walk right up to you and not care. They're so over humans. They're like the pigeons in Chicago that way. That and I saw o… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
My new favorite song and video...(yes, courtesy of the Apple iPod commercial. So what? SO WHAT, I say!) Read More
2007-12-30 19:47
Okay, maybe these aren't the "best" from a critical viewpoint. These are just my favorites...which makes them the best. Because I am the best. So there.Aaaaand here we go! (In no particular… Read More
2007-12-22 04:04
Is there anyone who can disappoint us like our idols? Is it even fair to be disappointed if an artist's new work can't compare to her prime years? Should we just take her new work on its own… Read More
2007-12-22 03:59
When I was in the third grade, my class huddled into our classroom on a frosty December night. We were waiting to march single-file to the auditorium where we'd sing in our school's annual h… Read More
2007-12-21 16:13
So this is actually a few years old, I guess, but I just found it. The cast of Scrubs dubbed over and edited that perennial holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas. At first it just seems… Read More
2007-12-17 15:01
Yes, I'm doing my own Best Of lists. Future posts might include such classic gems as "Best Music of 2007," "Best Books of 2007" and "Best Amy Sedaris Quotes of 2007." Yes, you're going to en… Read More
2007-12-16 07:21
I'm such a follower of magazines that I could assemble a fort with all the piles around my apartment. Maybe I have already, but that's not the point. The point is that I kind of ignore them… Read More
2007-12-06 02:58
With little television or radio airplay to support it, actress Emmy Rossum quietly released her first album, Inside Out, this past October. You may know her from The Phantom of the Opera or… Read More
2007-12-04 15:25
There have been a lot of films based on Stephen King's stories so odds are, since we're talking about Hollywood, most suck. But after 1990's Misery, filmmakers seem to have an especially har… Read More
2007-11-23 23:17
I realized that, not only is Britney's "Gimme More" a perfect dance-floor anthem, it might also have to be my Thanksgiving anthem. When I'm sitting in front of my empty plate, waiting for se… Read More
2007-11-17 07:03
Novels are dead! Readership is down! No one likes books!The Virginia Quarterly Review had a very good essay a while back about how "the death of the novel" is an old cliché, so I won… Read More
2007-11-13 04:06
After breaking 2007's record for Most Posts in a Single Month (October. 9. Sad.), I have been largely absent from blogging due to crazy work hours and other writerly side projects. So, befor… Read More
2007-11-02 20:30
I so, so wanted to get this post up yesterday on Halloween because, really, what's scarier than the above image and all that it throws in your face? The bad wig, the bedazzled hat, the recyc… Read More
2007-11-01 02:36
Reason #437:Michelle Pfeiffer is set to appear in a remake of 'Grease'. The 'Stardust' actress, who starred in the 1982 sequel 'Grease 2', has been approached to join the cast for a new vers… Read More
2007-10-30 14:06
OK, so do you see this little blog post? And these two posts? The first is my 200th post, the others frame my 2-year blogging anniversary.Yea.I kind of let both milestones slip by for opposi… Read More
2007-10-29 15:06
If you live in an Alaskan town that experiences nighttime for one straight month, you basically want to be eaten alive by vampires. That was the main point I learned from 30 Days of Night… Read More
2007-10-28 17:16
Ambreal on Tyson Beckford's coaching skills: "Tyson bit my mango."What the CW won't do for ratings these days Read More
2007-10-25 12:23
Why, Giada, why? How could you have done this to me? I didn't think it was possible. I never saw it coming. I am beside myself.Giada, I think you lied to me.Okay, readers, on your behalf, I… Read More
2007-10-12 02:45
I've noticed lately that I tend to do full-out reviews for female artists, yet just write these condensed, "Okay, Go" posts for male artists. Now why would that be? Is it some stereotypical… Read More
2007-10-11 03:14
Even though it leaked early, the "official" video for Britney Spears' latest single, "Gimme More," debuted today on MTV's TRL. First of all, unlike what so many fans predicted/hoped/prayed… Read More
2007-10-07 22:46
Since you are both a) the newly crowned Season Three winner of Top Chef and b) not from Chicago, you ruined the potential trinity of Chicago reality show winners. You narrowly defeated fello… Read More
2007-10-07 22:15
"I haven't been this excited since Bono was here."And so began Oprah's Eat, Pray, Love-fest. Friday's episode was all about Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir detailing her travels to Italy, India a… Read More
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