I like this these lines right at the beginning: “You try your best to love the world despite obvious flaws in design and execution. And you take care of whatever needy things present themselves to you during your passage through it. Otherwise you’re worthless.”
Arts & Entertainment
“That’s How You Do It, Bitch!”
Lately, when I need cheering up and J. Lo’s “Defend Your Outfit” video isn’t quite enough, I watch the super-gay version of “Bonjour” from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Enjoy!
It Was 20 Years Ago Today: Nirvana’s Nevermind Album
Time flies when you’re having grunge! In honor of the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana’s Nevermind, here’s a list of my Nirvana-mentioning blog posts. What Wendy Wore: Smells Like Teen Spirit Blondie, Beatles, Bronski, Duran, Nirvana Seven Songs Have Sprung Music Makes the People Come Together Thinking of grunge makes me think of…
Rick Ross and My Dream Jewelry Job
Lately, I’ve become kind of obsessed with the hunka hunka burning love that is rapper Rick Ross. It’s not just because he’s gorgeous …. … or because he has one great song … … or because he’s a former corrections officer who took his stage name from notorious crack kingpin “Freeway” Ricky Ross, who then…
Unexpected Comment of the Week
“I love this commercial” — MrB.
Requiescat in Pace, Andy Whitfield
I’m so sad to read that actor Andy Whitfield, the star of the first season of Spartacus, has died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 39. My stepdaughter and I watched when Spartacus premiered on STARZ in January 2010. The first episode was truly terrible — something that deserved a “Worst!TV!Show!Ever! comment — yet something drew…
Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference on September 7
If you’re a member of Independent Fashion Bloggers and you’re going to be in New York for Fashion Week, you must get your ticket to the sixth IFB conference ASAP, because as of this morning there are only FIVE tickets left! Joe Zee, the creative director of Elle, is the keynote speaker and all your…
Musical Men in Red Pants at the VMAs
I first noticed the new popularity of red pants at the Independent Fashion Bloggers conference in February. Soon they were on so many bloggers that I put a red-pants slideshow together for the Huffington Post. At that point, I remembered that I’d grown up watching male rockers on MTV jumping around in tight red pants….
Flashback to My 2003 MTV VMA Fashion
While I’m watching MTV’s VMA pre-show, I’m reminiscing about the times MrB and I went to the VMAs back in the late ’90s and early 2000s when the show was in New York. I’m pretty sure I wore my white leather wedding outfit to the 2001 show, but that was before I had a digital…
Waiting for Hurricane Irene
While we in New York await the arrival of Hurricane Irene, I keep thinking of another wild woman with a rhyming name. Here’s Dolly Parton singing her classic song, “Jolene.” Tell me you don’t love that ’70s country-music fashion!