January 31, 2008
It's fashion week. Arg.
January 27, 2008
TLC
Best Channel Ever.
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Some freak
So if anything happens to me, best bet is to look for the underdoor-paper-shaking freak.
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January 26, 2008
27 Dresses
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Gary says.
Gary: It's just some fruit and meat.
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January 20, 2008
They used to vacuum up bat poop and haul it across the canyon with this thing.
January 19, 2008
Paris, Las Vegas
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In Vegas there's a Louis on every corner.
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January 18, 2008
Isn't it ironic
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Kimora's got nothing on Liberace
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I, too, would like a Rolls Royce covered in mirrors.
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I've noticed
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What would Nicolas say?
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January 17, 2008
January 16, 2008
Do you think it's weird that
Do you think it's weird that Cashmere Mafia is sponsored by the Herpes medication Valtrex??
Wiki Bush
For a while this afternoon this is what George W. Bush's Wikipedia entry looked like (above).
If you can't make it out, it says "George (Dick Face) Bush" is the "43rd McDonalds" and it calls the VP "Sg. Dick 'Dick Monster' Cheyney [sic].'"
January 13, 2008
My So-Called Life
"I feel so stupid, my entire relationship with Jordan Catalano, every minute of it just completely sucked and now it's over."
(It's like nothing ever changes from the time you're 15.)
More MSCL
"There's something about Sunday night that really makes you want to kill yourself especially if you've totally been made a fool of by the only person you'll ever love and you have a geometry midterm on monday which you haven't even studied for."
My So-Called Life
I've been working my way through the box set of My So Called Life -- my favorite television show when I was a teenager (and, I guess, by default, one of my favorites of all time because I can't really think of any favorite tv shows I've had since teenagerhood besides League of Gentlemen, Little Britain, and other sketch comedy shows).
It's just as good and probably even more emotionally compelling to watch it now, as an adult. And the clothes, oh my god, the clothes are amazing. Wooden-soled cherry-red brass-eyelet boots; plaid shirts worn as jackets over everything, boxer shorts over leggings, layers upon layers of lumberjack clothing and big woolly socks.
I wonder what teenagers these days -- raised on Laguna Beach and the OC -- think when they watch this? How does unspoken, subtle tension and Angela's unrequited love for Jordan Catalano compare to Louis Vuitton bags, pedicure appointments, and California-blonde highlights partying at Les Deux?
What ever happened to teenage angst anyway.
January 12, 2008
American WAGs
PRO PUNTERS ARE THE NEW 'IT' ACCESSORYBy DANICA LO
January 11, 2008 -- THE hottest celebrity arm candy this season isn't a Birkin or the latest Louis bag. It's a hulking, sweaty, diesel, grease-painted beefcake with abs of steel - aka a pro football player.
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen nabbed Tom Brady from right under Bridget Moynahan's nose, Jessica Simpson's got the entire NFL in a tizzy over her appearances at boyfriend Tony Romo's games, and sex bomb Kim Kardashian's on-or-not engagement to Reggie Bush has tabloid tongues a-wagging. And while the entertainment and athletic worlds have always had their romantic dalliances - think Elizabeth Taylor and Glenn Davis, Jane Russell and Bob Waterfield - it's only now that footballers are really having their day in the sun.
The allure of the pigskin is firmly rooted in American mythology.
"In college, athletes are viewed as the campus gods," says Staci Robinson, author of "Inter-ceptions," a largely autobiographical account of her experiences as the fiancée of an LA Rams player. "When they get into the NFL, the whole college fame is catapulted into American society and they're idolized like crazy."
And the women in their lives are getting ample playtime, too.
"When you're attached to a football player, married to one, engaged to one, you have a different kind of lifestyle," Robinson says. "There are lots of perks that go along with it."
So much so, in fact, that the British term WAGs, an acronym for "wives and girlfriends [of ballers]" was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2007.
TV producers have also taken notice - hugely successful shows such as "Friday Night Lights," "Two-A-Days" and "The Game" hinge entire story lines on the romantic lives of players.
"America is fascinated by this," says Mara Brock Atil, the executive producer of CW11's "The Game." "Everybody loves sports, and I was always fascinated when the cameras pan to a player's significant other - seeing her helps to further define who that player is. Who are these women?"
These ladies might be from different walks of life, but they're brought together in the stadiums.
"We're forced to make friends with other wives and girlfriends," says Robinson. "And in the stands, you watch the game and you talk. All the women sit in the same area, so if you're a rookie's girlfriend, they'll tell you who's who, who the groupies are - they hang out together - who's cheating, how many girls a player down there has up here in the stands. Sometimes one guy may have two - you just watch and see who claps when he makes a play.
"The girlfriends and wives will wear heels, head-to-toe Gucci or Chanel, and full makeup," Robinson says. Then again, "these are women who wear heels every day."
Not all WAGs are created equal; there's a definite hierarchy.
It's rumored that there are sorority-like social and support groups for the women. This comes complete with custom-published magazines filled with tips on how to deal with boyfriend problems - especially groupies.
"When I was doing research for my role, I talked to a lot of football players," says Tia Mowry, who stars as a jilted ex-girlfriend in "The Game."
"My cousin plays for the Houston Texans, and he told me they have classes they go to when they're rookies on how to deal with the women in their lives - telling them to be careful."
According to several sources we spoke to, it's common practice for groupies to salvage the contents of used condoms for DIY insemination.
"One guy, who played for the Chargers, walked into the bathroom and caught the girl doing it," Robinson says.
"She had a turkey baster in her purse."
And even marriage doesn't squelch the cutthroat nature of dating in the NFL.
"I knew a football player who was married to a woman who was absolutely gorgeous," Mowry says. "He found out she was cheating on him with a higher-profile celebrity football player and had just used him to get into the scene."
That's not to say that all WAGs are playing the game.
And, to be sure, there are still plenty of good fish on the field.
"Football guys are very disciplined and very goal-oriented. They give up a lot and put loads of commitment into it," says 25-year-old Kristin, who has been dating her NFL boyfriend since college. "The worst is when they let the fact that they play football get to their heads."
dlo@nypost.com
Miracle Miley
By DANICA LO
January 10, 2008 -- LINDSAY, Paris, Jessica, Nicole? Ancient history. Never before has the fashion industry encountered a force like Miley Cyrus.
In the year and a half since her show, “Hannah Montana," debuted on the Disney Channel, the wee 15-year-old starlet has redefined the power of product placement as we know it, single-handedly moving millions of dollars in clothes and accessories as her fans - ages 6 to 60 - clamor to look, dress and act like their favorite teen idol.
Miley's golden touch has even created new fashion stars.
“We've been getting a huge volume of calls from across the country and A-list boutiques," says designer Nuj Novakhett, who created the stunning strapless red dress Miley wore to the American Music Awards.
And though the $500 strapless number (far left) has yet to hit selling floors, it's nearly sold out in pre-orders alone: “It's been crazy," says Jennifer Cohen, co-owner of Beverly Hills boutique Switch. “We have a waiting list of at least 20 names" - something almost unheard of in the world outside of luxe European fashion.
“We were one of the first to put her on our cover last April," says CosmoGIRL! editor-in-chief Susan Schulz. “When so many young celebs were spiralling downward, here came Miley. She's the antithesis to what so many Hollywood stars are today and the answer to so many teenagers who are looking for a role model."
Teens still can't get enough of her girl-next-door wholesomeness, says Teen magazine's entertainment editor Kelly Bryant. “Our readers are demanding more and more Miley," she says. “They want to know everything they can possibly know about her. They want to be like her."
And parents? “We don't get much feedback from parents about Miley Cyrus," Bryant says. “But maybe that's more telling - the fact that we don't get calls from parents about her."
A teen idol the parents can get onboard with is a recipe for success - in retail, that is.
“Miley has a cool, girl-next-door appeal that makes kids want to be her while still being parent-approved," says Justin Watson of Mighty Fine clothing. The singer/actress was spotted in Mighty Fine's Madeline T-shirt ($25) at a recent concert stop and, “We definitely saw a spike in sales," Watson says.
Even fake hair flies out of stores. “Nobody can really understand what's really going on with this," says Kelly Cutrone, founder of p.r. firm People's Revolution and mom of a 5-year-old. “Miley Cyrus goes beyond a teen-tween market. My daughter made me take her to Libby Lu, where they sell Miley hair - for $25, you get this hair extension thing to plop on your head."
Miley's secret style weapon just might be her army of stylists - LA stylist Nicole Chavez picked out the Novakhett dress and stylist-to-the-stars Zoe Joeright styled the “Miley" side of Cyrus' double-sided album cover. Joeright also picks out clothes for her personal life.
“She has a really playful fashion sense," says Joeright. “We try to avoid putting her in too much black, because she's young. She loves pink a lot, though she's not so girly as to wear pink all the time, and she loves metallics."
And though Miley may be rocking some $300 jeans, oftentimes, her looks are a result of mixing and matching different price points. You can find some of her looks at Target, but for all her down-to-earth appeal, Miley is a star. “I don't let price dictate what I pull for her," Joeright says “but we definitely spend a little more on shoes."
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January 10, 2008
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January 7, 2008
NY Mag's crime map
I've always imagined that, when walking under scaffolding, someone would push me into the scaffolding and steal my bag. Yes, I'm a worst-case scenario kind of person. But look, it happened to a woman on 9th Street and 5th Ave -- "December 9: At 4 p.m., a 24-year old man pushed a woman headfirst into scaffolding and took her purse before being tackled and captured by two bystanders."
Some other gems from New York Mag's round-up of 2007 crime in the city:
- "Assault, 54th Street at Fifth Ave., August 27: A man upset that a 61-year old's transaction at the NBA store was taking too long stabbed him in the head with a pen."
- "Grand Larceny, Fifth ave near 55th Street, May 25 - August 29: A 38-year old Citigroup mailroom employee charged $50,000 in toner cartridges to the company, then resold them himself for $14,500."
- "Assault, 83rd Street at Columbus Ave., March 27: A 47-year old man yelling "I'm an American, I'm going to kick your ass" choked and punched a cabdriver after finding that the cab's credit-card-payment machine didn't take his card."
Riiiiiiight
Well, that's not true.
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Having it all
Maybe I'm just cynical. I mean, while a handful of my New York friends have gotten married, thrived in their high-powered careers, and maybe a couple of them have had kids, the vast majority of working, career-minded young women I know are under 32 and either divorced, divorcing, or single and dating.
I've always thought that it takes a certain type of person to voluntarily live in New York as an adult. (To be honest, since I grew up here, I've always wanted to not live here as an adult, and one day, when the exchange rate gets better, I'll probably move back to England.) That person is probably driven, success-oriented, a self-starter, fiercely independent, ever-so-slightly (or a lot) egotistical, and yet content (thrilled, even) to sacrifice basic elements of quality of life and live in a small box stacked high in the polluted sky with all the other small boxes filled with type-a personalities.
What ever led any of us to believe that in a city filled with every-man-woman-for-him-herselves, we'd ever find happiness with each other?
(Also, have you ever noticed that New Yorkers are pretty lonely people? I hate that about New York sometimes. There are some amazing people out there. I've met them. But sometimes this city feels like a buffet trough of pigs in a blanket -- we're all so wrapped up in our loneliness we can't get past ourselves. This all applies to me too.)
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