Dear Jessica Simpson

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Dear Jessica Simpson, I have some thoughts…. First of all, HI! Second, as your ever-so-slight elder, long-time fan, and candid witness to all events paparazzi, I feel it my duty to weigh in on a few key aspects of your career and personal life. Right off the bat, let me just say I very much [...]

Toolbag Wednesday #6: Andy Bernard & My Tivo

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Happy Belated Toolbag Wednesday. For this week, it seems that my Tivo and Andy Bernard were in cahoots. A big thank you to my Tivo for inexplicably not recording the first 17 minutes of last night’s The Office finale. WTF? After an afternoon at the Cubs game, I had sauntered home on my two-beer buzz, [...]

John Mayer: Brilliant Tool Bag?

Friday, March 14th, 2008

John Mayer, he of the cheesefest “You’re Body is a Wonderland” notoriety (ick, makes me squirm just typing it), is either the shiniest tool in the shed or one of the most brilliant satirists of our time. While he often frightens me (it’s his toddler-like, disproportionately large head), I confess to being fascinated at the [...]

Of Course: Everything Devolves into Orange Soda Eventually

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Britney Spears Rushed in Ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Remains Under Observation Source: Britney Went “Completely Psycho” on Hospital Gurney Alli Sims Didn’t Break Down Door to Get to Britney Spears Report: Britney Spears Spoke in British Accent at Hospital Britney Spears Abandons Car on Street, Cops Impound Vehicle Report: Britney Spears with Married Paparazzo [...]

Pregnancy is the New Black

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Holy hell, what are they putting in the water in Hollywood? Half the town is gestating! First it was Britney and Angelina. Then Kat(i)e Holmes Cruise. And then- gasp!- Nicole Richie, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, and Jessica Alba. And now, good Lord, it’s 16 year old Jamie Lynn Spears. And Lily Allen. And Jennifer Love [...]

A Headline Too Far

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

It can be a lot of salacious amusement to poke fun at celebrities and their kooky ways. Especially when that amusement involves Britney and an umbrella or Spencer meeting Heidi’s parents. But, when is it too much? At what point will we realize that even though they’re public figures and “ask for it,” they’re just [...]

Letter to the Editor

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Dear US Weekly: Thank you for your recent web posting and COVER ARTICLE, “Hollywood Dating Hell.” Gotta hand it to your team of reporters; you guys really hit the ball out of the park on this one! Not only were you able to address the increasingly disturbing and maladjusted single/ divorced/ separated status of some [...]