I am a huge Lady GaGa fan. Yeah, she wears weird clothes and does strange things. I love it. My friends are sick of me talking about her freaky (but amazing) Bad Romance video. But she’s more than just the creation of Haus of GaGa (her stylist/set designer/etc). Thanks to Perez Hilton, some vintage clips…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_KrSWI8F2E I’d heard about Christopher Guest, so when For Your Consideration came out three years ago I thought I’d better try him. I was so underwhelmed I didn’t approach his movies again until I got bored this year, decided to give him another shot, and watched Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. I repeat:…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJSs7W9HSw8 I’ve never seen a celebrity before. I’ve been to performances, concerts, etc. (I am still proud of the fact that I was in the same room as J.K. Rowling… in the very back row of Radio City Music Hall while she was on stage) But actually seeing someone famous “in the wild,” so to…
No offense to anyone living south of Mexico, but here it is: To me, Christmas = Winter. Christmas is at best, snow, and at the very worst, ugly brown grey slush and frost. Christmas is cold. Christmas is NOT flippin’ rhododendrons blooming and frangipanis flowering and fresh cranberries with the turkey. It would be better,…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v22NMAG1k18&feature=related It is my untested and unscientific observation that Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is the most covered song I’ve ever heard. It’s also one of my favorites. It’s interesting to listen to, and compare, different versions. As much as I love Regina Spektor, her version disappointed me. Rufus Wainwright’s is undeniably fabulous, and Brandi Carlile’s voice…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1_I36qHDts&feature=PlayList&p=0370005369E75023&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=11 I love spooky movies, especially old black and white films from the 1950s or earlier. Now I’m not talking about slasher films; those just aren’t for me. But give me a good old Vincent Price or Borlis Karloff flick and I’m a happy camper. I know they’re corny, but they just make me smile….
I remember when I learned music in school, my teachers drew stave lines on the blackboard with a handy little wire gadget in which you insert five pieces of chalk, parallel to each other, and hey presto! 5 parallel lines = music stave. But times have changed. And now we use whiteboards instead of blackboards….
We’ve all seen the signs and heard the announcements. Washing your hands is one of the best ways to avoid contacting, or passing along, all kinds of illnesses. Many of us carry hand sanitizers at all times, ready to pull out at the first sign of germs or dirt. Hand sanitizers are also popping up…
Wait. Don’t freak out. I’m not racist. Stuff White People Like is the absolutely brilliant, hilarious, and politically incorrect blog and book created by Christian Lander. The 128-item list of Stuff White People Like includes Sushi, Facebook, Political Prisoners, Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops, Making You Feel Bad About Not Going Outside, Public Radio, and…
Emma is my least favourite of the Jane Austen novels because I have very little sympathy for the eponymous heroine. That’s why I only ever watch the Gwyneth Paltrow (and Jeremy Northam) version – she doesn’t make Emma seem quite so spoiled or mean or egotistical. Last time I’d seen the Kate Beckinsale one, I…
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