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I’m calling bullshit on Bret Michaels’ recent health problems. I’m not buying it. I have no doubt that he was ill and had some sort of brain trauma, but the seriousness of it had to have been grossly dramatized for maximum publicity effect. Something smells fishy. Now, admittedly, I got my medical degree from Speculation [...]
I’m not sure what prompted me to go home Halloween weekend 1993, but I did. I only remember this because River Phoenix died in the wee small hours of that morning. The news hadn’t hit the Midwest when I left the Twin Cities in the early afternoon, but must have hit full force by the [...]
The war between Jezebel and Scott Baio is the best thing to happen on the internet all month. In fact, and I’m not ashamed to admit this, I love the Jezebel v Scott Baio junk more than I love watching Bret Michaels on Celebrity Apprentice. I love it more than Barney Miller reruns. And I [...]
As I type I am watching what is going to be my new favorite TV show. It is The Celebrity Apprentice. Feel free to unsubscribe from the RSS feed right now. Sharon Osbourne, Cyndi Lauper, Sinbad, and Bret Michaels? Oh hell yes. Bret seals the deal. Obviously. I’m not sure why he has so much [...]
My friend Al, the cutest girl on Earth™, is the only person who unsurprised by my absolute love of the winter Olympics. I’m sure it’s because the memories of 2006 are fresh in her mind. Most others are surprised because I usually have a policy of complete and total apathy when it comes to organized [...]
This is the obligatory I know there are more important things going on in the world right now statement required by the Society of Blog Readers for Pointing Out You’re Shallow & Pointless. This whole Leno vs. Conan thing really makes me angry. It’s indicative of the whole Baby Boomer vs. GenX battle that has [...]
The worst part of growing up in suburban Minneapolis in the 80s was the ridiculous standard of beauty. Sure we laugh at it now, but big hair was a lot of work. It required, in some cases, hours of diligence and sometimes life threatening feats involving aerosol Aqua Net and a hot curling iron. Many [...]
Liam is hopping across the living room, laughing his head off. “The mouse is chasing the dog.” “I see that.” “The dog always beats up the cat,” he says, hopping in the other direction. “The cat beats up the mouse. What’s the dog’s name?” “Spike,” I say. “How do you know? Are you sure?” “Yes, [...]
There are certain pieces of art — music, books, movies, tv shows — that click with you in ways that are hard to define. Oftentimes mere words cannot explain the feelings you have for certain things. The heart wants what it wants, right? Though I have tried, I still can’t explain what it was about [...]
Ever since Dawson’s Creek: The Complete Series came to Supergenius HQ I’ve had to resist, with every fiber of my being, the urge to create Tumblrs and Twitter accounts for all the characters and tweet each episode like some kind of deranged uber fan. I fully realize that the fact that I even have to [...]
Saved on my DVR right this very moment are: Grace of My Heart Little House on the Prairie (it’s the very last episode that as far as I can remember I only saw once) Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School Scrubs (the musical episode) Sky High The Iron Giant The Phantom Tollbooth An Affair to Remember [...]
The life of a freelance writer is often feast or famine. This rule applies both to work and to money. Which makes sense, I guess. For the past two days, the work has been sorta famine-y. I’m not complaining. It’s just the way things go. Most responsible freelancers use their famine times to drum up [...]
Every Wednesday night during the summer, I like to sit in my La-Z-Grrl, watch TV, and cry. Wednesday is So You Think You Can Dance night. While NYC Prep might be a guilty pleasure, SYTYCD is nothing but pure joy. For the uninitiated it’s an American Idolesque show with dancing, and it is amazing. I’ve [...]
After years and years and years of trying to fill the gaping void left in my life by the exit of Pacey and Joey and Dawson and Jen and Jack from the small screen, I have found something to make me whole again. It’s called NYC Prep and it’s easily the best thing ever since [...]
When I was a kid, I’d often do battle with my cousin Patty over the TV. Patty would babysit during the summer while my parents were at work, and she would always watch M*A*S*H or Phil Donahue when the obvious choice for those time slots was The Flintstones. Back in the day you couldn’t change [...]
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