Category Archives: celebrity

wherein i watch all of the made-for-television masterpiece ‘ONASSIS: THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD’ (starring Raúl Juliá) so you don’t have to

Posted on 19 June 2013 by

as may or may not be clear, i’m working on a PhD in the way we tell life stories. the crux of it is that people need to be fully realized characters in biography, even if that means bringing in … Continue reading →

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very important, incredibly superficial thoughts on swedish royalty, wedding fashion, and the return of dreamboat prince daniel

Posted on 8 June 2013 by

so’s my last dabbling in royal reportage prompted a (tiny) outburst of american indignance over the fact that the media bombards us with will and kate nonsense whilst news of the lesser european royals never makes it to across the … Continue reading →

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dear lindsay lohan, THIS is how it’s done

Posted on 5 June 2013 by

hey, remember last fall when the lifetime channel tried to get us to believe this? and the whole world heaved a collective hell no?

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awkward @ cannes

Posted on 21 May 2013 by

cannes, ya’ll. stars! films! the seaside! mmwaaaahaaaaa, the french!

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very important, incredibly superficial thoughts on dutch royalty, coronation fashion, dreamboat prince daniel, and the want of rowdy windsors

Posted on 2 May 2013 by

so queen bea abdicated, ya’ll. a solemn occasion that begs the question: what did everyone wear? 

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i am realizing, somewhat belatedly, that 8 years of latin aren’t all that useful and life stories shouldn’t be mediated by google translate

Posted on 24 April 2013 by

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occasionally my encyclopedic knowledge of american women’s figure skating costumes circa 1992-1995 comes in handy…

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an open letter to lindsay lohan on the occasion of the last three weeks having been a total trainwreck of stupid

Posted on 26 March 2013 by

dear lindsay lohan, i’ve taken an accidental month-long blogging break in large part because there is just too much to take in. what with beiber’s meltdown in london, the DOC/mantel plastic bride/royal bodies smackdown, a piece i’ve been trying to … Continue reading →

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i’m not a big beyoncé fan but i’ll give her mad props for this

Posted on 17 February 2013 by

‘It’s difficult being a woman. It’s so much pressure, and we need that support sometimes,’ Beyonce says. ‘We’re all going through our problems, but we all have the same insecurities and we all have the same abilities and we all … Continue reading →

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britney is driving again

Posted on 6 February 2013 by

a friend emailed me last night, commenting on the latest installment in the never-ending odyssey that is justin timberlake’s douche-baggery. her email ended with this: britney is driving again.

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