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Most Annoying Celebrity Rag

Posted on April 25, 2013 | 2 Comments

You know how some TV show plot lines are ‘ripped from the headlines?’ I’ve decided People magazine rips theirs from any handy movie premiere calendar.

Easier than workin.’

Take their latest World’s Most Beautiful Woman issue featuring Gwyneth Paltrow.

Gwyneth is lovely — I’ll give you that. But the most beautiful woman in the world? Of all the choices in Hollywood and around the globe?

In the words of Jerry Seinfeld — speaking to his young son outside my brownstone one Saturday afternoon –

“Probably not.”

But it is far simpler — isn’t it People editorial staff — to crown Ms. Paltrow? She has Iron Man 3 coming out in a theatre near you…plus, your rival Star magazine just named her Most Hated Celebrity (which is probably more accurate).

Your advertisers are happy! Moms her age are happy! And Star has been put in its place.

Who cares if it isn’t true?

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Posted in Celebrities, Commentary, Entertainment, Humor, Life, Magazines, Movies, TV

Tagged celebrities, commentary, editorial staff, entertainment, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hollywood, Humor, Iron Man 3, Jerry Seinfeld, life, magazines, Most Hated Celebrity, movie premiere, movie theatre, Movies, New York City, People magazine, plot, ripped from the headlines, Star magazine, Television, TV, World's Most Beautiful Woman

Spring fever

Posted on March 11, 2013 | Leave a comment

Look who’s waiting for us in Esquire UK!

That’s the April issue for those of you like me who want to appreciate this pic of James McAvoy — and the article, of course — in an honest-to-goodness magazine.

Long live glossies!

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Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Humor, Magazines, Photography

Tagged article, celebrities, entertainment, Esquire UK, glossies, Humor, James McAvoy, magazines, Movies, spring fever

Dog days

Posted on December 26, 2012 | 2 Comments

Dear New Yorker merchandising department:

Please bring back your Dog Cartoons calendars.

I have bought these wall calendars for years. Last year, I couldn’t find that version, but I started shopping in January…so I blamed it on a lack of inventory.

Now I realize they weren’t made in 2012. And early shopping reveals they aren’t around for 2013 either.

This is not a good way to start the year, New Yorker. I need my monthly dose of doggie humor. Now, be a good boy and bring them back…okay?

I’ll give you a treat.

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Posted in Commentary, Dogs, Humor, Life, Magazines, New Years

Tagged calendar, commentary, dog days, doggie humor, Dogs, good boy, Humor, life, magazines, New Year's, New Yorker, New Yorker Dog Cartoons calendar, treat, wall calendar

Dressed to soapbox

Posted on May 30, 2012 | Leave a comment

I object.

To the methodology and the terminology, and I demand an apology for Kansas City.

Travel + Leisure recently published their annual ‘America’s Favorite Cities’ survey, where readers rate major destinations in a number of categories.

“Worst Dressed City in America” is one of them.

Now, poor Anchorage has the most to be offended about — they earned the top spot — but Kansas City got punched at number ten.

Really?

Having travelers judge how well-dressed people are in a city is like judging a city’s cuisine by the offerings at the airport. Tourists typically see other tourists when they visit anywhere. Why?

Because they hit the tourist spots recommended by magazines like Travel + Leisure, which are congested with folks who don’t live there, and are dressing for comfort, not style.

“Worst Dressed Tourists in America” — perhaps.

But don’t judge a city by its gawkers.

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Posted in Commentary, Fashion, Humor, Internet, Life, Magazine, Magazines, Travel

Tagged Anchorage, commentary, cuisine, dressing for comfort, Fashion, Humor, Internet, Kansas City, life, magazines, readers poll, sightseeing, tourist traps, tourists, Travel, Travel + Leisure, travelers, Worst Dressed Cities in America

Puppy power

Posted on March 23, 2012 | 1 Comment

HAPPY NATIONAL PUPPY DAY!

It may be an unofficial holiday — Colleen Paige, the editor-in-chief of “Pet Home” Magazine dreamed it up — but her intentions are good. She trying to promote animal adoption.

It was the best thing I ever did.

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Posted in Dogs, Family, Friends, Holiday, Life

Tagged animal adoption, animals, children, Colleen Paige, Dogs, editor in cheif, family, friends, magazines, National Puppy Day, Pet Home, puppies

Stinger

Posted on January 17, 2012 | Leave a comment

Many women would love to have ‘bee sting’ lips.

But Interview — did you have to be so literal??

A big ol’ scary insect on Lana Del Rey’s face wasn’t necessary to make the point. We can clearly see the singer is blessed with full lips.

Plus, do you think I want that magazine sitting on my coffee table? I think not.

You’re creeping us out, guys.

Stop it.

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Posted in Art, Beauty, Design, Entertainment, Fashion, Humor, Music

Tagged art, beauty, bee sting, bee sting lips, bees, celebrities, commentary, entertainment, Fashion, Humor, Interview Russia, Lana Del Rey, life, literal fashion, magazines, Music, singers

The company way

Posted on December 9, 2011 | 1 Comment

Congratulations Harry!

You are Entertainment Weekly’s ’2011 Entertainer of the Year!’

I couldn’t be happier for you.

I guess I could have told you so in person tonight. I was in the audience for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

For the third time.

I know, I know…but I simply had to take my friend Caroline to see it before she left town. It’s that good.

And while I had already seen it in March and April…well, that was a long, long time ago. Things might have changed. People’s performances might have altered.

And I was right.

The show was even better.

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Posted in Broadway, Celebrities, Humor, Life, Magazines

Tagged Broadway, celebrities, commentary, Daniel Racliffe, entertainment, Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly Entertainer of the Year, family, Harry Potter, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, Humor, life, magazines, New York City, souvenir shoppig]g

Robo Cop

Posted on October 24, 2011 | 1 Comment

Dear New York magazine:

In your October 24th issue you ask, “Who is the toughest robot in the nerd universe?”

A nerd myself, I surveyed with great interest your detailed chart on display, featuring metal men ranging from C-3PO to Wall-E to Iron Giant to Tik-Tok.

With the help of researchers from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, you crowned as ultimate nerd robot…

Optimus Prime, of Transformers fame

I’m not a fan of the movie, but the robot is pretty bad-ass…so I’m not disputing his right to the title.

My beef?

The world’s coolest robot skeleton being left out of the mix.

Geoff Peterson of the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Sure, he’s scrawny, only has one working arm and no lower extremities. But his ballsy personality alone would have Optimus Prime eating out of the palm of his hand.

The one that works.

So, keep asking the tough questions, New York mag. Just don’t make them multiple-choice until you know your nerds better.

Careful, Icarus.

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Tagged C-3PO, Carnegie Mellon University, comedy, commentary, entertainment, Geoff Peterson, Geoff the Robot, Humor, Internet, Iron Giant, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, life, magazines, metal men, Movies, multple-choice question, nerd universe, nerds, New York magazine, Optimus Prime, Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, robots, technology, Television, Tik-Tok, Transformers movie, TV, Wall-E

First impressions

Posted on August 9, 2011 | 2 Comments

Did Newsweek go too far?

Their latest cover features a wild-eyed Michele Bachmann and the headline “The Queen of Rage.”

I’m not questioning their word choice. I mean that photo — that maniacal look on Bachmann’s face. Does it step over a line?

Or merely capture the real essence of Bachmann?

She is the Republican candidate for President who said — and I quote — “not all cultures are equal.” Who called global warming “voodoo, nonsense, hokum, a hoax.” Who said we were “running out of rich people.” Who wants to abolish the minimum wage. And who said “gay marriage is probably the biggest issue to impact our state and our nation in the last 30 years.”

Huh. Whadda ya know?

You can judge a book by its cover.

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hey Hey HEY

Posted on July 29, 2011 | 2 Comments

Did you hear?

Crazy Stupid Love opens today.

Of course you’ve heard.

We’ve been under a movie trailer attack for months! Surrounded. Bombarded.

Taken prisoner even.

Don’t get me wrong — I’ve loved the Crazy Stupid Love trailer from the first time I saw it — was totally sold on the movie.

Ryan Gosling? Check. Steve Carell? Check. Emma Stone, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei? Check, check, check. Ryan Gosling nearly naked??

Too many checks to include here.

And I personally love movie trailers. Love seeing them on television, love sitting through them at the theatre, love them for the art that they are.

But then I saw the Crazy Stupid Love trailer again. And again. And over and over and over again. On TV. In the theatre. Online. They were everywhere.

There was no escape.

Crazy Stupid Love’s marketing campaign has been crazy, stupid overwhelming. Their attempts to generate audience excitement have been bloody exhausting.

You know what? Just to show them how I feel, I may wait until mid-afternoon today before I go see it.

Yeah…that’ll send a message.

Note: Saw Crazy Stupid Love at the 1:15pm showing (early mid-afternoon). This is such a wonderful film – worth every crazy, stupid overwhelming trailer…and then some! — Carla

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Tagged advertising, celebrities, comedy, commentary, Crazy Stupid Love movie, entertainment, Humor, life, magazines, movie marketing campaign, movie theatre, movie trailers, Movies, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Television, TV

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