Archive for August, 2010

When I was a small child, I wanted earmuffs. They looked so wintery and fun. The Peanuts gang wore them, and if the Peanuts gang wore them, they must be worth owning, right? I can only imagine that they would have quickly degenerated into this once my brother and I started fighting. ModCloth Winter Bloom Earmuffs - ...

There is nothing more off-putting to me than realizing I like something I always thought I hated. This happens most often with pop music: first, the Kelly Clarkson Revelation of 2007 ("Oh god, I love "Since U Been Gone"). Then there was the Taylor Swift Reckoning of 2009 ("She wears high heels, I wear sneakers, ...

Despite living in LA, I will not be attending the Emmys this weekend. I'm guessing my invitation got lost in the mail, but my multiple calls to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences have not been returned. I can't be sure, but I have a hunch that Jimmy Fallon is at least partly to ...

Why do designers keep trying to make the faux fur vest happen? I have never seen someone wear one (celebrities don't count - they're not real). You know why I never see faux fur vests in real life? Because they rarely, if ever, look good. More often than not, the fur looks like someone skinned one ...

When I was growing up, Hot Topic was a refuge for the local "alternative" kids who were only at the mall because it had air conditioning. Or so I heard - I can't remember ever going into one until I was out of high school. As a young teenager, I wouldn't dare shop at a store ...