As much as she’s considered a brilliant actress, I’ve noticed that Cate is not very effective when speaking extemporaneously. Or perhaps it’s just the contrast between her extemporaneous speech and her performed monologues on film? Her patrician appearance, combined with a well-written script, allows her to come off…

My thoughts exactly. Dua really generates the passionate response!

I’ve noticed this over and over again. People do not chew properly. I suppose it’s because we’re rushing through our meals (like we’re rushing through everything else). But it’s the important first step in the digestive process. One needs to basically liquify the food in your mouth by chewing thoroughly. Slow it down,…

Wow! This Cannes photo-essay has been an education! Truly knocked the Met Gala on its ass! Regardless, notes:

If we charged one slim dime for every stupid thing Failure 45 says, we could pay off the national debt in two weeks.

I’m just trying to make friends.

Crass nutjob with a staggering influential platform.

You’ve nailed me!!!

Classic.

I saw the film, American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story a few years ago. It’s a look back at one of the key dimensions of the American sexual revolution. Prior to Playboy, most men’s magazines focused on hunting/fishing/outdoor interests.

I hear her about the need for comedy coming out of the pandemic: couldn’t agree more. I crave it! Saw the first ep of High Desert last night and it was pretty hilarious. Was mainly curious to see the kind of comic material that inspires an intelligent actor like Arquette.

The 2023 Cannes Red Carpet Has Once Again Destroyed the Met Gala

Haha you are so kind, LaRockyMay! Alas, I don’t write for a living, but languish with the other sexy “persons of the night” in the gray shadows of Jezebel.

Totally legitimate point. You’re comparing her to the heroes of the era, and Summer was not one of them. Perhaps I’m sympathetic to her because I was not a hero either. Like many people during the AIDS holocaust, I was deeply frightened, trying to care for the people I knew who were struck down, and desperate to…

I’m terrified every time I get into a NYC taxi – even without aggressive paparazzi pursuit. I don’t live in the city and, well, let’s just say that even on a good day, traffic there seems chaotic to people who are unaccustomed to its anarchic rhythms.

Coming out of the closet to say I don’t find Drag Race entertaining in the least.

The complete absence of even a hint of “elevenses” looks great, but is always suspicious if you’re scanning for contemporary cosmetic procedures.

There was so much terror, confusion and hysteria around AIDS in those early days. No one knew what to think, what to believe or what to say. Historically, it is not unusual for humans to turn to their idols for answers and, finding none, to then blame them for their misfortunes. It’s one of the difficulties of fame…

Thank you for your kindness, my dear Covidaloca!

“She IS the moment” woman is.... Winona Ryder!!!