Paula Abdul and Rita Wilson at 4:30 and 4:39

It appears that when applying bronzer, Mr. Trump knows to avoid the delicate eye area.

I always offer to pay and start stacking rolls of quarters on the table until he insists that, no, it’s on him.

This is who I would have grown up to be if only my parents had acted as if everything I ever said was either adorable or enthralling.

This sounds completely for real.

I used to bring little toys in a bag—cheap wind-up things, etc., and bring them out one by one to keep my little son from going nuts. When I ran out of those, I reluctantly turned to my last resort: a green, googly-eyed frog puppet. It was torture working that thing (“Ouch! Ooch! Don’t squeeze my nose! etc.”) while my…

I suspect a very ambitious parent has this blog. And I can’t think that Mayhem (argh) has arms long enough to tape herself into that gold wrapping paper dress

She’s lovely and dresses conservatively. The fit of her clothes is amazing. I always thought she looked very collegiate and American—i.e., the prettiest girl at Alpha Phi. You don’t get the sense that she’s an exhibitionist. Diana definitely was. She was obviously thrilled with herself when she came out for a big…

It is sad that we no longer look to Debby Boone for cultural uplift. Is it too late, America?

No sex for 48 hours? NO WAY!!!

After looking up a bunch of the Thanksgiving recipes mentioned in the NYT, I was depressed to learn that whatever your "regional" specialties are, they are all most likely to involve Cool Whip. Cool Whip (TM) is shit. It's a toxic mix of hydrogenated vegetable oil (including coconut and palm oils), high fructose…

I second you with a HUZZAH!

And his comment about males being at a disadvantage because the publishing culture is female? Ask a woman who writes YA whether that's an advantage. That male authors are treated differently—with more deference—by publishers and critics has been discussed in literary circles for years now. Women write more YA than…

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