@NotChoinski: I've just returned Stateside after two years in NZ and, trust me, it's not a plum assignment. Poverty, sky-high crime rate, rampant racism and xenophobia, and 24/7 shitty weather.

Best female band name ever.

@jengrrrl: Thank you! With the plethora of source material, why do the movies and TV always get this wrong?

Antipodean humor is so charming.

She's going to live forever, right? RIGHT?

@PrincessOfPower: I hope they do. It's awful.

@wtfox?!: Six weeks ago, I was on a 12-hour flight with my toddler.

Mrs. Robinson is the most elegant woman. That's all I got.

For those of us living Down Under, the top three interior design mags are Belle, Vogue Living Australia, and Inside Out. With the last one being closest to Domino.

My little Shayna Punim is getting one of these, even though it will 5 years before she can play with it.

Do you think Madeleine Albright lets her borrow brooches?

No lesbian models? Not one?

@nyc-caribbean-ragazza: Yasmin is the pretty one.

The duo who writes Design Crisis are friends of mine and they are brilliant! Definitely a daily read for anyone interested in art, design, and pop culture.

@Your Screenplay Sucks: Wasn't Tyrese Gibson arrested for beating his girlfriend a few years ago?

"Cheekier"? Puh-lease.

@dingdang: I seem to remember Brad Pitt telling Ellen DeGeneres if she wanted Clooney on her show, she should send a pack of Chippendale dancers to Clooney's office and "make one a blond."

@Ulookinatmyjunk: Diary of a Mad Black Blogger: How shallow is that gene pool? They all look exactly alike.

Where do I send my application for president of her fan club?

It's a magazine dedicated to artifice. What do you expect? Deep thinking, soul searching, and a celebration of the human spirit?