I completely agree with you. People do a version of this on the Tripadvisor forums — inevitably when an upset tourist who's just been scammed in Buenos Aires or Istanbul (or wherever) reports about it, they almost always receive the 'but it happens in big cities all over the world' line, as if that is supposed to feel…

Doesn't it remind you of something Cher would wear (very successfully, might I add)? I agree that it ages Taylor, for some reason, despite the fact she still looks quite beautiful.

OK, that is totally vomit-worthy and not what I was expecting to read at all! ('a mother and her daughter?' WTF, world?!)

This is an excellent comparison (Jessica Alba), another forgettable actress who gets her fair share of attention from work she did a long time ago. (But even JA had that Dark Angel show, more work than Kate has ever been associated with.) Also, thanks for the T & L link — were they the ones behind Project Rungay back…

He and his awful hairdo are excellent in that movie (as is everyone else! I'd not really seen Mark Strong before and his is the character that stays with me.) God, I love that movie! (never read the book or saw the other Smiley films/mini-series)

Interesting! The first few beats reminded me of 'When You Were Mine', as sung by Cyndi Lauper (originally a Prince song, of course).

Thank you for posting that photo!! The most recent image I have of Lena was of her in that awful dress she wore to the Emmy's, so I was surprised by Callie's remark about E! 'forgetting that she only dresses up as a giant baby for the show, etc', especially in light of recent outfits. The link for that E! story does…

Did you record it from cable, like Time Warner, by chance? I know DirectTV doesn't have On Demand channel but if you do have cable, don't forget that it's on their Entertainment On Demand channel. (That's how I was able to watch S1, 2 and now 3 is on there.) Agree with others that S3 is incredibly dark! (And that's…

Apparently there's a SECOND dog, (dun-dun-DUN!) in the photo — a golden retriever whose top is barely visible, to the left of Kate. It belongs to Kate's dad, I believe. This item was lightly covered on the local nightly news last night and the anchors were joking because they originally thought their colleague was…

LOL on typing out NBNR, I completely agree!! But yea, this whole shady snafu could have been avoided if MTO had been quoted directly instead. (I haven't checked them out yet, but i intend to get to the bottom of this during my lunch break! I wonder if they've retracted said gossip, hmm.)

I did a double-take reading that because just this past Monday, I heard on the local news that MediaTakeOut has done really well for itself, from a financial POV, and their staff has grown.

Dodai, we desperately need to add mullet dresses to our guerilla brigade where we storm stores & fix awful dresses! (Already on the list: those sheer panel long skirts w/ a shorter, solid colored once beneath it.) Scissors at the ready!

Do you have baseboard heating by chance? In NYC, where I live, that's where mine were coming in —- apparently there is a water source for the baseboard heating and that's how ours got in. (Ugh, i'm squirming just reading and writing about these fuckers.) I second the post above about those Combat traps — those are the…

Fine, science, you win. You can have my oiuja board, but keep your paws off my Magic 8 ball! That shit was very important to 8th Grade me!

I was a latecomer to The Wire, having only watched it for the first time last summer via Netflix. So many of the actors on that show were outstanding that I repeatedly looked up their bios on IMDB to find out whether they'd gone on to do other shows or movies and if so, what. I never watched FNL, so I was glad to hear…

It's true, I've had the same problem and it's really frustrating (and gross). I found a recipe that mentions a prep process that is certainly more involved, but worth it, IMO, since it gets rid of the horrid mushy factor. The rinsing part may seem ridiculous, but I think it might help get rid of some of whatever makes…

I really like this idea!!

Apparently it used to be popular/common in old world Italy, used in risottos before rice came along. I've yet to try it, but I'm curious about it!

I really do like the taste and texture, although admittedly NOT more than white rice, my first food love! The first time I cooked quinoa was using the Trader Joe recipe that came on the box — a combination of sauce and chicken, IIRC, and I really liked its versatility . However, I HAVE experimented with other brands…

It is a really strange, somewhat hostile thing to say. Amanda was in an Allure issue recently and she talked about some of her exes, including Dominic. I suspect she's defensive when it comes to him because allegedly he cheated on her while they dated (to be with his current girlfriend.) My guess is that she's trying…