Fall of the Roman Empire
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Roman Polanski's teenage rape victim, Samantha Geimer, now 47, has inked a deal with Atria Books for "The Girl: Emerging From the Shadow of Roman Polanski."...
View ArticleSong of the Day: 'Tonight the Streets Are Ours' by Richard Hawley
Am I mistaken, or is this the greatest song of all time?
View ArticleRetro Ad Watch
BuzzFeed found a hunky Nick Nolte and golden Sigourney Weaver in a 40-year-old Clairol "Summer Blonde" ad the same day a friend sent me this:
View ArticleIt's Never Too Late (for Some Kylie)
Not sold on Kylie Minogue's new album, "The Abbey Road Sessions," yet? Check out the sampler here:Pre-order HERE.
View ArticleNational Book Award Finalists Named
Click HERE to see the complete list of this year's National Book Award finalists.My fave category is nonfiction, of course, which consists of: “Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956,”...
View ArticleLet Me Eat Cake
I grew up in Hostess country. Hostess Cupcakes, Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Fruit Pies were staples of my childhood in Detroit. And then we even had a Hostess Bakery Thriftshop near where we moved in...
View ArticleTalk About an Atomic Disaster
Nobody loves Debbie Harry more than me. But during Blondie's YouTube concert this afternoon, she looked like she had walked into Fantastic Sams earlier in the day and said, "Give me the '80s punk...
View ArticleHoward Stern Finds Brains Sexy?
This isn't the first time, but Howard Stern's hard-on for Rachel Maddow is on full display again -- and I can't say I disagree with anything he says! Read HERE.
View ArticleSong of the Day: 'Young at Heart' by the Bluebells
This one really takes me back to my high school, days one of the sweetest videos of the New Wave era. Bluebells guitarist Robert Hodgens co-wrote "Young at Heart" with Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama -- it...
View ArticleCome Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Today's a great day to come out of the closet ... or not. Whatever's right for you.
View ArticleThursday Ad Watch
Honest to God -- this is an actual ad for Todger briefs! (Ass sold separately.)
View ArticleBirds, Tweets & Sexism -- Oh My!
Cannot wait to see "The Girl," HBO's new film about Tippi Hedren, in which she discusses the sexual harassment she was subjected to by Alfred Hitchcock. As interesting as the film sounds, however, it's...
View ArticleLet Your Body Do the Talking
This isn't good. I think my upper body is actually sore from gesturing too much over the weekend, when I had a friend in town from high school. I knew I was getting a little out of shape since I...
View ArticleRyan's Hope
Good grief. Just because Paul Ryan is as scarred as I am that he was already too old to be on "The Real World" even when the show started doesn't mean he would make a good vice president. On a scale...
View ArticleThat Street Is So 'Gay'
We've all posed for a picture on it. Now find out how the infamous West Village street got its oh-so-fabulous name HERE.
View ArticleThomas the Trainer
Thomas P, photog Fred Goudon's latest discovery. looks like he's up for anything. Mas Thomas HERE.
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