Seventeen years ago today, model Fabio boarded a roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA, rode its tracks two hundred feet into the sky, and collided his face with a bird, killing it dead. Today we remember...as if we could ever forget.
Historical romance covers of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s are instantly recognizable—a triumph of design, frankly. But equally striking are the covers for these science fiction romance stories from the period. In 3034, we won’t need spacesuits, just pants and rippling abs. The future looks bright!
I'm glad you stopped by, because there's something I want to get on the record: Fabio, for all his immense fame, simply has not been on that large a percentage of the romance novel covers through history, and he hasn't worked as a model in years. And if you reduce the genre to his pecs and flowing blonde locks, you…
Do you remember that episode from Cycle 7 of America's Next Top Model when the contestants had to pose for fake romance novel covers alongside Fabio? If you saw it you'd definitely recall seeing as it might have been one of the grimmest things to have ever appeared on television. Fabio was at least twice the age of…
Kirstie Alley says she's lost 100 pounds. "I feel like I'm back in my element," she adds. "I honestly didn't even realize what I looked like." She denies going under the knife: "I haven't had plastic surgery, but here's the reason: People do plastic surgery to make you look younger," she said. "I don't think it makes…
Last we reported, Fabio had begun starring in a series of Old Spice commercials, claiming to be the "New Old Spice Guy." We were worried. Then on Monday, Fabio challenged the old Old Spice Guy to a duel, and Isaiah Mustafa accepted.
We're confused: is Fabio really the new Old Spice guy or are the new series of Old Spice ads featuring Italian model with golden locks just some kind of publicity stunt?
Sadie's trashy reads series and revisiting of the rapey romance novel inspired me to reread a rape-laden book that scandalized me in my adolescence. This one was called The Conqueror, and it had Fabio on the cover.
Best Comment of the Day, in response to Fabio On George Clooney: "He Is A Dog Whose Noise Is Worse Than His Bite": "Fabio: I Can't Believe It's Not Relevant!" We say: we're just waiting for the day Relevance comes in an easy-to-use spray. • Worst, in response to Teen Rape, MySpace & Child Protection Laws: "Not to be a…
[New York, January 15. Image via INF]
"I was using the industry. I used the fashion industry, the whole business, for money, for chicks, for a lifestyle. But I never let them use me. And now they think I'm still desperate for a job, for work. Like I'll do anything. I don't care if I'm never on TV again." Ah, how we love the smell of bitterness in the…
Publishers Weekly blogger Barbara Vey plays devil's advocate today and wonders if men can write romance. Although Vey calls out Nicholas Sparks (A Walk to Remember), Paul Levine and Tim Dorsey as good romance-writing dudes. I favor the more sarcastic Charles Baxter and his hilariously sweet novel The Feast of Love.…
It's hump day! Also known as the day in which we digest every major tabloid and pick out the good bits for you, gentle reader. In this week's rundown, Britney wore a really hideous Halloween costume and her kids' teeth are going to fall out, Angelina is possibly getting it on with either her new bodyguard, Billy, or…
