"[Presidents] hate the press really...Everything they do is accountable to the American people and that's why we're there. We're the watchdogs. And I think everything belongs to the public domain practically, except for where the atomic arsenal is." [NPR]
The French On Julia Child: Elle Est Okay.
Call it the anti-Jerry Lewis phenomenon. Sniffs one Gallic critic of America's French Chef: "It's the vision of a revisited France, adapted to the American taste, at a time when tastes were lifeless."
Who's Your Girl Crush?
Today in The Daily Beast, writer Doree Shafrir examines the phenomenon of the "fantasy girl crush," the woman who's slightly cooler or more successful than you, and who you kind of want to be.
Sarah Haskins Takes On The Disney Princesses
This week, Sarah Haskins talks about "The most special, revenue-generating women in the whole world." You know, the Disney Princesses
Sarah Haskins On Sarah Palin: Proud Americans Need Token Hillary…
Sarah Haskins is back! P.U.M.A.s are for Hillary, cougars bang young dudes, and P.A.N.T.H.E.Rs are for Palin. Learn all about P.A.N.T.H.E.R. pride in the clip above. You may chuckle when Haskins says: "Can she answer that 3 AM phone call? Of course she can! She's already up feeding her baby. And her daughter's baby.…
Rachel Maddow For President (Of Cable News, That Is)
There was a time that I didn't like Rachel Maddow. That time was January, and she was on a panel on MSNBC's election night coverage and she was going off on something about Hillary Clinton that I disagreed with. Then she ripped Pat Buchanan a new one about something else and my cold, cold heart melted, just a little.…
Awesome Human Being: Kathreya From Big Brother UK 9
I've never been one to watch Big Brother, and certainly not any of the versions from other countries, but today I met Kathreya, a housemate in the current season of Big Brother UK 9. Between her love of cookies, her fashion sense and her general, giddy ridiculousness, she's like a living cartoon character. I could…
Daria Takes Aim At Jane Magazine
It sucks big time that Daria isn't available on DVD (only the two made-for-TV movies are). Apparently, it has something to do with music licensing problems. But there are some bootleg torrents available online, and we recently watched some episodes from the third season. One that totally escaped us at the time (we…
