I'm super creeped out by the photoshopping of one starlet's skin onto another's face. Between this post and the RHONJ post earlier, my day is bookended by Silence of the Lambs references. Bleck.
I just don't get why these Jennifer/Brad/Angelina articles are in EVERY SINGLE TABLOID, EVERY SINGLE WEEK. I can almost see Brad and Angie being big for sales, because they lead such an interesting, complex life and have so many frickin' kids. But why Jen? Sure, she's Brad's ex and all, but that was years ago! I don't see why she's being picked on so much, after all this time. Stars get divorces, it happens. You don't see articles about Reese Witherspoon calling up Ryan Phillipe for secret hair advice, or articles talking about who Billy Bob Thornton regrets his mid-to-late life crisis and wishes he had never left Angelina. Why do they paint Jennifer as being so sad?
I have to respect her for being able to put up with it for so long. If I was famous and got dogged in the press so regularly, I would have gone insane long ago.
Ugh. I don't think there was one in Hyde Park either. I doubt these children have developed a taste for something neither of them would likely have as it is mostly a west coast thing (though one did open in a completely different part of Chicago). Gossip Fail.
@Liz11685: Which is why I seriously doubt those kids were demanding it. I'm betting some random editorial assistant with an English degree from Yale came up with that idea.
Mind you, my rumor is solely based on the job the main character from the TV show "Privileged," had before tutoring the richy rich (which I'm hoping comes back in the fall).
@Trulymadlyme: I'm not buying the Pinkberry thing, either. It's possible the kids wanted frozen yogurt and there is an ice cream maker in the WH kitchen, so that seems plausible. But otherwise they sound like average kids.
@brendastarlet is on it: And even if the girls were begging for some specific brand/flavor/type of frozen treat, I suspect Michelle Obama would put the smackdown if they started making "demands" of the White House kitchen staff.
Margaret, I love you for enlisting Liz Phair and TLC references to further your "stuff on sale" theme. But when I want something, man, I don't wanna pay for IT. Especially not if that something is silver sequined pants, know what I'm saying?
@POjd: This reminds me of a commercial I heard on the radio once: DID YOU KNOW 95% OF WOMEN HAVE CELLULITE!? DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT NOW!!...(by getting this ridiculously expensive procedure that will do jack shit)!!"
Hey, if 95% of women get cellulite, then why the hell am I supposed to be so worried about it? Given the laundry list of appearance issues women are supposed to be worried about it, I think I'll prioritize by concerning myself with things I can actually fix, and/or don't blight every other woman.
@Sputnik_Sweetheart: Yeah, apparently she'd really glow...thank goodness it's not a real picture, that color of orange is bordering on Oompa Loompa territory. Why can't we praise her for taking good care of her skin?
@HuggaWugga: Yes, that is obviously just a tabloid shot (as opposed to something taken at a red carpet event). A lot (if not most) of people don't have an even skin tone sans make-up.
I agree that the photo of Anjelica Houston isn't the most flattering one I've ever seen, but anyone who suggests that she's not one powerfully sexy woman is just talking crazy.
@kaywinnitlee: No, that show wrapped up for good in 84 I think, so she would have been in her 20s 5 years later. And while I'm all for not scapegoating the woman, she's been accused of that several times over
@kaywinnitlee: It's the "wanting to be Melissa" assertion that doesn't ring true for me. I'm pretty sure Melissa Gilbert's career ended when _Little House_ did, so why would Shannen Doherty be envious half a decade later? Especially since Doherty worked pretty steadily in youth?
@ArtfulSlinger: I can't imagine why there needs to be more talk of this trio so many years later. I used to read gossip mags, but with stories about them on the cover all the time, I don't anymore.
@JerseyGrrrl: I can agree Twilight is about as interesting as a fishing show to me, but if there isn't shit to say about relevant couples, then write about actual things.
Its sad but Kelly Clarkson will no longer allow press to take photos of her at performing gigs, including radio festivals, due to all the body snark on her by the media.
So one of the only singers in the business who cant actually, wait for it, sing, will not longer be photographed because shes getting a bit chubby. Rosemary Clooney is crying somewhere.
@Margaret: It just seems like a weird, exotic thing for them to crave, as midwestern kids. I'd understand if they craved like Culver's Frozen Custard or something, but Pinkberry? That's so LA.
@morninggloria: Is frozen custard a thing in the Midwest? Because if so, I need to go to there. I had frozen custard exactly once (well, twice if you count the fact that I went back for same-day seconds) in Vancouver, Canada, and I still dream about that shit.
@jigglyball: Culver's is a fast food chain that started in southern Wisconsin and basically is the best thing ever. You order and sit down and a waitress/waiter brings the food to your table and they serve crinkle fries and you can get a custard turtle sundae. There aren't any Culver's in Chicago proper, but every time I go home, I eat it whenever I get the chance.
@morninggloria: I'm from the northeast, just moved to the midwest. We passed one of these the other day and were desperately trying to figure out what a butter burger is. I was kind of disappointed that it isn't as gross as I hoped/feared that it was.
Then we had a long debate about whether it's better to eat at one of these sit-down "fast" food restaurants that kind of gives the illusion of being a real restaurant or to just admit you're eating fast food and go to McDonald's.
@morninggloria: I was wondering that too, having wished for a Chicago Pinkberry more than once. And while I crave it now (damn you, best friend in L.A.!), it's definitely not something I would have liked at their age.
@mysterygirl:Debbie Downer here...There are plenty of Culvers near where I live in the Chicago suburbs. I don't think they are any better than McDonald's or BK or even Hardee's/Carl's Junior. I used to think it was amazing, then I went to California on a trip and I had In N Out. Nothing compares to In N out. NOTHING.
As far as the custard goes, it's good, but local custard shops (or even Oberweis, I know it's not custard, but their ice cream is amazing) does it far better.
@ShinyMcShine: The only thing special about a butterburger is that they slather the bun with butter. Culver's is no better than McDonald's in my book. I don't even eat burgers, but I think McDonald's fries are a thousand times better tasting than Culver's.
@the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene: Must be a personal preference thing, because nothing compares to Culver's for me. Nothing. And I have had the In N Out. I once lived down the street from a Sonic (in New Mexico). There's a trendy frozen kefir n' fruit place down the street from where I currently live. And while I respect the individual deliciousness of each of those establishments, Culver's is king of my tastebuds.
@morninggloria: ZOMG! I can't believe there is basically a Culver's thread! My first job ever was at Culver's in my hometown in Wisconsin when I was 15. I later moved to Minneapolis and found myself making frequent trips to the one on the outskirts of St. Paul, and now I live in LA where there are no Culver'seses, and that makes me weep. Every time I go back to the Midwest to visit family and friends, I eat at Culver's roughly once a day. CULVER'S 4EVA.
@Mediokra: their fish is very tasty too - i'm not a huge fan of fried stuff but it is worth the calories as it is much more like "fried fish from a bar within 15 miles of Lake Erie" fish than Crack-Donald's filet-of-blarg.
it's like that commercial: hey ronnie mac, do you ever catch a MINCED FISH?
I am unhappy about hearing that Chris Pine is dating Audrina Partridge. Chris! I'm available! And I look people in the eyes when I talk to them instead of staring upwards into the middle distance! Also, I have nothing to do with Heidi and Spencer, call me. Really.
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I have to respect her for being able to put up with it for so long. If I was famous and got dogged in the press so regularly, I would have gone insane long ago.
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Ugh. I don't think there was one in Hyde Park either. I doubt these children have developed a taste for something neither of them would likely have as it is mostly a west coast thing (though one did open in a completely different part of Chicago). Gossip Fail.
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Mind you, my rumor is solely based on the job the main character from the TV show "Privileged," had before tutoring the richy rich (which I'm hoping comes back in the fall).
I haz gozip jub tu?
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Hey, if 95% of women get cellulite, then why the hell am I supposed to be so worried about it? Given the laundry list of appearance issues women are supposed to be worried about it, I think I'll prioritize by concerning myself with things I can actually fix, and/or don't blight every other woman.
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that would've made Shannen Doherty 16-ish...I'm not sure she's the one deserving of your ire in that particular situation...
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They are so not Brad and Angie....
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So one of the only singers in the business who cant actually, wait for it, sing, will not longer be photographed because shes getting a bit chubby. Rosemary Clooney is crying somewhere.
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Then we had a long debate about whether it's better to eat at one of these sit-down "fast" food restaurants that kind of gives the illusion of being a real restaurant or to just admit you're eating fast food and go to McDonald's.
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As far as the custard goes, it's good, but local custard shops (or even Oberweis, I know it's not custard, but their ice cream is amazing) does it far better.
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it's like that commercial: hey ronnie mac, do you ever catch a MINCED FISH?
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