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    Image of Scout Scout
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    oh man...that was so boring. and I thought I was uber bored BEFORE I started reading. about nothing. and nobody.

    Are these women on some sort of contractual agreement that they must do a certain number of magazine covers per year? Sorry, I'm just tired of the same people staring out at me from magazine shelves.
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    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    The more I look at that Natalie Portman cover, the more amused I am by the extreme crazyface. But props where they're due: finally a neckline that isn't completely unflattering! (I reserve the right to assume that the dress ends 4 inches above her ankles, though.)
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    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    Britney...? Britney who?
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    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    Kate Hudson looks like Hayden Panetierre (I cannot even begin to believe I spelled that correctly. The cheerleader from Heroes, is who I mean) on that cover. RE Britney's cover, I like little kids in suspenders. Awww cuteness.
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    12/02/09

    @yvanehtnioj: and now I'm hungry for a piece of toasted Pannettone
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    Image of hortense hortense
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    The same six actresses have swapped covers amongst themselves again.

    For real. With the exception of Lady Gaga and Britney holding her kids, you could have told me these were covers from 5 or even 10 years ago and I would have believed you.
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    Image of Ratinski Ratinski
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    Uh, Natalie, I did go to high school parties, and I managed not to touch alcohol until college and still haven't touched pot.

    Of course, where I come from, cow tipping is a semi-standard party game, so YMMV.
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    12/02/09

    @Ratinski: COW TIPPING. That brings up some sad and fun memories for me.

    Also, I agree; I went to high school parties and, while I drank occasionally, never overindulged. I also dated druggies and even a pot dealer, but never felt the urge to try their product m'self. Generalizations FTW!
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    12/02/09

    @Ratinski: Hi. I think we're from the same town. Cow tipping! Do you know lots of people think it's an urban legend (or more correctly a "rural legend" I guess)? They think it's just a really successful rumor. I had the longest, most drawn out fight about this with a boyfriend in college. IT'S REAL. WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO.
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    Image of cinematheques cinematheques
    12/02/09

    @Ratinski: I never went to a single party in high school and didn't touch alcohol or pot til I was 19. Does this mean I get to be a spoiled actress that insults all the peasants?
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    12/02/09

    @EndangeredRed: I do know that! The Londoners and New Yorkers in my office will not believe me when I say it's for real.
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    12/02/09

    @cinematheques: Only if you also compare eating pork to tolerating rape while simultaneously having your name on a petition to free a fugitive rapist.
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    Image of JerseyGrrrl JerseyGrrrl
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    Please tell me some poor soul had to sit around the offices of Harper's Bazaar and count 562 items in this magazine. Really?
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    Image of bluewine bluewine
    12/02/09

    In reply to Things You Should Know About Being A Woman This Winter
    Sorry to edit, but I believe you mean January 2010.

    I can't believe it will be 2010!
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    Image of kookla kookla
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    I could give two shits about Brad Pitt, but give me a break! Sorry the structures are not "esthetically pleasing" to some armchair architect who probably bid on the job and lost out because it wasn't green, practical or efficient. Pitt may not have the most pleasantly appealing taste when it comes to having things built, but you gotta admit, houses on stilts? Genius.
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    Image of vee vee
    11/30/09

    @kookla: Houses on stilts are a south Louisiana staple... along the bayous, you see tons of them (when I was younger, I lived in one raised house that was over 100 years old).

    In fact! My entire family still lives along the bayous, and they all -had- to raise their houses in order to keep their home insurance. (Another post-hurricane gripe: The Road Home program was supposed to fund all these house raisings, and went bankrupt before they could pay out, leaving hundreds without the funds to save their homes / insurance policies.)
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    kookla promoted this comment Edited by vee at 11/30/09 4:54 PM vee was starred vee was unstarred
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    11/30/09

    @vee: What a nightmare! I hope all is well with your family.
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    Image of ladyfalcon is skin deep ladyfalcon is skin deep
    12/01/09

    @kookla: This was my exact reaction. He's trying to do something good for a cause he cares about - celebrity or not, no one deserves to have that thrown in their face over 'aesthetics,' and in light of Vee's post about how much of a staple houses on stilts are, the comment makes even less sense.
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    Image of TildeMarks TildeMarks
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    William Shatner is just the 'shat'.
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    Image of vulcanized vulcanized
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Knight and Day sounds like a title one Kenneth Ellen Parcel would come up with.
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    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Here's the Japanese Nylon cover for anyone not willing to experience more taylor momsen sad junkie quasi-debbie harry face overload. I know it doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon, but she's young and hopefully she'll find a new look that sports a smile or two.
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    11/30/09

    @cinematheques: As a frowny faced natural scowler, I'm all for the grouchy look, if only to be contrarian.

    I can't get behind the stringy extensions and raccoon eyes, tho.
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    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Banishing anyone from Australia is just kinda ironic, don't you think? Also: crazy pants.
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    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    I lurve the item quoting Britney as having "banished" her manager-manfriend from Australia. It just reminds me of Romeo and Juliet--"Thou art banished!" teehee.

    Meryl Streep, I love you. That quote sums up much of why, apart from your talent.
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    Image of slightlyhardup slightlyhardup
    11/30/09

    In reply to Chris Brown Won't Sing On GMA; Britney Proposed & Got Rejected
    Mike Holmes (a Canadian tresure) built a few of those Make it Right homes with Brad Pitt and filmed it for a tv show. The crew was working their asses off in heat and humdity to get the homes done as quickly as possible in the greenest, most affordable way as well as the safest in case of another storm. While it was a different look for the city, the time and effort donated by the crew was incredible.
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    Image of madeofawesome madeofawesome
    11/30/09

    @slightlyhardup: This! Oh, I'm so sorry the houses built for you weren't "visually appealing." I'm sure they didn't have to pay for them. Beggars can't be choosers.
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    Image of vee vee
    11/30/09

    @madeofawesome: In the article, the aesthetic complaints come from a designer (who is based out of Manhattan, an entire universe away from New Orleans), and a broker (read: landlord praying for gentrification so she can hike up the rent on the properties she owns in the Ninth). I guarantee neither of these people will be living in these houses.

    From the article:
    To most residents, the construction is simply good news. "It’s hard living here now, but it’s going to be worth it," said Melba Leggett-Barnes, a cafeteria worker, who is concerned about crime in the neighborhood. The lack of commercial activity is also disappointing. "We used to be able to go to the corner store," she said. "Now we don’t have a grocery; we don’t have a laundry."

    This is a legitimate complaint, especially for their area. Consider that people living in lower-income housing don't have reliable transportation (and New Orleans' public transit isn't great)... BUT, maybe it'll come together in good time.
    We are all just grateful that someone is doing something.

    Also, I had a slight chuckle at the thought of the lower Ninth becoming a "tourist attraction."
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    Hooplehead promoted this comment vee was starred vee was unstarred
    Image of madeofawesome madeofawesome
    11/30/09

    @vee: My bad. Thanks for clearing that up. I just got a little ticked because I was always taught to never look a gift horse in the mouth and all that.
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    Image of vee vee
    11/30/09

    @madeofawesome: It's all good. I admit, I might be a little defensive about New Orleans.
    I'm very home proud, and it feels like Katrina's impact is poorly understood by people who don't live in the soup, you know?
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