Betty Draper: Ice Cream Monster, Grace Kelly Clone, or Dark Horse?
Ugh, Betty Draper! Who are you, you enigmatic puzzle box of a TV character? Are you a scorned harridan who’s trying to undermine her loutish ex-husband’s marriage to a younger, thinner woman, or are you merely a superficial woman who regrets being so mean to her only daughter and taking a second husband who, for all…
A Naggy Anti-Nagging Nag for Women to Stop Nagging
It doesn't take a graduate of the Dr. Phil School of Pointing out Obvious Shit to understand that nagging can ruin a marriage. But did you know that, according to the Wall Street Journal, women are usually the ones who do it? Dear women: Stop ruining marriage. How many times do you need to be reminded?
Anna Wintour Kind Of Regrets Putting The Spice Girls On Vogue's Cover
Buried in the standard fare of WSJ.'s profile of Anna Wintour — "She's been editor of the American edition of Vogue since 1988, and by now it has become commonplace to call her the most powerful woman in fashion" is the line that tells you everything you already didn't need to know — come a few little reflective gems,…
JWOWW's Clothing Line Gets Killed
- Sad news for those who were eagerly awaiting our Boob Slings in the mail: JWOWW's clothing line will not go into production, due to a trademark dispute. All customers who pre-ordered Ms. Woww's spangled wares are to be refunded. [Radar]
Anna Wintour Will Have The President Over For Dinner Tonight
- When he gets done taping The View today, Barack Obama's gonna head over to his close, personal friend Anna Wintour's house for an intimate, $30,000-a-plate, fundraiser with fashion friends like Calvin Klein and Donna Karan. [WWD]
Christy Turlington Hated The Catwalk
- Christy Turlington says, "There's nothing rewarding about modeling. It was a fun opportunity that allowed me to see the world but spiritually and intellectually there is nothing rewarding about the profession at all."
Marc To Marry In Provincetown; Madonna (But No Jesus) For Louis Vuitton
- Marc Jacobs and his Brazilian fiancé, Lorenzo Martone, are set to marry next month in Provincetown. Also, Jacobs is taking the artists John Currin and Rachel Feinstein, plus Madonna, to the Met ball. [FWD]
Kitty Field
"...the only place you'll find a quicker ladies room is at a Rush concert — I know from experience." - Julia Stiles in a well-informed WSJ piece about her beloved NY Mets' new ballpark. [WSJ]
English "Rape Alarm" Does Little To Attract Attention
The "Baby Doll" Trend: Are You OVER IT?
In an article about marketing non-dowager clothes to middle aged women, Wall Street Journal fashion writer Teri Agins reviews Bloomingdales' foray into the boomer market, called "Quotation," a line that wants to "appeal to mature women as well as 20-year-olds." This alone is unremarkable, but what did catch my eye…
Finance Roundup: We Scan The Biz Pages So As To Stop Hating Ourselves
Sick of celebs — of the non Money Honey neo-P. Keaton variety — yet? Good, cause it's time for finance roundup, that thing we're doing so we don't lose all our neurons to the silicon-silicone vortex. (Get that? Please?) Basically the big news today is that the Fed Chief, who is no longer Alan Greenspan so we really…

