Mercury is in retrograde, which for you cosmic Luddites means stuff breaks, gets lost or goes missing. Oh, it truly does. If you aren’t an astrology buff, this aspect has also meant a whole buncha cool folks passing on to that great pop culture heaven in the sky. Among the much loved: blue grass picker Lester Flatt, whose music just makes our hillbilly ovaries twirl, and Southern grit chronicler Harry Crews, whose twisted, raw writing makes our toes curl. Both talents and both will be missed. Here’s lovable Lester doing what he did best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJOIqmlI65Y
Vegan, hippy-thespian Alicia Silverstone – the heroine of one of our fave classic chick flicks, “Clueless,” - chews her food for her baby and then gives up the grindage mouth-to-mouth like a bird. There’s a video of this to prove it, but we decline to post. In a word; Ick. Can’t you just feed your kid like the rest of us? With a nanny and a spoon? AS IF.
One MILLION DOLLARS – pinky finger curled to lip - to the gal or guy who can explain to us how British scholar Salman Rushdie - once an undercover brother – draws the attention of so many hot chicks? Sure he’s got a big brain but… this may be one of the great mysteries of an era. Didya see the NYTimes Sunday Styles cover? You didn't. OK, here tis: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/fashion/salman-rushdie-out-of-exile-is-a-fixture-on-the-social-scene.html
Need to get around the District quickly? Tired have having your Benz dinged or your hair mussed? Here’s the environmentally friendly proletariat solution for you commuting DC-ites. Car2go.com. Cute little suckers, aren’t they? We’re not greenie but we love the business model for sure. Just now launching and not a moment too soon.
That Sen. Fred Thompson is still one of our fave lyricists of the one-liner. Among this week’s gems from keen observer Fred: “NBC's Andrea Mitchell profiled a Cuban medical school and called the country "highly regarded for its health care."
Also notable for it's vibrant amateur sailing industry.” Ba dum dum, rimshot!
For those of us NOT on the “Mad Men” bandwagon – all 20 of us nationwide - it does feel a little bit like living in television exile. And no, we’ve not yet made sense of the 60’s era French pop song “Zou Bisou Bisou” that tout le monde can’t stop singing. Here it is, in case you, too, missed this bus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2vFOzG3GYqo
After much drama and untold $1,000s in hair color: Lindsay Lohan is officially off probation. You have been warned.
Because we miss our little daddy ever so much and because we love the hearts of our very beautiful Cuban friends, we pass along this touching column from talented Miami scribe and author Fabiola Santiago. PS: You might want a hankie. http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/30/2722886_heartache-and-hope-made-dad-a.html#storylink=addthis
Khloe Kardashian, the tall one who married the hoops star, has quit PETA over the flour bomb incident with sister Kim. We’re gonna go with we bet the good folks at animal central are all honey-badger over this news.
Man o’ man, we hope the gods of journalism are listening: Reality Weekly, a mag covering the nation’s increasing fascination with reality television, is doing well in a very tight media market. Really well. Oh, to work there, amid the deft coverage of the ridiculous fluff. #dreamgig #sickofrealworldcrap
Speaking of reality TV: Punk’d is back and we could not be more excited. Not because of the creepy Kutcher but because we love seeing outrcelebs react outside of their protected natural habitats.
Baaaaaaaah….. fun seekers. It’s close to Easter and we thought now more than ever you’d all enjoy a little break from your Reese’s Eggs sugar rush with some…. LAMBCAM! http://www.causey.ie/lambcam/
We recommend highly the documentary “Bully,” which is being released without a rating. We do.
Most days, we try to lay of the fast food, but honestly, when your life operates on warp speed, sometimes a drive-thru is your empty gullet's bestest friend. To wit – for the beef n’ cheddar lovah N U: http://screen.yahoo.com/downton-arby-s-28723019.html
Guess what cop chroniclers? A U.S. Appeals Court has made a First Amendment ruling supporting cellphone video recordings of police arrests. We bet George Zimmerman and a whole buncha others looking for answers in Florida wished someone had whipped out the iPhone one night last February. Le sigh.
And finally... Frank Sinatra heals. Oh, for sure the Dooby Do singer is still most sincerely dead, but British researchers have found that listening to his music helps patients in surgery to relax and heal faster. Who knew? Breast augmentation? We’ll have ours with a side of morphine and a delicious Old Blue Eyes colada.
