In 2007, Against Me!, a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida, released a song called “The Ocean.” In his trademark melodic growl, lead singer Tom Gabel sang the following lyrics: “If I could have chosen/I would have been born a woman/My mother once told me she would have named me Laura/I would grow up to […]
I can’t be the only one who watched the “The Nanny” growing up and wished my parents would magically morph into a wealthy, single Broadway producer on the Upper East Side who needed to hire a daffy, loud-mouthed woman from Flushing, Queens, to take care of me. She’s got style! She’s got flair! She was […]
… because what is more obscene than feeding your hungry children?! I mean, UGH. I am being hyperbolic; the comedy site Funny Or Die was not. Comedian Ahna Tessler is a breastfeeding mama of twins and she submitted a skit of herself, which incorporated the breastfeeding, on Funny Or Die. The short skit called “Leah […]
Yesterday, on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, I stopped to be grateful. I am grateful that my 22-year-old daughter has the right to her reproductive freedom and access to abortion. I am grateful that I was able to get an abortion when I needed one when having a child was not an option — […]
Drew Barrymore is engaged to Will Kopelman, an art consultant and her boyfriend of one year. Will is the son of former Chanel CEO Arie Kopelman. Congratulations, Drew. The third marriage is the charm, I hope? [Us Weekly] A “Toddlers & Tiara” mom dressed her daughter in a Lady Gaga-esque “meat bikini.” Better or worse […]
Pippa Middleton, she of the world-famous derriere, fears she is “undateable” because of the media circus surrounding her every move. Pippa wants to get married and have children, but “she’s starting to wonder if she’ll ever find her Prince Charming.” Also, she has been a guest at seven weddings this year, which everyone knows is […]
First of all, does Beyonce release a new music video every week? Just last week, she debuted the video for “Countdown,” yet this week, she has a new video for the song “Love On Top” — what happened to building suspense? Anyway, Beyonce can’t do anything without paying homage to someone, and this video is […]
Hilary Duff Hilary Duff is pregnant—which is awesome. [My inner-Cathy disagrees! – Editor] However, her pregnancy might have cost her a plum role in an indie flick. Hilary had been set to play bankrobber Bonnie Parker in “The Story of Bonnie and Clyde,” a re-imagining of the classic outlaw tale. This would have been a big deal, considering that […]
Celebs —let’s be honest — are not a demographic known for their carbo-loading. But interestingly, there are more than a few celebs who have complained not that they are “too fat” but that they are “too thin.” Take “Real Housewives”/”Bethenny Ever After” star Bethenny Frankel. The SkinnyGirl product guru admitted to Life & Style that […]
