As I’ve mentioned before, I like to read the obituaries in the print edition of the New York Times — the physical act of turning the pages draws my attention to stories that I wouldn’t necessarily click online. Monday, I read an obituary for cryptographer Hal Finney, who died last week at age 58 from…
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RIP, L’Wren Scott
I’ve been so troubled by the suicide of designer L’Wren Scott that I’ve been tongue-tied for days. Also, I didn’t know her; I don’t even know anyone who knew her; and I don’t want to presume to know anything about her state of mind. However, other people have no such qualms and some general misconceptions…
Hip Hip Hooray!
Those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook might already know that MrB had hip-replacement surgery this week at the excellent Hospital for Special Surgery. He’s doing very well and will be home soon. I’ve been passing along your good wishes to him. Thanks!
Valentine’s Day Countdown, Day 5: Super Bowl Ring
I hear there’s some big sporting event today that involves jewelry, guys in tight pants … and Madonna. Ha! I’ve always thought that football had homoerotic undertones. Clearly, everyone’s about to come out of the closet en masse, as I first anticipated in October. I’m going to celebrate this happy occasion by offering a serious…
Important Health Tip From Courtney Love
October — aka National Breast Cancer Awareness month, aka The Month That Ruins the Color Pink for Me by Associating It With Disease and Death — is over, but that doesn’t mean we should stop obsessing about the health of our boobs. As we all know, breast self-examinations are a great idea … or not…
I’ll Be Back …
… as soon as I recover from this terrible cold. Don’t worry about me. I have excellent medical care. One of my favorite doctors is Dr. Jennifer Chaitman from Veterinary Internal Medicine and Allergy Specialists. If she were my doctor, she’d pet me and uncurl my tail and say how cute I was. That’s what…
You Give Me (Nonexistent) Fever
I got a little hoarse yesterday. Considering I have two sales coming up, this hoarseness made me very nervous. I took my temperature and it was 99.1. This is basically normal, but, because it wasn’t exactly 98.6, I decided I must be coming down with swine flu. Normally I don’t worry about such things, because…
A Sad Case
The health-care situation in the U.S. is terrible. But I can’t stand people who act like health care in other nations is sheer perfection. I’ve been following the sad story of a U.K. reality-TV personality named Jade Goody who is only 27 and has advanced cervical cancer. She suffered from symptoms for THREE YEARS and…
Melissa Goes Gamine
When my gorgeous client Melissa told me she had gotten a pixie haircut, I insisted she take a photo. Click to enlarge.Check out Melissa’s previous hairstyle here. I was thrilled by how glamorous she looks. Those big shades are just right with that cut. And I had to agree with her comment, “I think my…
I Hope Angelina Jolie Doesn’t Get Nervous
Alas, Jezebel got to this before I could, but two days after the New York Times ran a big story on inconclusive/meaningless science, the Wall Street Journal reported that some pregnant women are freaking out over whether their lower-back tattoos make getting an epidural dangerous. Why are they freaking out? Because Pregnancy magazine ran a…