Here are my previous September 11 posts, from oldest to newest. 2007 September 11 Is Here Again 2008 9/14/01 Laughing While Crying The Prodigal Bumpe Returns 2009 Three Old Posts and a Little Story 2010 Thoughts on 9/11: The Devil Is in the Details 2011 “I Thought Everybody Else Was Lost” 10 Years Later: “Essential…
Jewel of the Month: UOENO Necklace
When I introduced my TWERK necklace as August’s Jewel of the Month, I noted that the overuse of a word/acronym tells me when the time is right to add that word/acronym to my pop-culture-inspired WENDY by Wendy Brandes diffusion line. An expression has reached critical mass when I’m ready to cut the next bitch who…
What Wendy Wore: Depeche Mode and a False Memory
After I used the refund from Neil Young’s canceled show to buy tickets to Depeche Mode‘s concert at Barclays Center on Friday, I was thinking about the last time I saw the band. I was positive it was at Radio City Music Hall in the summer of 1983, the day that I returned from a…
Musings on Former Greatness and the Week in Review
On the weekends, I spend a lot of time reading old-fashioned paper copies of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. I still enjoy newsprint because being forced to flip pages leads me to things I’d never see if I were clicking only what was of obvious interest to me on a website. Yesterday,…
Rumors of Unsupervised Cat Exercise
Because cat things are always funny, I have to share a letter sent to The Ethicist column of the New York Times Magazine last month. W.S. of New York wrote in to say: “One of my neighbors complained to my co-op board’s management firm, claiming I allow my cat to exercise unsupervised in the hallway…
What Wendy Wore: Laura Mvula at Le Poisson Rouge
Laura Mvula is a British singer/songwriter whose debut album, Sing to the Moon, reached the top 10 in the U.K. charts. She was just nominated for four of the U.K.’s MOBO music awards; that ceremony will take place in Glasgow next month. Last night, she performed in New York at Le Poisson Rouge, the same…
NYFW Throwback Thursday: Zang Toi’s Models
The New York Times says New York Fashion Week, as we know it, maybe be nearing the end of its run, as designers lean towards smaller presentations or going digital. But for now, the shows are kicking off as usual. I’m looking forward to going to my designing friend Zang Toi‘s show at Lincoln Center…
I Had to Call a Psychologist and It’s Miley Cyrus’s Fault!
The uproar over Miley Cyrus‘s twerk-tastic MTV Video Music Awards performance caused me to seek psychological help. Not for me, bitches! I was looking for assistance for the many traumatized viewers, including the ones who play it cool(er) by saying it wasn’t the sex-ay-ness of the performance that was a problem for them: Their argument…
Customer of the Day: Mrs. B., the Vampire Slayer
The customer of the day is Mrs. B.*, the vampire slayer (no relation to the WendyB family). This year, Mrs. B.’s mother got her two of my vampire-themed jewelry designs. The first piece was my Vampire Diana heart ring, purchased for Mrs. B.’s 28th birthday. The second piece was my matching vampire stake necklace. Mrs….
No Neil Young, No Beach for Me This Labor Day
The highlight of my Labor Day weekend was supposed to be a Neil Young concert tonight, with the awesome Patti Smith as the opening act. Unfortunately, Neil’s Crazy Horse band guitarist, Frank “Poncho” Sampredo, injured his hand, so all of Neil’s shows were cancelled. I’m so disappointed, especially because I have a big-ass celebrity crush…