If your child asks, “If drugs are so bad for me, why did you do them when you were a teenager?” I suggest you answer, “Because I wasn’t sure they led to stupid children till now.” WendyB: Answering idiotic questions with brutal honesty since forever. UPDATED: I didn’t include the Rachel Leigh Cook anti-drug ad…
Update on Janet, a Blogger in Need
Thanks to your generous donations, over $5,000* has been raised to help Janet, a fellow blogger in need after the death of her husband. Of that money, $4,200 has come from direction donation via Paypal. (You can donate that way by clicking the Paypal button on the upper right corner of this blog.) The rest…
Epic Outfit Post: Electric Lady Gaga Land
I saw Lady Gaga at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday and she kicked so much ass that I’m traumatized … traumatized that I didn’t get tickets for a second night. What was I thinking? I should have known once wasn’t enough! I realized that about Madonna years ago and now I always buy tickets…
Roma-Ro-Ma-Ma! Gaga-Ooh-La-La!
Honest to God, I was a very shy child… …but that was a long time ago, little monsters. More about the Lady Gaga concert soon (that’s my souvenir t-shirt above). Also, thanks to all of you who have posted and tweeted about Janet, as well as everyone who has generously donated and/or purchased a Teeny…
Help a Blogger in Need
I’ve got bad news for you. Blogger Janet of Je Ne Sais Quoi (also known by her blogging identity, iheartfashion) suffered a tragic loss this week when her husband took his own life. He had been unemployed for a period of time. Janet has two children, ages 7 and 9. She needs some financial help….
Minx Manicure #3: J.Lo, Beyonce and WendyB*
I don’t get manicures as often as I should, considering that wearing large rings is a requirement for my business and people are always looking at my hands. I get so bored during manicures that I delay until I realize that broken-off nails of varying lengths are distracting people from the beauty of, for instance,…
The Golden Globes, Diane Kruger and Listerine
My favorite dress at the Golden Globes on Sunday was Diane Kruger’s ombre pink Christian Lacroix. Of course, I’m fond of ombre pink. When I first wore my gown, I excitedly emailed a photo to a friend who snarkily said, “You look beautiful in anything, of course, but that dress is a bit bridesmaid-y.” My…
Put the Blame on Kenneth Jay Lane
In 1986 — when I was an undergraduate at Columbia College and some of you weren’t born — I got the book that made the long-forgotten Edie Sedgwick an icon. It was then called Edie: An American Biography (it has since been retitled Edie: American Girl) and it had been out for a few years,…
Characters Welcome, Fortunately for Us
My gorgeous friend Elizabeth Wurtzel and I went to a screening of a documentary called American Character Along Highway 50, which will be airing on USA Network (motto: “Characters Welcome“) on Monday, January 18. Route 50, part of the U.S. highway system, stretches from Ocean City, Md., to West Sacramento, Calif., passing through 12 states…
Jewel of the Month: Susan Earrings
Centuries ago in blog years — or 16 months ago, according to the calendar — I held an online auction to raise money for NieNie, a blogger who had been severely injured in a plane crash. The highest bidder won blue topaz earrings, a specially engraved silver Diana necklace and immortality in the form of…