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Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:33:22 -0500

This is so exciting! Im excited for the next batch!

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Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:43:22 -0500

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Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:59:58 -0500

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"Hunger Games": Read This Great Book Before You See the Movie

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:50:00 -0400

As far as fitting a novel that was about 200 pages into a 2 hour movie I think it did the book justice.

The movie showed all of the important main events from the book and also included some of the details that made people fans of the book—Katniss’ relationship with her younger sister and the way she feels about the other person from her district, Peeta.

But for someone who didn’t read the novels it can be confusing.There is vocabulary in there that has to be explained.

Overall I would recommend reading the book before seeing the movie to have a clear idea of what is going on.

If you still want to see the movie go here to find more show times.

"Hunger Games": Read This Great Book Before You See the Movie

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:49:29 -0400

As far as fitting a novel that was about 200 pages into a 2 hour movie I think it did the book justice.

But for someone who didn’t read the novels it can be confusing.There is vocabulary in there that has to be explained.

Overall I would recommend reading the book before seeing the movie to have a clear idea of what is going on.

If you still want to see the movie go here to find more show times.

One Direction: Straight to the Top

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:42:50 -0400

The album “Up Al Night” is great. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys pop music and cute boys.

To me the best song is “Same Mistakes” because it is different from what they usually sing and slow and guaranteed to make you cry and feel their pain.

One Direction is a British boy band consisting of Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Liam Payne. They placed third in the seventh season of “The X-factor.” They released their first single “What Makes You Beautiful” in September 2011.

Fox: Celebrities Aren't the 99%, So Why Are They Occupying Wall Street?

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:06:19 -0400

Fox: Celebrities Aren't the 99%, So Why Are They Occupying Wall Street?

I Like the Dalai Lama's Laugh

Fri, 13 May 2011 11:10:04 -0400

The man’s giggle is seriously infectious. I’m in Newark for the Peace Education Summit (you’ve never seen so many long haired sandal wearing men on New Jersey Transit so early in the morning).

Here are a couple of highlights of his Holiness’ message of peace for Newark (and the world).

“I am happy, very, very happy to be here,” his Holiness laughed. He smiled at the audience and revealed that his freedom with smiles has cast suspicion on him in other parts of the world.

“Whenever I meet someone I always smile,” his Holiness said. “One occasion in Germany, one day a young lady I see from my car. I smile and a young lady got more suspicion. She said who is this strange person smiling at me.” But he smiled any way and that is the key to starting to encourage happiness in the world.

“You must open your own gratitude, honesty and friendship. Honesty brings trust. Trust brings friendship. Friendship brings happy moments and creates happiness for life,” his Holiness said.

“Any goal, anything should be realistic. If it is realistic then you will reach goal that you want you will achieve. So in order to have a realistic approach you must know the reality fully,” his Holiness said. “You must be objective. If you have a calm mind then you can investigate and then you can be objective.”

He added, “Peace of mind and wisdom is something you cannot buy. It comes only from your own effort…to have a happy society we must be active. Through action we can change our society.”

His Holiness punctuated his talk with another belly laugh. “That’s all…I think. Thank you.”

Jobs That Probably Pay Better Than Journalism

Sun, 01 May 2011 22:04:35 -0400

Jobs That Probably Pay Better Than Journalism

Pulling The Goalie For Fame

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:03:11 -0400

Shouldn’t this US headline:

Ryan Phillippe’s Ex Alexis Knapp “Excited to Be a Mom”

read:

Ryan Phillippe’s Ex Alexis Knapp “Excited for attention of being Ryan Phillipe’s Baby Mama”

Top Ten Charlie Sheen Quotes From Monday

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:08:15 -0500

Charlie Sheen continues to be the media gift that keeps on giving.

I wrote three stories about him today alone.

As he glad handed his way from NBC to ABC to TMZ and anything else with a three letter abbreviation he spewed out some gems for the ages. We all have our favorites. Let’s get some t-shirts made.

1. “I am on a drug. It’s called Charlie Sheen. It’s not available because if you try it once you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.”

2. On curing his addiction: “I closed my eyes and made it so with the power of my mind.”

3. “Sorry my life is so much more bitchin than yours. I planned it that way.”

4. “I’m extremely old fashioned. I’m a nobleman. I’m chivalrous. I believe that chivalry is not dead, it’s just been in a coma for awhile.”

5. On whether he regrets his kids learning about his drug use. “Talk about an education. This and that’s the guy, and that’s our dad and we can get the answers and the truth. WINNING!”

6. On his war with CBS: “Defeat is not an option. They picked a fight with a warlock.”

7. “I don’t know what I did wrong except live a life you’re all jealous of.”

8. “Rock bottom is like a fishing term.”

9. On Ambien: “It’s a bad drug.”

10. “If you follow my plan, everybody wins.”

In Case You Missed It...Fashion Week Happened Last Week

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:07:36 -0500

In Case You Missed It...Fashion Week Happened Last Week:

Alas, Fall/Winter Fashion Week came to a close last Thursday and I am just becoming human (clean apartment, regular yoga, drinking things other than Frappaccino and Skinny Pepsi) again.

But I loved the project I worked on for FW, my series for the Wall Street Journal on the unsung heroes of Fashion Week, from the man who lifts the tents, the dapper guys who toss out gatecrashers, the woman who herds celebrities over to Darryl Nipps who carries a Ziplock bag of nude thong underwear when he dresses models, the professional golfer who checks coats all day, the ice sculptor who prayed it wouldn’t get warm and the man who powders the models breasts (for which Jezebel called me creepy).

I was sitting in the director’s booth at Nicholas K. with Kelly Cutrone when a model ate runway. Kelly was pissed. I got to chat with NPR about the whole thing, which totally gave me this weird nightmare where Terry gross asked me a question and I got tongue-tied. I was not actually interviewed by Terry Gross.

All in all, this was my favorite fashion week piece since that time I live blogged the Marc Jacobs show and snuck into his after-party with a trannie. This was different.

The Real Faces of Fashion Week

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:03:03 -0500

The Real Faces of Fashion Week:

This week I am doing a series of posts for the Wall Street Journal’s Metropolis blog about the unsung heroes of fashion week. Not the designers, not the models and not the girls with the clipboards, the real folks who make the magic happen. Come with me. I promise it will be a pretty good time.

I Like Interviewing Spencer Pratt

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:49:19 -0500

I Like Interviewing Spencer Pratt:

I really do like it. Unlike a lot of Hollywood personalities, Spencer gets that his celebrity is a little ridiculous and entirely manufactured. he makes no bones about the fact that publicity stunts have gotten him and his wife Heidi both publicity and money and that the pair pushed those stunts too far and turned off the public.

You can call Spencer whatever you like, but in a land of smoke and mirrors and celebrity whining, I like that he’s honest about how the sausage gets made.

If a Nun Falls in the Woods

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:17:43 -0500

If a Nun Falls in the Woods:

I’m a little more apt to pay attention to nun news than the average person since I am writing a thesis on women religious and I have a google alert set to tell me about such happenings. Still, even I was surprised by the lack of coverage a recent survey of new nuns (all 79 of them this year!) got in the mainstream press.

popeater: If this picture doesn’t interest you in our...

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:10:24 -0500

popeater:

If this picture doesn’t interest you in our behind-the-scenes video of the Puppy Bowl, you ~~are dead to us~~ have different interests than us. Interests in things that aren’t the cutest things in the world.

Photo: Ben Trivett, PopEater

Lea Michele is Trying Too Hard

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:55:00 -0500

Lea Michele is Trying Too Hard:

I’ve written a lot about boobs this week. Seriously. You can read about it here and here. I think this shows I am on team boob, pro-boob all the way. But something about Lea Michele’s too show-offy cleavage on the cover of Cosmo had me (and plenty of moms) irked. It’s like she’s trying to hard to get attention and break out of the Rachel Barry mode. My take is that since Lea collects a paycheck to play a high school student, she should at least pretend to pander to her audience for the time being. I will admit that she has some nice boobs. I just wish she would put them away.

Does America Want To See Sober Charlie Sheen Play a Drunk?

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:22:07 -0500

Does America Want To See Sober Charlie Sheen Play a Drunk?:

Or better yet, should a sober Sheen be playing a drunk character? Both answers are probably no. The answer? Write rehab into Two and a Half Men. Our experts say that would be a bust too.

For the good of CBS and to keep America laughing at two mismatched middle-aged men and a gross pubescent teenager, let’s just keep Charlie Sheen drunk.

What's the Grossest Thing You've Ever Put In Your Mouth?

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:05:51 -0500

That question could go so many different ways, right? But it kept coming up at a dinner I had Saturday night with some very good friends at the Japanese pub Sakagura in midtown. Sakagura has some delicious eats. I’m not sure exactly what they were called but I ate some kind of mashed potato covered in donut batter that I want to have every day for the rest of my life.

We also had some amazing sashimi Uni which was just a heap of buttery goodness. But not everyone thought so.

My friend Will is a horribly picky eater and he continuously refused entreaties to try the uni, until he finally did and practically spit it back on his plate.

Things may have gotten out of hand later in the evening when someone bet Amy that she wouldn’t eat a meatball that had fallen on the floor. Why did she do it? Guilt was a major factor, as was $60. Regardless, it never made it all the way into her belly.

All of this leads me to ask: What’s the grossest thing you have ever put in your mouth?

I Have To Admit Something

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:44:00 -0500

I am addicted to podcasts. I listen to them while I walk the pony, work out at the gym and while I fall asleep. Right around the time my addiction picked up steam, one of my favorite podcasts, Krista Tippett’s Speaking of Faith, changed their name to On Being.

I got the chance to chat the loss of the f-word with Krista last week and talk about how the show has evolved and where it is going. It was refreshing to chat with someone in the secular media that gets that faith is a topic that needs to be covered from all different angles. Check out what Krista had to say over at The Revealer.