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Hasselhoffiana
September 26, 2007 – 3:14 PM | 15 Comments
Hasselhoffiana

 

 Fig. 1: Puggelhoff
1. The Poseable Paper Hoff.
 
2. According to TV Tattle (also the source of the fine toy above), Variety reports that the Hoff will play himself on Tales from the Hoff: “[The] project …

Brad Womack and the President of Iran
September 25, 2007 – 3:15 AM | 20 Comments

What do they have in common?They’ve both made me very very tired today — the P. of I. because he clogged up traffic something fierce in midtown all day long, and excuse me, but why …

Girls’ Bike Club XVII: Other Door
September 21, 2007 – 12:10 AM | 37 Comments
Girls’ Bike Club XVII: Other Door

Bic it next time, wimp.

The straw that broke the questionable-wisdom camel’s back
September 19, 2007 – 9:06 PM | 20 Comments

Not that Kid Nation isn’t a perfect storm of WTF? already, but on top of everything else — a Vagisil ad during the broadcast? Really, ad sales team? You’re sure about that?   Don’t want …

The Brave One
September 12, 2007 – 10:25 PM | 33 Comments
<I>The Brave One</I>

Above: the only worthwhile aspect of the movie.

“Table the label”
September 5, 2007 – 1:00 PM | 6 Comments

Please please PLEASE let Mr. T be a judge on Project Runway this year. Pleeeeeeeease.

Brothers & Sisters: “Light The Lights”
September 3, 2007 – 3:29 PM | 2 Comments

Or, as I like to call it, “Shite The Shites”:

As we fade up on the Whedon household, whimsical flutes and sleigh bells on the soundtrack signal us that it’s The Christma-sode. Not sure you get …

5 things currently annoying me in fashion magazines
August 31, 2007 – 6:41 PM | 65 Comments

The proliferation of “in” belt styles. It seems like, in ages past, you had one kind of standard belt at a time — one width. In high school, skinny belt. After college, wider belt. You …

“I ate all my caps.” [pop!] “Ohhhh.”
August 30, 2007 – 11:52 PM | 10 Comments

Courtesy of H. Rock: “The Best of Ralph Wiggum” and “The Best of Ralph Wiggum II.”
Also, check out the guy who sings — and acts out — movie theme songs. Jaws is probably my favorite, …

Thanks, Chuck(s)
August 30, 2007 – 9:12 AM | 38 Comments
Thanks, Chuck(s)

 
After the great foot-flaying of Tuesday, I faced a dilemma yesterday morning: what to wear on my feet?The current wearer of the comf crown in my footwear kingdom is a pair of dollar-store flip-flops I …