NPR is Blogging About Twilight?!

I spent some time thinking about how much I disliked the book, its popularity, and the willingness of literate, ostensibly observant people to push the burden of badness into the laps of professionals who used to include me. I tried be brief, keeping in mind that this was not my blog. It didn’t really get the job done. So here we are.

Which Black and White Film are You?

Congratulations. You've scored Gilda! Sure, it's a love story, but a love story between the two coldest hearts on the planet. Okay, maybe just in Argentina. Really? As much as I love film noir and the comparison to Rita Hayworth...realistically, any movie representing me would have to be a screwball comedy!

Barbie, Why Bother?

When I heard they were making Mad Men Barbie and Ken dolls, I thought, "What a stretch, Betty Draper. They'll never make a Joan Holloway doll!" When I heard they were making a Joan Holloway doll I was so excited there were no words. That hair, that face, that shape, that...valentine! Joan is the ultimate temptress.