Friday, February 03, 2012
Thursday, February 02, 2012
This Used to Be Her Playground
Well, I wasn't impressed much by Madonna's new single, but her chat with Rich Eisen on NFL Network earlier today sure was fun -- with an asterisk (of course). She was relaxed and gracious and adorable and unaffected (did I see dark circles under her eyes? poor thing is exhausted) -- and she sounds like ... well, the Madonna we all grew up with. So while it was delightful to watch -- the Michigan accent even slipped out as she reminisced about being a cheerleader, having a crush on the quarterback and revealing her desire for Lola to go to "U-Mish" -- it kind of made me sad in a way (wistful?) that we've been robbed of this person all these years, the girl from Michigan I really like. My takeaway is that for all of her self-proclaimed originality, she really is a chameleon -- whether if be out of a innate desire to please (mother died young, very typical) or some inherited Zelig-like quality -- adopting the pretentious voice of a fashion snob, English equestrian or high-society babe, all situations far more common to her life these days than a football game in the Midwest, but deep down not really her. I guess I should just be happy "she" is still in there at all. But what I'm really hoping is that she reinvents herself again -- as herself.
The Chris Evans Trunk Show
Looking very good at a shoot for Details magazine yesterday in Santa Clarita, Calif. He'll be promoting "The Avengers" soon.
Sarah Jessica Parker's Plastic Surgeon Got Carried Away
Yikes. She was right when she said she'd "look like a lunatic" if she ever did something like this.
Like Father, Like Son?
The Daily Mail has a truly mean article about how fat the Jonas brothers' dad is. "They say that children often grow up in the shadow of their parents. And judging by pictures of Joe Jonas strolling down the street with his roly poly father, this saying certainly seems to hold true." While Paul Jonas -- s songwriter, musician and former minister -- may not have maintained his youthful looks like mom, the former Dobson Mustang Denise Miller, he looks like most of the dads I know.
Becks Takes Manhattan
On a newsstand in Times Square this afternoon I noticed David Beckham on the cover of Men's Health UK. (Love the haircut!) Then got to work to find this photo from a friend, who noticed an ad for the soccer star's H&M undies line was just starting to go up last night in Herald Square. Talk about a Miracle of 34th Street!
The Devil and Miss Harry
Page Six reports that Debbie Harry purchased a 9-foot painting of a devil-horned baby evolving into a businessman by Walter Steding from W.I.P. -- aka Work in Progress, a SoHo nightclub and gallery. The two go way back. During the 1970s, Steding -- a Warhol star and violinist -- opened for various New York bands, including Blondie. Page Six says Debbie will return to W.I.P. on Tuesday to perform at its Dropout party that kicks off Fashion Week.
GLAAD for Ellen
While I don't approve of giving anti-gay organizations free attention, I'm all for supporting companies like JC Penney when they -- in a reversal from her sitcom days -- support lesbians like Martha Stewart Ellen DeGeneres against attacks from known hate groups, who think you should fire someone because of their sexual orientation. Learn more HERE.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Two's Company, Three's a Crowd (UPDATE)
The day I've been waiting 30 years for is nearly here. Joyce DeWitt will finally come and knock on Suzanne Somers' (Web series) door tomorrow morning to finally bury the hatchet on the former roommates' longtime feud, stemming from Somers' attempts to renegotiate her contract on the smash hit sitcom "Three's Company" back in 1981. (Watch, it'll all turn out to be a huge misunderstanding.) This falling-out has always struck a chord with me because I have a long history of doing poorly in threeway friendships. Someone is inevitably always left out, and even when I'm not, I end up feeling badly for the person who is. The preview looks great -- I already sense that recalcitrant Janet is being a bit of a stick in the mud refusing to be a sport and sing the show's theme song with her old pal Chrissy -- and Somers' preview chat with TV Land's Tom Hill reveals that part of the show is headed to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. See for yourself below -- and head over to CafeMom's YouTube channel HERE at 8 a.m. Thursday to see the full reunion. I may even set my alarm for this one!
UPDATE: Several parts are up and it'll totally warm your heart. Click HERE.
Bowled Over
The New Yorker in me is 100 percent behind Madonna the Giants in Sunday's Super Bowl game versus the New England Patriots. But the gay in me still wishes our quarterback looked like Tom Brady.
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