Going to dinner and a party with Michael. Hope everyone has a safe and fun night -- thanks for another great year in the (212)!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Music Box: Stephanie Mills
Don't think I'm exaggerating when I say Stephanie Mills' "Never Knew Love Like This Before" is one of the all-time great R&B songs. (Michael reminded me of Steph when he bought "What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'" on the iTunes the other day, which is his favorite song of hers). I'm still kicking myself for not already having "Never Knew Love" on my iPod all these years -- just makes me happy every time I hear it.
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Jimmy Destri's Gonna Make It After All
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One thing's for sure, though. Someone's ready to start living in the real world. How else could you explain willingly giving up the ability to pretend you're living in Mary Tyler Moore's fab old digs?
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Revenge of the Winklevi
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Your Love Is King
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Who was YOUR teen celebrity crush?
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Grind 'im
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Dear XXX:You are the reason people are surprised when I tell them I am 41. It's not that I look especially young for 41. It's that everyone who says they are my age is clearly sixty. Please stop lying about your age. It only serves to scare 30 year olds into thinking the next ten years ahead of them will be rough roads indeed.Sincerely, derek
Ron Duguay: A Sculpture on Ice
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Homo Box Office: '127 Hours'
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All that said, "127 Hours" truly isn't for everyone -- and I don't just mean pussies like Michael and Jose. For me, rather than inspiring deep sympathy for Aron, the film mainly served to bolster my anti-outdoors edict. (I don't have a problem with someone sawing off his own arm, it's the idea of that someone would intentionally go hiking that bothered me!) I don't suppose you have to want to be or do everything you see in a film for you to feel like it was an exceptional piece of work. But in this case, I walked away feeling like a good article in the Sunday Times Magazine would have sufficed. My grade: B.
Ashton Kutcher Covers Men's Fitness
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
All the Wright Moves
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Tracy Austin: I Was a Teenage Avon Lady
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Seen HERE.
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Tracy's Knudsen cottage cheese commercial with mom Jeanne is the cutest!
Watch a snippet of her Knudsen yogurt ad HERE.
American teenager hawks Canadian life insurance!
Bed, Breakfast & Beyond
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Sticky Situation
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From 'Better' to Worse
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Score! David Wright Shirtless
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RIP, Teena Marie
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Monday, December 27, 2010
The Mane Event
Forgot to post this yesterday on Boxing Day. As hard as it may be to believe, my pre-racket-club years (age 8-9) were spent boxing at the Crowell Recreation Center in Detroit. I actually come from a long line of boxers, so this seemed completely natural at the time, especially given my older brothers' obsession with professional fighting (Bill had Muhammad Ali posters all over his room and compiled his own rankings). I don't remember landing too many punches back then, but the thing I do recall excelling at was the leg weights -- how gay am I? I started "working out" in third grade! -- although you'd never guess it by looking at me today.
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You Can Take the Boy Out of Michigan ...
Todd Sanfield: Rx for Lust
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The Glamorous Life
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Fun Couple: Robbie Lawler and Danny Amendola
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