Have you ever tried to google your name? Ok, most people have… and I admit it, I just did. Amazingly, even with all the time that I spend on the internet, my real actual self showed up 3 times on the first page! And then I am not to be seen for another 5 pages. [...]
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google it… your name that is
Posted in celebrity stew, tagged bruised ego, emma bean, google search, google search your own name, i'm feeling lucky on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
death cab at the… mariners game?
Posted in celebrity stew, music stew, ridiculous stew, tagged death cab for cutie, mariners on April 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
i never would have thought: (extra points for spotting the longhorns hat)
in their words
Posted in book stew, celebrity stew, new york stew, texan stew, tagged Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt, Texas Monthly, Time, Walter Cronkite on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Walter Cronkite told the Texas Monthly the “way it was,” in 2006, including his time at the University of Texas, and longevity of the nightly news. Also, author (Angela’s Ashes) Frank McCourt died yesterday.
cronkite passes, as does journalism of the 20th century
Posted in celebrity stew, writing stew, tagged His Girl Friday, It Happened One Night, old school journalism, The Insider, TV Journalism, Walter Cronkite on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I grew up idealizing journalists. I thought it was a sexy profession — going to war zones, asking the polemic questions that no one else wanted to ask, keeping the “public” updated about what they needed to know — I thought that it was a selfless act of service to the community. I don’t know [...]
sotomayor
Posted in celebrity stew, tagged Democracy Now, RACE, sonia sotomayor, sotomayor, supreme court justices, supreme court nomination, the nation on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So I realize that this is perhaps a bit… shall we say, behind the times? However, I’ve been out of touch in the past few weeks, what with leaving the city, being on the road, and such, so I feel that I ought to put my two cents in, about now. The most shocking thing [...]
Basquiat: size? too-large
Posted in celebrity stew, music stew, tagged basquiat, basquiat uniqlo, downtown 81, jean-michel basquiat, saul williams, the spectrum of offensive tee-shirts, uniqlo, ut collection on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last week I discovered the wonders of the movie Downtown 81, a semi-autobiographical film about the late Jean-Michel Basquiat, who’s just living the life in “post-punk” downtown New York. The tale made me nostalgic for the “good old days” of new york that i wasn’t even a part of — though through no fault of [...]
alexie reading (!)
Posted in book stew, celebrity stew, out and about, tagged book signings, face, face alexie, illegible handwriting, poetry all-star, sherman alexie, st. mark's church, the poetry project on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ah! how exciting! i finally saw the mega-amazing poet and fiction author Sherman Alexie (!). He’s one of my favorite writers. maybe ever. He’s written all sorts of things, (all amazing), not to mention he’s super impressive because he was first published at a RIDICULOUSLY young age of 23. (intimidating and inspiring at the same [...]
i feel creepy but just one more reason to love lily allen
Posted in book stew, celebrity stew, tagged lily allen, orange prize, orange prize for women's ficiton on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
i also have to say that i am bummed that lily allen decided to drop out as and Orange prize judge. she would have been perfect for it (the guardian).
michelle obama’s bare arms
Posted in celebrity stew, tagged David Brooks, for reals?, Maureen Dowd, Michele Obama's biceps, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama's Arms, Michelle Obama's guns on March 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
FOR REALS? apparently no one can get enough of them. except for David Brooks, right of center New York Times columnist (The Huffington Post). According to this New York Times Op-Ed by Maureen Dowd, he apparently seems to think it’s appropriate, or funny even to nick-name them “Thunder and Lightnight.” Ms. Dowd herself seems to [...]
i want to be lily allen
Posted in celebrity stew, music stew, tagged admiration, general amazingness, lily allen, The Fear on March 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This is going to be one of those confessional moments. I love Lily Allen. She’s amazing. And I’m not alone on this one. The New Yorker loves Lily Allen, as does apparently Ok! Magazine who allegedly bought private pictures FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES of the poor lady at home… it’s ok because she called [...]
