a dapper (and sometimes disgruntled) take on popular culture
Posted in Entertainment, Journalism, Music, Pop Culture, Random, Television on Jan 22nd, 2010
Photo credit: Carin Baer/FOX
Yes, I have made it official. I am trying to start a Glee club in San Francisco for a three-part story I am working on for The Bold Italic – and I have put up an ad on Craigslist:
Looking to start a SF-based Glee club (San Francisco)
I am a writer for a [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Television on Jan 17th, 2010
I started live blogging about the Golden Globes and then I got lazy.
That said, here is a complete list of the winners (thanks Comingsoon.net) and, of course, my two cents about who won.
Director James Cameron poses with the award for best motion picture drama for “Avatar” backstage at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (AP [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Movies, News, Pop Culture, Television on Dec 12th, 2009
+ No more Glee until April 2010 – but thank God for Hulu (and P.S. Did anyone else get “you go girl!” goosebumps from Amber Riley’s opening number?)
+ Top Chef finds a winner and it isn’t Kevin. It’s a Voltaggio brother. Which one? I’ll give you a hint: it’s the one that shows [...]
Posted in A Finer Week, Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Random, Television, Video on Dec 5th, 2009
+ Taylor Swift dons the cover of T Magazine and she looks kinda trashy – in a good way of course
+ One of the coolest books of the year just so happens to be from one of my fave websites, Fashematics
+ Stella McCartney and Morrissey collaborate for a vegan footwear collection. Yea – vegan footwear [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Designers, Entertainment, Fashion, Pop Culture, Television, Video on Nov 13th, 2009
* This week’s episode of Glee offends the disabled…
* …but Defying Gravity still happily plays on repeat in my head.
* Mad Men had its super-poignant and orgasmically emotional season finale. Now my Sundays are empty and lonely.
* Luckily, January Jones will be hosting SNL tomorrow in an attempt to fill that void.
*Carrie Prejean digs [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Television, Video on Oct 16th, 2009
*French Vogue stirs the controversy pot with some blackface nonsense. Carine Roitfeld better watch her back.
*Barack Obama visits San Francisco and we welcome him with open protests.
*Miley Cyrus deletes her Twitter account and, in turn, makes me appreciate Jamie Foxx’s radio show from a couple months ago even more.
* Jane Lynch on Glee. Nuff said.
*“No [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Designers, Entertainment, Fashion, Pop Culture, Television on Sep 17th, 2009
If you combine Fashion Week with some of the cast members from Glee, then there are TONS of Asian Americans to add to the tally:
Jenna Ushkowitz: The stuttering singer from Glee who has an affinity for a Hot Topic-like clothing.
Iqbal Theba: The blunt and funny principal in Glee
Harry Shum Jr.: Based on his resume on [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Television, Video on Aug 15th, 2009
As a former choir geek (and I was also in band…and in Science Club…and National Honor Society…and vice president of the Math Club) I loved, repeat LOVED, the first episode of Glee.
Then I’ve seen all the hype it’s been getting. I was getting worried about all this hype. Superfluous amount of hype can kill the [...]
Posted in Actors, Actresses, Celebrities, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Television, Uncategorized on Jun 29th, 2009
There are so many television shows out there and seeing as though I watch a lot of TV, I watch a lot of said shows. But like the rest of the Twitterfied public, I have a short attention span. I get obsessed with a show and then my interest wanes. The reason for the waning [...]