As generally happens when a celebrity dies suddenly, the vultures (read: tabloid speculators) have begun circling over Brittany Murphy (again, the right way to spell her name, look it up). The latest fodder for gossip is her use of prescription drugs, among them Klonopin, Atavan, Fluoxetine, Vicoprofen and Propranolol. When you rattle off a bunch of [...]
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But pointy shoulder blades, protruding elbow joints and thighs the same size as your calves don’t say, “I’m eating healthy now,” they say “I have an eating disorder.” [...] My inbox is a restricted area! When I got laid off, I did what any good job searcher does and put my resume on a few websites. You know, making it work for me even when I’m not working, as the saying goes. And the social media wonks talk about how important it is to network, [...] I feel a little homeless during the holidays, fighting competing urges to be super-festive and to seclude myself at an ashram in India until the Rockefeller Center tree has been taken down. You’ll note that there’s no happy medium between these options. Such is my life. [...] This week, everyone I know is on a “cheetah” kick, talking about Tiger and Kobe and Shaq and all the other Black athletes who stepped out on their wives (Yeah, TW is a Black man, just ask anyone but him). And once we start taking about some creeping men, the conversation turns to why Black men [...] We’re in Day 6 of “Tiger-gate” and I’ve had enough. He was the lead-in on the news last night. Okay, so I was watching Fox, but still! A celebrity cheated on his wife. For years with various women. Is this a shock to anyone? With good reason, said wife took a golf club to his head [...] Today the New York State Senate voted 38-24 against gay marriage, which got no Republican support. Tom Duane, our first openly-gay Senator (that I campaigned for when I was in high school, thank you very much) spoke publicly in chambers about his personal life. Others spoke about their history of working against all kinds of discrimination. [...] Since today is World AIDS Day, in honor of the only 100% effective way to prevent the spread of the disease, I’m coming out: I’ve been celibate for over 1 year. Someone should applaud or throw me a party or something. To be clear, I’m not in the middle of a drought, looking for a willing [...] |
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