Thoughts On The Rosie Show

In the late 1990’s, The Rosie O’Donnell Show was one of the most popular daytime talk shows. Back then, Rosie was the Queen Of Nice. She had lots of big name guests, she was wacky, she threw Koosh Balls at everyone and screamed about how much she loved Tom Cruise.

Like all good things, The Rosie O’Donnell Show came to an end in 2002 after almost 1200 episodes. Throughout the aughties, she kept busy with appearances on various talk shows, producing documentaries and TV specials, and a notable run on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Continue reading →

Is There a Secret NYPD Division Working for Wall Street?

There is certainly no lack of reasons for outrage when discussing the recent behavior of either the NYPD or Wall Street, but a story that has been making the rounds in the blogosphere is enough to cure the most severe case of outrage fatigue: the existence of a quasi-private “Paid Detail Unit” within the force that is directly employed by private corporations, including financial firms. The obvious implication made is that these officers have been acting in the interests of their private employers when dealing with the Occupy Wall Street protests and are responsible for the recent instances of escalation and deceptive tactics that have been observed and alleged. Can such cartoon-villain levels of corruption be real? Continue reading →

Liveblogging Project Runway!


Okay kids. It’s almost time. Honestly, I have no idea what’s happening, by which I mean… is tonight the finale?? I thought it was, but on mylifetime.com (I always cringe a little at their stupid website’s name), it says one episode left. I think tonight is just home visits from Tim and tears. Lots of tears. Anyway, get a drink and meet me after the jump.

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Restaurant Review: Girl and the Goat

I’m not usually one to jump on a restaurant bandwagon, but when one of my regular baristas told me that her boyfriend took her to West Loop Chicago restaurant Girl and the Goat for her birthday and gave it a rave review, I decided that I needed to try it for myself. I made my reservations for this past Sunday in July. I could have made a reservation sooner, but that would have meant eating dinner at 10:30 on a Tuesday.  Our reservations were for 8:00, but once we got there we had to wait a few minutes for the party at our table to finish. I was a little annoyed, but I after my meal understand why they took their time. Girl and the Goat is shared plates, served family style. I think I preferred it this way. Too many times you go to a good restaurant and end up wanting to taste everyone else’s food anyway. Continue reading →

Dog Halloween Costumes Are Serious Business

This is my niece, Rosie. She is a St. Bernard. She is wearing a monkey costume.

You see, there is a Halloween costume contest at her day care.  Yes, doggy day care.  And my sister wants to win this year.   I said it seems kind of silly to put all this time and effort into dressing up dogs. You don’t understand, she said. This is doggy day care. This is cutthroat.

Last year, Rosie was a ladybug. And she didn’t win. My sister says one lady cheated last year by promoting her ‘fucking cocker spaniel’ on her personal Facebook page and directing people to the website of the doggy day car to vote for her ‘ugly fucking cocker spaniel’. My sister considers this cheating, because her St. Bernards are way cuter than ‘that fucking piece of shit spoiled cocker spaniel.’ Continue reading →