Jon and Kate plus a Mystery Woman

Why, Jon Gosselin, why?


According to the Vancouver Sun, as well as the photographs, Jon has a lot of explaining to do.

In case you don't know who Jon Gosselin is, he is the father of 8 children and star of TLC's Jon and Kate Plus 8. He was spotted calling a mystery woman "babe" and leaving a local bar with her at 2 am.


So sad. So much for being a good father. The one "good guy" on TV and he shows that even good guys are cheaters.


I know Kate can be harpy, bitchy, emasculating and demeaning, but the woman had 8 children! Can you blame her? Maybe they stopped having sex....

Not worth it, Jon, your child support is gonna be outrageous!

Bubblegum Lips

I'm really into pink lips for some reason. They're just so sweet and girlish. Taylor Momsen really knows how to rock them.

All the Single Ladies!

Maybe Beyonce had the right idea. A new study shows that women get along just fine without men. True, this study published in the UK Guardian relates to tropical ants, but it may hold true for human beings as well. While men may not be too happy about this study, other studies have been shown to back up this theory. Men are more likely to die within two years of the death of their spouse than women. Significant? Maybe, maybe not. Interesting? Absolutely.


This theory does seem refute the idea that all women are in competition with each other. Or as comedian Adam Carolla so aptly put it, all women are competing in a "Semen Olympics". Hilarious. And frankly, quite true. All women seem to have a strange jealousy/competition element with one another. The minute we encounter another woman we size her up. There are biological factors that seem to be responsible for this (women out number men, so in order to populate the planet, women must compete with one another for a partner with which to reproduce. In other words, the Semen Olympics at their best). But the competition is brutal. If you've ever seen Mean Girls you know how bad it can get. Tina Fey hit the nail on the head with that movie.

Regardless of all these factors, shout out to all the independent women!

The Fame Game

The Fame Game is going to be a little segment I do from time to time, to discuss celebrities and pop culture. Here's the first edition!

Spencer Pratt on getting into politics: Yes. Definitely running. Don’t know if I’ll be getting elected any time in the next century or so. But definitely going after mayor of LA and at least governor, but I’ll prob stop at governor. I mean if people were really pushing for me [to run for president] at that point, I’ll probably have to step into that role. That pressure may be a little much. I’ll start with California because I love California so much, that I could have that passion for my state and my birthplace.


Did your jaw drop when you read this? Because mine did. It seems as though the trend of people with no talent, skill. or education who become celebrities is reaching its height. We all know it started with Paris Hilton, peaked with the rise of reality TV (I Love New York? Keeping Up with the Kardashians? Really? How are these people famous?) and now it has reached the point of absurdity with the cast of the Hills.

If you have watched any of the 5th season of the Hills, you know that Spencer trying to run for office is like me trying to be on the Hills. It's just not going to happen. It is a world that I will never be able to inhabit. Here's what my attempt to be on the Hills would look like:

Producer 1: Khassaundra? The name's too long, too ethnic. We need something simpler. I mean we had to shorten Lauren down to LC, there's no way our viewers can keep up with a name like Khassaundra. Maybe you can be Aundra instead.

Producer 2: Aundra, that's hot! Uh, yeah and there's the issue of your hair. See, we already have one brunette on the show. And now we brought this new bartender on, Stacie, and she's brunette too. It's a little much. Maybe you'd be interested in getting some highlights?

Producer 1: OK, give me a Look.
Me: A Look?
Producer 1: You know, a Look. You've seen it on the show. Its Audrina's signature move. Give an empty stare and open your mouth a little bit like you have something to say. But don't say anything. Just stand there with your mouth slightly open. It adds heightened drama.

Producer 2: You might have to get fake boobs. Or make a sex tape. One or the other. You pick one, though. We like to give our actors freedon around here. Oops, did I say actors?




You get the picture. It's just not gonna happen. Who tells these people they can do stuff like this? Who told Heidi she can sing? Who told Audrina to make Into the Blue 2? Who told Spencer he is smart? Who told Spencer's friend Charlie he was cool? (Click here for more on Charlie)

I don't blame the actors. These people just want a piece of fame. Somewhere behind the scenes a team of agents, publicists, and PR people are laughing all the way to the bank.

I hope Spencer was kidding. If not, I might have to audition for the next Hills spinoff show.

Bringin' Lovely Back

Lovely. It's a word that's pretty much disappeared from our vocabulary in the 21st century. It's not used to describe many things, much less women. It's also not a word that most women would consider to be a compliment. Many would disagree. But imagine someone comes up to you (or your girlfriend for any men reading this) and says "You're lovely and charming". Now imagine someone says "You're hot". I think that most young women would prefer to be seen as hot.

I think young women have what I'd like to call Cosmo syndrome. We've all read Cosmo magazine. I'm not bashing on it. But let's break it down, shall we? What is always on the cover of Cosmo ever single month? The word SEX. Written just like that. In big, bold letters. What's the point of most of the articles in Cosmo? How to be sexy. And not just sexy. Blow-your- boyfriends- mind-raunchy-sexy. The object of every guy's fantasy. Well, I'm sure that has its place. But you know what that translates to? That sex is the way to sell yourself. It means your value comes not only from your looks, but from men's opinion of your looks. It means that the standard of beauty in our society is oversexed. When 8 year-old girls have ditched the wholesome, wide-eyed Barbie doll for the slanted-eyed slutted up Bratz dolls, you know our standards of beauty have hit an all-time low.

I call it Cosmo vs Vogue syndrome. Cosmo is youth, Vogue is older women. Younger women have shunned classy and lovely in favor of attention-getting sexy attire. And its not just clothes, its attitudes that have changed, as well. Believe me, I have a 14-year old brother and the Myspace pictures of his teenybopper classmates should be in Playboy. They stare seductively into the camera, eyes tempting, lips slightly parted, their newly discovered breasts jutting out towards the camera in low cut tops. I see this attitude even in college. I step into a trendy club and see young women gyrating like strippers, legs open, bending over, all for the attention of a male. Or at a college party, I see educated young women drunk and stumbling around. Nothing lovely about such behavior. Sexy, maybe. It's like the Kanye West song, "Drunk and Hot Girls". No wonder girls think that's what guys want.

I don't claim to know what guys want, and frankly, I don't care what they want. If they want a girl who shows her goodies like a display in a candy store, they can have at it. Because that is all it is: a display. And it seems that this is what we're raising women to be: a display, a show. Young celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears aren't taken seriously, they exist in the media for show. And we keep them there because we like the show. Where's the substance? Sexy is not fashion. Sexy is not style. Sexy is not glamour. And sexy doesn't even mean attractive. There's nothing wrong with looking sexy, but when sexy is equated with style and genuine beauty then we have a problem. So I, for one, am borrowing a phrase from Justin Timberlake, and saying let's bring lovely back ladies. Charm, style, poise, elegance, and genuine beauty is what lasts. When you're 50 you can't be sexy like you were in your 20's. But you can be gorgeous, radiant, and most of all, lovely.



Need ideas? Here's some inspiration from Penelope Cruz, Marchesa, Oscar de la Renta, and the one and only Audrey Hepburn:

Leighton Meester and Blake Lively

The cover photo for last month's Rolling Stone was fabulous. It was adroable and seductive without being oversexed. Kudos to the photographer.

Balmain Spring 2009

These are some amazing pieces! Christophe Decarnin did some incredible work! Sexy, fun, innovative, and eye-catching, to say the least. Exactly my kind of style.

Matthew Williamson for H&M

It's almost here ladies and gentlemen! Yes, gentlemen, you too, can reap the benefits of Matthew Williamson's collection for H&M. The designer debuts the first wave of his collection on April 23rd, with a Summer collection and Menswear collection following on May 14th. Line up! These pieces will absolutely sell out. Here are a few pieces from the collection, followed by some of my favorite Matthew Williamson looks from the runway. Enjoy!