Stuff I'm Liking- October

I like stuff. Each month I will compile a list of the stuff I currently like. Ok...go...

1. My house cleaner!!! Holy crap, it's taken me years to take a sip of this kool-aid. And now that it's touched my lips, I want to drink a whole gallon, take it out to dinner, make sweet love to it, and get it pregnant. As you can see from the photo, my house is a lot of house to upkeep and pretty drafty in the winter. I came home today to a house cleaner than anything I have ever been able to accomplish.  My bedroom floor is singing a joyful tune because it was mopped for the first time ever.

2. Lipstick. I love lipstick. I can't stop buying it. Here are my two favorite shades for October:

Maybelline Unlimited Raisin. Long lasting, sort of drying but not too bad. It is a liquid lipstick so does feel dry, but it didn't get cracked and didn't bleed onto my face. Plus it lasted all day at work- from 6:30 when I put it on to almost 6pm when I got home. There was some fade on the inside of my lips, but not too noticeable. I didn't reapply once. I drank coffee and water and ate breakfast and lunch without any bleed or reapplication. I would have made out with my cleaning lady, but she was long gone when I got home, but I'm assuming that it's also kiss proof!!

Urban Decay Sheer lipsticks were half of a few months ago on Hautelook and I snagged one- Sheer Rapture. Turns out they are discontinuing their former lines of lipstick for an all new line. Bummer, because this stuff is awesome. It's light, creamy, and perfectly pigmented. I think it would look good on anyone and is just the right amount of pink to flatter, but still be neutral. If you can find this on sale anywhere, I'd recommend that you scoop it up, because it's the perfect casual lipstick.

3. Loft. I ignored the Loft for years. I actually forgot about it's existence. But I've been led back and am so happy we are reunited. First of all, if you have a booty or curves, you need to look there first for your pants. Every pair of pants I've purchased has fit my curvy bod perfectly. Secondly, they have the BEST sales. Sometimes you can get 60% off sale prices and they cycle through collections frequently enough that you can get really cute, quality stuff in the sale section.

Thirdly- their prints right now are off the chart. I mean- this bird shirt!?!? I can't wait to get it on sale (I rarely buy things full price).

4. Mums and pumpkins- I want to decorate my whole house with mums and pumpkins. I want to dress my kids in mums and pumpkins. I want to eat mums and pumpkins. I love fall.









5. Speaking of fall and pumpkins and eating, I can guarantee that I have the easiest pumpkin recipe. It has 3 ingredients. Here's the recipe: take pumpkin puree

and add it to spice cake mix. Stir. Add mini chocolate chips.
Stir. Use two spoons to make scoops on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or so. Eat. So easy and good. They are really cakey and moist. Plus they take about 5 minutes to mix up. I always stock up on both spice cake and pumpkin in the fall so I can whip these up whenever I want. Make them!!!!!!

Will's Makeover

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Look, Kate's wearing a pussy bow dress today too!! What does it all mean?!?! Kate and Will were out today doing something that included posing and smiling and shaking hands. I like that Kate has started playing around with patterns. I like her floral patterned dress today, I've had a thing with flowers lately, I can't quit them. This post is really more about Will. I noticed that Will was looking more put together in Canada. I hardly made fun of him wearing the same outfit every day. Well, it turns out that Kate has sicced her stylist on him so he will stop dressing like a "real estate agent." I like what I'm seeing. Will was starting to look like a dowdy old fart, but with his shorter haircut and new style, he looks younger and hotter. Well done, Kate. Take, for instance, his outfit above. Normally, I'd be making fun of him for wearing yet another navy blue suit. However, he's tieless and unbuttoned, and looking casual and cute. He's also upped his shoe game to one with more stylish selections.

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The shirt that said 1000 words

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I don't know much about Melania Trump. I have no idea how she spends her days. I hardly know what her voice sounds like. I have no idea if she is well read and educated or a superficial airhead, quick witted or daft, Republican or Democrat. Melania is only allowed to exist quietly in the world of Donald Trump. She is his pretty-faced, seen and not heard counterpart. Ivanka is the woman in his life who gets thrust to the forefront. She is allowed to be interviewed and to give sound bites, but not Melania. So when Melania wore a $1,100 bright pink, pussy-bow style Gucci shirt last night, the internet collectively wondered if this was on purpose or not? Is Melania that thoughtful to troll us all? If not her, then someone in the Trump camp? This is the woman who plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech at the RNC a few months ago. She may have her own original thoughts, but she is most certainly not allowed to express them. The Trump camp said that it wasn't intentional, but I trust only about 1% that Trump and his people say, so I'm not so sure that I buy that.

So let's get back to the possibility that this is a troll. I'm going to create a truthful scenario in my head of how this all came to be. Here it goes...The audio of Trump proliferating rape culture is made public. Already physically disgusted by her husband, Melania can take no more, this is the final straw. She publicly denounces his comments, but is forced to twist it into a positive spin or they will put her into "the hole" again, like that time she asked Donald to update his hair style and trim is eyebrows. Wanting retribution, Melania pulls out her favorite pink shirt with the pussy bow so she can let the world know that she is sick of her husband constantly grabbing her genitalia without her permission, underneath she wears her favorite t-shirt (see below). During the debate she paints on her best vacant, dead-eyed smile all while plotting her escape from her vile husband. Yes, that all sounds about right. #onecandream

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Hairplugs for men

It's actually been a bit of a slow celebrity week. Donald Trump has been sucking all of the energy out of the internet with his tomfoolery. Since your facebook feeds are likely overflowing with Trump news, I'll refrain here.

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Fox Sports commentator, Joe Buck, wrote an autobiography, because everyone is dying to know about the life of Joe Buck. Apparently the most salacious and exciting parts of his life was when he was addicted to hair plugs. Hair plugs? What? Interest piqued. Old Joe was afraid of looking old on TV, so at the ripe old age of 24 he started secretly getting hair plugs. In 2011, after his 8th procedure, he suffered vocal cord paralysis from nerve damage during surgery. The anticlimactic end of the story is that he got some steroid injections and his voice came back. Horray, his job is saved!!!

It's must be so hard to be a white man on television with all the pressure to stay looking young. They have to put their lives on the line to undergo procedures to keep their youthful appearances so they can keep their jobs. And not to mention the pressure they must be under to keep making $0.30 on the dollar more than women. So much stress for these men that my heart hurts for them.

Brideyonce

When you are a failed pop star and all you really want to do is go on tour, what else is there to do but use your own wedding as your stage? Melissa Molinaro, who was on Making the Band 3 and a Pussy Cat Dolls search show got married to a man who will always be number two to the spotlight. At her wedding (yes, let's be real here, it was HERS) Melissa slipped into something a bit more comfortable and gave a full on 7 minute pop performance/lipsync with back up dancers for her husband, who seemed to slowly realize that he will forever be an audience member to his wife. I expected LL Cool J to come out after as the MC, but I will never know, because I couldn't make it through the whole thing. I dare you to try.

Hot VPs

I'm going to be rotting your brains shortly with a story of Dean and Tori, so before we get to that, let's talk politics. Don't worry, PopCrush will not be endorsing any particular doughy, orange, loudmouth buffoon for president...nor anyone else, but definitely not the aforementioned cheetoh dusted windbag.

Buzzfeed has rated all 47 Vice Presidents by hotness with the least attractive being the ancestor of

Southern Charm's resident cray-cray bitch, Kathryn Calhoun Dennis. John Calhoun was the 7th Vice President under John Adams. He also had a stacked bob haircut, so he was fairly ahead of his time. Don't stare at his face for too long, you will turn to stone.

Up next on the list is Dick Cheney who is plotting to destroy you in this picture.  He came pretty close during his reign as the puppet master for 8 years. Shivers.down.spine.

Besting all the Vice Presidents is Al Gore, which if I pictured in my head what Al looks like now, I would loudly disagree. However, that sleepy eyed Harvard grad with a thick head of hair is seducing me with that serious face. Yes, Al, I will listen to your power point...in bed.

Dean is trying to murder Tori

A photo posted by Tori Spelling (@torispelling) on Oct 5, 2016 at 10:41am PDT

Last week, I established that Tori Spelling is broke. What is the most rational thing a person with no money and no income can do? Get knocked up!!! Babies actually = income when you are a celebrity. She's already selling stories to magazines and photo opportunities to paparazzi. Mama needs some new hair extensions and they aren't going to apply themselves. So Tori is now pregnant with a "surprise" 5th baby. Here's where this story takes a very sick and twisted turn...because getting pregnant for money isn't at all abnormal. Tori almost died from pregnancy complications while pregnant with her fourth child, with whom she was impregnated only a few months after giving birth to her 3rd child. Tori was found to have placenta previa (placenta covering the cervix) and was ound hemorrhaging by her second child and rushed to the hospital and almost lost the baby and ended up on months of bed rest...during which her sex craved husband cheated on her. During all of this her first child was not really accounted for, but I suspect he was lying low and trying to find a new family to adopt him. A reasonable couple would have thrown in the fertility towel after having 2 babies within one year and having almost died from one of them. I think I remember reading at some point that they couldn't actually afford a vascectomy, so there's that. This whole story just strengthens the truth of the following statements: 1. Dysfunctional people actually ovulate either more frequently or from both ovaries at once, which makes them more likely to get pregnant. 2. Dean McDermott is trying to legally murder his wife.

Humanitarian Lohan with 9.5 fingers

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Lindsay Lohan has had a busy week. The professional yacht person (aka prostitute)* first ripped off part of her ring finger while "yachting". I suspect what really happened was that Lindsay got mouthy and her "boyfriend" chopped the end of her finger right off as a punishment. Here's the general formula for figuring out the truth of what LL is saying- take whatever garbage that is coming out of her mouth and multiply it by the worst case scenario that you can make up in your mind, divide by two, add some coke and adderall, subtract dignity and wholesomeness and there you have it...the truth! I used this formula to determine that her Jon cut of her finger. See, it works!!!

While in Turkey, recovering from her wounds, Lindsay took some time off from her never ending vacation to do some charity work. She spent time with some Syrian refugees and gave them some presents that she 100% could not afford to purchase on her own.  Curiously, I found some pictures of Lindsay from 1 year ago with the same family. Are these people really refugees? I would not put it past LL to use a random family to pose with every year as a way to pretend to be charitable. It looks so posed and arranged to me. She's pretending to be Angelina Jolie. I don't buy her charity for one hot minute #cynical. Last year's photo below, this year's photo above.

*When you see a celebrity who spends most of her time yachting or in the middle east and her name is not Beyonce, assume that person is a getting paid to sleep with/spend time with a wealthy, older man. See also Tara Reid.

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Rich Poor People

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Tori Spelling and her husband, Dean CreepySmile, are broke. They are famous and do famous people thing like stand in front of walls on red carpets and have their photos taken by the press. They seem to go to a lot of things...except work. I'm sure they get a small amount of money for showing up, but come on, who is really sitting around thinking..."you know what this party needs to be really special? Tori Spelling and her sex crazed husband. Do you think she's busy today?" By busy do you mean, fashioning great grandmama's heirloom lace tablecloth into a dress, then yes, she's busy. Otherwise, her schedule is wide open. Tori has been in trouble with her credit card company recently. Because despite not having a job, Tori keeps spending money. She owes $38K on her Amex and her most recent payment check of $1000 bounced. They also owed $260K in unpaid taxes from 2014. Does that mean that these two actually had an income that was enough to owe that much in taxes? What in the hell do they do with all their money? They don't own houses, because the internet is always telling me that they are moving to a new rental property. Maybe she still gets some royalties for 90210 reruns. I'm sure they aren't living off royalties from Dean's run as the host of Chopped Canada. I will never stopped being confused by how famous people who don't work manage to not live in cardboard boxes.

Sacre Bleu!!!

Kim Kardashian is in Paris this week for Paris Fashion week wearing a coat as a bra and a shirt and boots as pants. But that's not what I'm "sacre bleu'ing". What all the excitement is about is that in the middle of the night last night, Kim was held at gunpoint, tied up in her bathroom, and robbed of millions of dollars worth of jewelery. Aydios Mio!! Oops, wrong language. It was reported last night that Kanye walked off the stage in the middle of his concert in New York citing a "family emergency." Kim's spokesperson then reported that Kim had been robbed. Jinkies! Kim's had a rough go at it in Paris. Late last week a crazy man tried to literally kiss her ass but got the beat down by her body guard (Click Here to see the video). On Sunday night when this all went down, her body guard was with her sisters at a club. No good dead goes unpunished, Kim, don't lend out your security detail to your family. The masked intruders were apparently dressed like police officers and held the concierge of Kim's rental apartment at gunpoint. They stole her jewelery and phones, but left her ugly boots and all of the overpriced sweatsuits that Kanye had designed.

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Bro Force One

Barry O and Billy C were in Israel for the funeral of former Isareli PM, Shimon Peres. They carpooled in Air Force One. When it was time to depart, Barry shuffled onto the plan with his usual swagger...but nobody followed him. He must have been sitting in the plane alone wondering, "Where in the hell is everyone??!!" So he stood in the doorway and persuaded a few more old people to come into the plane. But one was missing. Who could it be? Old Billy was still schmoozing on the tarmac. Barry had to walk back out, risk being assassinated, and call his old friend into the plane. It was like he was standing in the back door waiting for his dog to take his nightly crap, but the dog was sniffing around, so he had to step outside and yell the the dog to come back into the house.

These two have a nice little bromance going on though. In that video when Bill finally comes up the stairs, Barry looks annoyed, but in a delighted way, right? I'd love to know what he said to him. Then Billy C looks like he's gonna give him a giant bear hug, but aborts at the end, he still gets a nice back pat from Barry. Do you know what these two need? A road trip reality show!!! Barry isn't going to have anything to do come January and let's face it, if all goes well, Bill's wife will want him out of her hair for a few years (4 for starts). Let's put them in a car with a camera and a few secret service agents and hilarity will ensue, I promise you that. Andy Cohen, let's make it happen.

Kate in Kanada: Klassy Kate

It's the Cambridge's last day in Canada today. Overall, I think it's been a successful trip for Will and Kate. I have no idea really what they have done or accomplished for the Commonwealth, because I give zero F's about that. By successful, I mean, Will and Kate have looked great and their kids have been perfection.

Kate started the day by going for a little boat ride and they even let her drive!

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I want to assume that Will is mansplaining how boats work and how you steer them and Kate is just smiling at him adoringly but in her mind is thinking "STFU and let me drive, bro."

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After her cruise in the boat, Kate slipped into a sweet blazer with some black skinnies and shoes we have never seen before with a block heel. Her blazer is from Zara. Way to mix up the high and low, Kate. I love this outfit. She's wearing white after labor day and nobody seems to mind. Canadians are SO laid back!!! (ps, click on the arrows on the pic below bc it's a slideshow...who let the high tech dog out? who who who who who?)

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Finally the Cambridges decided it was time to say "goodbye" to Canada. Will decided to model his favorite navy blue suit for us one last time. George and Charlotte came out to wave to their royal subjects. God, they are so flipping cute. Can I get all of Charlotte's outfits to wear? Would it be weird for an adult woman to wear a smocked dress and maryjanes with white tights and a cute bow in my hair? No, i don't think it'd be weird either.

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Kate is wearing another gorgeous coat. #coatgoals

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Listen to This...

In the mid-2000's Bon Iver (aka Justin Vernon) got the sads after a break up with his girlfriend and a bout of mono. He holed up in a cabin in Wisconsin and wrote his first album, For Emma, Forever Ago. I hope Emma has received a nice fat royalty check for dumping her man and serving as the impetus for his Grammy winning record.

Justin Bon Iver has a new album out. It dropped yesterday. The band released the album by alerting fans to go to specific locations around the world. At the locations, they were met with a cassette tape of their new album. So retro, so hipster. I know Justin doesn't have a man-bun, but he will in my mind forevermore.

I wasn't there to listen to the cassette tape, but I did by the album today, because I have my finger on the pulse of all things cool. I have to say that if Bon Iver had the case of the sads back in 2007/2008 with For Emma, Forever Ago, he has the case of the Kanyes with his new album, 22 A million. It has a touch of auto-tuned electronica that Kanye loves, but it's also rocky and moody. I'm totally digging it and so should you. Damn, I was born to be a music critic with my description of this record.

Kate in Kanada: Keeping it Kasual

Kate and Will continue to traipse around Western Canada. Yesterday they brought out Charlotte and George to a garden party, where Charlotte showed her royal subjects not that she is not to be messed with by beating the crap out of a balloon arch and using a dog as a bouncy chair. Princess Fisty-cuffs, for real!!! I've noticed that Kate has a certain way of picking up Charlotte so that her diapers/bloomers never show. She also is able to scootch down to talk to her kids while wearing a dress and never showing the world her royal baby maker. This is what Kate is doing when she is not in the public eye- she is in "Crotch Covering Boot Camp". Nothing the royals do is by accident.

Today Will and Kate left the kids to further terrorize their royal subjects in private while they threw on some casual attire and visited some islands off the coast of British Columbia. Is Kate wearing a braided hair headband? Is that her real hair or fake hair? Are braided hair headbands a thing...like those fake hair scrunchies people use to make themselves look like they have a big messy bun on top of their heads? So many questions.

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Kate wore some green skinny jeans and a perfectly tailored blazer. Kate has some great blazers and they all fit perfectly. I'm telling you guys, her casual look far outweighs her dressier style. She nails it every time.

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Finally, I just need to highlight Kate's pert little bum. I'm sorry Kate to treat you like a piece of meat, but I'm sure you work hard on that ass and it needs to be celebrated. Bum slap from me to you!!!

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Hot Wife > NFL

Tom Brady got suspended from the New England Patriots for four games for doing something illegal with his balls. Rather than sit on the sidelines and support his team, while the win without him, he has jetted off to Italy with his hot wife, Gisele. The look on his face says it all- 'duuuuuhhhh'. I kid, I kid, Tom isn't that dumb, guys. He's really smart, because he's spending his time off banging his hot wife, riding on a yellow scooter with a matching helmet, not eating strawberries, and not getting knee injuries and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Who's winning now?

Kate in Kanada: Strong Koat Game

Can you imagine what Kate Middleton's coat closet looks like? Like a beautiful wooly Skittle explosion. She has so many coats in every color. I was looking for photos of her green coat from today and googled "Kate Middleton green coat" and found 43983204 photos of her wearing a multitude of green coats. All of them are so pretty. I may come down hard on Kate's dresses sometimes, but I can't diss her coat game...it's strong.

Love this green coat she wore yesterday. It's a repeat Hobbs Persephone coat. She fashions hers with leather belt, but it's sold with a wool sash, which I prefer. The scarf she is carrying is a maple leaf tartan.

Kate pulled out two more coats today. One was a lovely Carolina Herrara red wool coat. Again, she should wear as many jewel colors as possible, they look so pretty. This red is a little too buttony for me, but Kate loves a button.

 Later in the day Kate and Will slipped into something a little more comfortable. I sometimes perfer Kate's casual style. I'm sure that even while she is just hanging out with her kids at her giant country estate that she looks great. She can wear the shit out of a pair of jeans, can't she? Her legs were created so that at least one person on Earth would look good in skinny jeans. Why, God, why couldn't it be me, why?!?!

Can we talk about this coat for a moment. Can we have a moment of silence for this coat? I love it so much. I love it so much that I want to cheat on my husband with this coat. This is a young, modern, fun little number. This is what I want more of. I'm sort of obsessed with wrap style jackets this fall and now I need this one...though I will never have it because it costs $900. The coat looks perfect with her little skinny jeans and cowboy boots. She looks so casual and relaxed. Look at how she looks at Prince William- so cute. I like his double sweater, plaid shirt look too, strong work today Will and Kate.

Watch This...ANGLOPHILES!!

While we are the subject of the Royal Family, Netflix has a new show coming out in November called "The Crown". The show covers the early years of Queen Elizabeth's reign and her marriage to Prince Phillip and of course it looks juicy. I will eat this shit up with a big silver spoon!!!

ps- If you love all things royal and have never read Kitty Kelley's, The Royals, I urge you to do so. Sure there are sprinkles of heresay and dashes of rumors throughout, but she does paint a great and well researched history of the modern Royal Family. It was a fascinating read.

Stuff That Happened This Week...

1. Liberty Ross had a birthday party. Who is Liberty Ross? Are you ready for this Hollywood 6th degrees of separation? Here it goes...Liberty was married to Rupert Sanders who directed Snow White and the Huntsman and with whom Kristen Stewart cheated on Rob Pattinson. Liberty is now married to Jimmy Iovine, a big music producer and co-founder of Interscope records. A person at the party took a video of Mick Jagger and Taylor Swift dancing together to LL Cool J performing. Jesus Christ. And to think that today, I thought I was cool because I took care of a really old patient who personally knew Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he was a kid.#imnotcool

That time when you stood behind Mick Jagger and Taylor Swift whilst LL Cool J rapped at an LA birthday party. #wasthatallreal #bonkers #prettyawesome #onlyinLA #beverlyhills #taylorswift #llcoolj #mickjagger @llcoolj

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2. Gwynnie reminded us that she's doesn't need any makeup to look prettier than all of us and also that she's 44 but looks 24. How can I hate and love someone so much at the exact same time???!!!

#nomakeup for my 44th birthday, embracing my past and future. Thank you for the instalove #goopgoesmakeupfree @goop

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3.  Vitalii Sediuk is brazen idiot prankster who likes to ambush celebrities on the street. He has been banned from the United States for his antics. This week he grabbed Gigi Hadid on the street and got a face full of her elbow while her horrible security guards just stood by like dopes and watched her defend herself. Today, Vitalii tried his luck with Kim Kardashian and failed horribly. She hardly seemed fazed by his presence while her body guards tackled him immediately. Gigi needs to call Kim and get a referral ASAP. 

Watch This...

When I was a kid I used to love it when ESPN aired NFL Films's recaps of important games- usually a Superbowl or a really good play-off game. Remember those? They used to play them on Sunday mornings before the games and I'd watch them after church. They were so dramatic with the intense music (that was recorded by an orchestra for the shows), slow motion plays, and oh so serious commentary. My favorite part of these mini documentaries was that everyone was mic'd up. I loved hearing the coaches yelling at the players, the quarterbacks calling their plays, and the grunts and whoops of all the players. Here's a very dramatic replay of Superbowl 26...

This week I was searching through Amazon for something to watch at the gym and found All or Nothing: A Season with The Arizona Cardinals, produced by NFL Films...which means...DRAMATIC MUSIC!! The show follows around the Arizona Cardinals through their 2015 Season. It's been out for a while, but I'm not known for having my finger on the pulse of what's new on TV (or on the radio).  It is narrated by the smooth voiced Jon Hamm aka Don Draper aka the voice from the Mercedes commercials. I found myself getting choked up the other day on the elliptical machine when one of the rookies scored a touchdown on his first pass of the season- after he replaced an injured veteran player. I mean, if a show makes me cry at the gym, it must be good, right?!

If you like to watch football with a side of emotional music, serious commentary, behind the scene footage, and mic'd up players than you will love this show.

Kate in Kanada Day 3/4

Will and Kate are traveling around British Columbia showing the world that they do, indeed, have the easiest jobs in the world. Sure, sure, smiling and making small-talk and showing fake enthusiasm about everything can get tiring after a while. I'd maybe feel bad for them if they did this job day in and day out like their grandmother, the Queen, but since they work on average 4 days a month, I have zero ounces of compassion for their plight.

Moving onto clothes...Kate's dress is her same old formula. Buttons, fitted through the waist, plain print, girly touches. I don't hate the dress though. I like the color and the fit on her. Her hair looks great. I think I'm in the minority for my disdain of Kate's style. Most people seem to love her clothes and find her to be a style icon, so you all are probably reading this and thinking I'm a judgy byatch. I'm gonna go ahead and blame it on Nina Garcia from Project Runway. She's taught me to view fashion with a critical eye.

Prepare yourself. I'm going to give Will a compliment now. Wait for it...wait for it...I like his hair. WHAT? Let me explain. Will has been sporting a bit of a comb over for the past few years. He was keeping the sides a bit longer and parting the thin hair on top and it was aging him. He has finally cut the sides shorter and his ever thinning hair on top looks less comb-overy. It looks much better. Plus, Will is in great physical shape and can really wear the hell out of a pair of pants. This is a good look on him. I can't believe I'm saying that.

The night prior Kate went formal in a gorgeous red dress. I love this dress. See, I don't trash on all of her fashion choices! I love the color, the neckline, the length, the cut, the fit. I love that she brought out the Canadian maple leaf brooch again. She looks beautiful. It looks like she also attended a gun show that night too, because holy balls, look at those biceps. They are her best accessory. Working four days a month, having a full time nanny, housekeepers, and personal assistant looks gooooood on her.

Another less dramatic DUNZO

Naomi Watts and her husband, Liev Schreiber took advantage of the Celebrity News Eclipse that is the Brangelina breakup to slip the news of their break-up into the press. I'm not sure that people would have been that excited even if it were a slow celebrity news week, but they got even less press with the timing of their announcement.

I have to confess that I felt a bit more sadness about this break-up than the Brange break-up. Of course, I was sad for the Jolie-Pitt kids, but let's face it, they live in a chaotic household with many nannies and parents that are likely not all that present or at the least, not present jointly. I also did not have any expectation that Brad and Angie would last, so it wasn't that surprising when they didn't

Naomi and Liev have not been immune to cheating rumors (him cheating on her) and marriage troubles, but they seemed committed to their kids and their quiet life in NYC. I always feel more sympathy for "normal" couples when they split. I can't relate to exotic species like Brange, so I'm less affected by their break-up.

Kate in Kanada part II

 

After Will and Kate landed in Vancouver today, they dropped the kids off with a sitter and changed into something a little more edgy. Will took off his dark blue suit and put on a dark gray suit. Simmer down, Will, you're starting to get a bit crazy. Kate slipped on a $5000 Alexander McQueen dress from the 2017 resort collection. It was customized for her (see the photo of the original dress below) with a change in sleeves and made a bit longer. I have good and bad feelings about this dress. First, I love the print. It was chosen because it represents the Canadian flag. It's a departure for Kate to choose such an different print and I like it. Red looks amazing on her. I like the details of the neckline. What I don't love about this dress is the change of sleeves. The original sleeves were a large bell type sleeves. They countered the flouncy bottom. They gave the dress maturity, interest. With the tailored, long sleeves the dress becomes stuffy and a bit picky and it makes the skirt look like a school girl's. She probably would have been slayed for wearing such a "weird" dress if she'd kept the sleeves, but I think she would have rocked it. Next, her styling is off. The red heels are so specific and the purse is too matchy matchy. How great would a dark belt look with the dress like below? Mega-great. I know I'm being very critical here, but that's my job as the official Royal Canadian Tour Fashion Correspondent. 

Here's the original dress:

Kate in Kanada

Will and Kate are in Kanada (I've been so influenced by the Kardashians that sometimes I don't acknowledge that C's exist). Today is day one. I'm going to lay down some ground rules for my coverage of their trip:
1. I only care about what people are wearing
2. Except for Will because he only wears navy blue suits

Let's begin with Kate. Many think she is a style icon, like Princess Diana. I'm not convinced. I wish she'd take more risks like Diana did. Kate dresses conservatively and while most times, I don't mind her dresses, I just wish she's mix it up a bit with her styles and designers. Kate also needs to mix it up with her shoes. While nude and navy blue pumps are fine, she needs to go online to Nordies and find some interesting, stylish, fun shoes (plus free shipping and returns)!

I like Kate's dress. It's a pretty color on her and a nice fit. It's nothing we haven't seen before and quite frankly, it's a little old-fashioned looking. Little Charlotte's dress is so cute though. I love smocking. I wish I could dress my daughter in a smocked dress every day. I can critique Kate's style until I'm blue in the face, but I can't trash the way she dresses her kids. They always look so well put together in their classic kids attire. A+ for kid styling!

Next up is Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, the First Lady of Canada. Sophie has keen eye for style. She wears a lot of unknown Canadian designers. She seems a bit more trendy, bold, and youthful with her style. I love her deep violet dress. It's a simple sheath cut, but the color and shoulder details elevate it. Love her shoes, don't love her hat. When I first looked at the photo, I did like the hat, but as I looked at more shots, the different color was somewhat distracting. Sophie has perfect wavy hair. It looks great with the hat. I think I have a new First Lady crush.                                                                                        Her husband, Justin (also known at the Prime Minister of Canada), looks great too. I'm digging his three piece suit. The world needs more snappy three piece suits. Justin also has an amazing head of hair. It's like a Canadian Hair-Off between Kate, Sophie, and Justin. Poor Will is left out of this one. I guess he can be the hair competition judge.

And then there's this lady. Who is she? Who the hell cares, right?!?! Actually, I do. She is the Canadian Governor General's wife and her outfit is awesome. What is a Governor General? He/she is the representative of the queen in each of her commonwealth states. The hat, the bright yellow-green color, the sassy jacket, her giggles with Kate, I'm in love. She is perfection. 

The future King of England does not high-five

Prince George is in Canada and let's get one thing straight from the get go- George high fives no one, not the Prime minister of Canada, not the Queen of England, no one. This is a kid who met Barack Obama in his bathrobe. I'm surprised he even put on pants for the Canadian Prime minister.  Justin Trudeau tried to pretend to be the cool uncle by high fiving little George, who would have none of that bullshit. He also scoffed at a low five. Nice try, Uncle Trudeau. Don't bother trying to steal his nose or he will sick his royal guards on you.

Not Horrible

I rate Kim K West's clothes on a scale of 0 to not horrible. With not horrible being the best she can every really achieve. It hasn't always been this way. Kim used to dress fairly cute. She's never been a style icon, but she using her nipples as an accoutrement. It's really been since Kanye has entered her life that her style has taken a down turn, especially since she's become a walking billboard for his Yeezy collections.

Kim and Kanye were at a wedding last night. She is dressed head to toe in Yeezy and it's not horrible. Yay?!?! Her hair and makeup are gorgeous. Say what you will about Kim, but her make-up as of late has been much more natural and lovely. I like her necklaces. The dress is fine, again, not horribe. Those damn boots, though. They need to go away. She needs to tell Kanye to shove those damn boots up his own arse when he asks her to wear them with his clothes.

Michelle Hugs it Out

If a picture is worth 1000 words, what would this one say? This would be a perfect SAT essay topic. God we could wax on about the racial and political implications of this photo, couldn't we? But I won't. All I can think about is how much I love Michelle O!!! Can the nation just agree that the next 4 years are going to be tough, no matter who the president is, because we will not have Michelle. We don't realize how important a role Michelle plays for our country. She is our style, our strength, our mother, our best friend. She is the antithesis of a politician, but could be an amazing politician with her honesty, intelligence, and ability to play ball with everyone. Look at her hugging Georgie B at the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History. The expression on his face shows that he's happy to be warmly embraced by the First Lady. Think about how many public figures could get away with hugging a former president without it looking contrived or very uncomfortable.

Let's take advantage of every moment we have left with Michelle. Our time is fleeting. Come January we will either have Melania (shudder) or Bill as our First Spouse. Neither will be able to fill Michelle's cute, practical shoes. Tear..dripping....down.......face.................

I really regret doing this...

This is too much. I love Zach Galifianakis's Between Two Ferns, mostly because he plays such an ignorant asshole. Hillary plays him well with her unimpressed attitude towards his tomfoolery. She was apparently diagnosed with pneumonia on the day this was filmed so her calm demeanor is most likely due to the fact that she was septic #metabolicenephalopathy.

The real Power Couple

While the world is mourning the loss of the last Movie Star Glamour Couple, Amal Clooney stepped out to remind us that She and George are still here on Earth being super glamorous and important. Amal is who Angie wants to be. She smart, gorgeous, well-dressed, powerful, connected, and successful. Amal is currently suing ISIS. Yes, you read that correctly, ISIS. Go big or go home, Amal.

Mean Tweets

It's funny to watch celebrities read their own mean tweets. I particularly enjoy Margot Robbie's tweet. I'm going to start using that insult on the daily.

Shovey McPunchyfists

Before we get into the newest information about the Brad and Angie bust up, can we first talk about how good the late 1990/early 2000s were for Brad Pitt? Fight Club came out in 1999 and I'm gonna go ahead a call this his hottest movie (followed closely by The Legends of the Fall from 1994). My number 3 favorite Brad Pitt role was in Ocean's 11, but it was more for his cute personality and friendship with George Clooney's character. I don't remember seeing him with his shirt off in that movie, so he gets no points for hotness. Jennifer Aniston really got the best of Brad. Even if she lost the man himself, she got his best years, so she should feel smug about that.

Ok, let's move on. Enough about talking about Brad's face and abs. Let's talk about his troubled soul. Because, shit is not right with Brad Pitt right now. TMZ has reported this am that Brad and Angie were in an argument on their private plane. 15 year old Maddox jumped up to defend his mom and that's where things went south. Brad lunged at Maddox and Angie stepped in to block him. Brad connected somehow with Maddox, but it is unknown to what extent and if it was intentional or accidental.

An interesting detail that TMZ reveals is that "Angelina says he was sober at the time but got drunk later in the flight." Brad's sources state he was drunk at the time. I think this will be a very important detail. It's interesting that Brad's taking the "I was drunk" angle. But with this he can blame everything on drunken rage and go to rehab and make everything better. If he was sober, than he's just an angry sober guy who attacks 15 year olds. That's harder to rehab. Another tidbit from TMZ is that "our sources say Brad has never acted aggressively toward his kids in the past -- other than verbally -- and Angelina felt the incident on the plane was a deal breaker." I love how "other than verbally" was slipped in there. I can see Brad being a yeller, can't you?

To be continued...

Brad Strikes Back

If only Brad were as smart as his Fight Club character...if only...

Yesterday I wondered how Brad Pitt would play defense after Angelina's bomb drop. Turns out Brad also doesn't have a publicist. He quit his in 2008 and has been under the control of medial wizard, Angie since then. Now he's on his own. He responded to Angie's allegations that he's an unfit father by arguing that "she's just unleashed hell" because "there's now a bounty on the heads of the entire family, because they've now become a prime target for the gaggle of paparazzi." He also corresponded directly with TMZ.

Let's dissect this, shall we?
1. His response to Angie calling him out on his parenting is to call her out on her parenting. He just issued a proverbial "NO, YOU ARE!!!" as part of his first defense.
2. He wasn't even creative enough to use a different media outlet. It's like he googled "Brad and Angie Divorce" and since TMZ had the most legitimate coverage of his break-up, he decided to go with them first. DUH! Branch out and find a different place to leak your information, you bonehead. There's US Weekly, Huffington, People, PopCrush...lots of people would be happy to report on your behalf.
3. Brad needs to hire help immediately. He'd better call the number two image controller, Beyonce, for some tips ASAP. She'll have him releasing a secret album in no time. It will have his side of the story laid over 10 tracks and a artsy video to go along with it entitled, "Sour Grapes". 

I am in no way, Team Angie and my opinion of Brad took a nose dive right around the time he cheated on his wife with the human form of Ursula the Sea Witch.
Despite this,  I've always been fascinated by their little insular world, her image control, and his dimwitted ability to just roll along with it all. They are stars alone, but otherworldly together. Which makes them so, so interesting and makes this whole divorce even more so. This could have been a private, quiet divorce, because Angie knows how to do that. She has the skills to make an under-the-radar divorce happen...just like she made their under-the-radar marriage happen. And her mastectomy happen. She issued her statement as it was yesterday on purpose and it was to get everyone's attention.

There have been rumors that "something" happened. One "source" is referring to an incident that happened about 1 week ago which gave her no choice but to file for divorce. Something that forced her hand. Here's is a quote from US Weekly, clearly released by someone close to her or even Angie herself (shit, Brad, she's cornering the market...you'd better turn to Instagram, FB, Snapchat, youtube as fast as possible and make them yours):

“The final divorce decision was only made one week ago,” the insider tells Usof Jolie Pitt’s resolve to permanently part ways with Pitt, 52. “An incident took place and prompted [Angelina] to act and file.” While details of the incident remain unknown, the insider tells Us that it “affected the entire family.” Though she may have acted hastily, pulling the plug on her relationship with the eternal heartthrob was not an easy call to make for Jolie Pitt, 41. “She still says Brad is the love of her life, and the decision has weighed heavy on her heart,” the source adds. “Her priority now is the children.” The Oscar-winning actress and director is presently in New York, according to the insider.

God, I can't get enough of the power plays here. I predict Brad will realize he's in way over his head with his mastermind wife and hire himself a powerful attorney and publicist. 

Angelic 2 the Core

Oh lordy, lordy. The Today Show clearly has waaaay to much time to fill everyday and had to scrape the bottom of the barrel with diamond blade scraper to find this musical act. Something tells me that Corey Feldman, a group of college girls, and this "rapper" who happened to be on his 20th wedding anniversary trip in NYC with his wife were all standing out in Rockefeller Plaza holding signs and acting super excited, like tourist do on the Today Show. The producers needed to fill up 5 minutes of time and asked for a show of hands to see who'd be willing to perform. Corey, who never says no to screen time, jumped at the opportunity. An oversized Men's Warehouse white tuxedo vest, three dollar store halos, and a quick iphone snap of Corey's cd cover and they were ready to roll.  Thank you, Stacey G for the heads up! I'm going to head to my nearest Sam Goody and purchase this album asap.

It's Like Keyser Soze Tweeting "I was Kevin Spacey the whole time"

I'm just going to leave this right here. It speaks for itself.

The Girl on the Train (track)

I have yet to see the Girl on the Train (is it even out in theaters yet?), but I know that Emily Blunt was perfectly cast. For starters, she's a terrific actress. Secondly, she's beautiful, but not SO beautiful that she couldn't become the disheveled mess that her character is. Thirdly, she has a British accent and the character is British...even though this movie takes place in the US, so it actually doesn't really matter if her character is British or not. I just like it when Emily is allowed to use her British accent.

Emily was at the premeire of The Girl on the Train in Leiscter Square in London. And look, she's posed on a train track. Get it? I love her look here. This dress is to DIE FOR. I'm so obsessed with floral patterns right now. I've never loved a floral, but right now, can't get enough. She has never looked prettier. I'm giving her bonus points for her gorgeous hair and make up as well. Love, love, love, gush, gush, gush.

Dunzo

The internet caught on fire today after Angelina dropped a huge divorce bomb via TMZ. After 12 years of marriage she is quitting Brad's shit. What shit is that, you say? Well, according to the statement on TMZ it is his shitty parenting style.

“Angelina's decision to file has to do with the way Brad was parenting the children ... she was extremely upset with his methods. We're told there was no alleged "third person" ... her decision to file was solely over Brad's interaction with their children.”

Yikes, Brad! I'm not sure that's the whole story. Either he is a horrible monster father who is verbally, psychological, or physically abusive or this is nice little way to set up public favor on her side to get full custody of her kids. Per TMZ she only wants him to have visitation. Jinkies!  I think it's the tip of the iceberg and always felt there was a LOT going on behind the scenes that everyone was ignorant about- fighting, drugs, chaos, alcohol, infidelity. Their beautiful faces, humanitarianism, and lovely brood of children created a perfect smoke and mirrors effect.

There is, of course, immediate speculation that Brad cheated on Angie with his former co-star,  Marion Cotillard. She is so beautiful, I would probably cheat on my husband with her if she were my co-star too. Marion has a child and has been in a long term relationship with Guillaume Canet, a French actor, director, and screen writer. Page Six is reporting that Angie hired a private investigator to follow him on set, because she had her suspicions. I'm convinced that once people are cheaters, they are always cheaters, so while this isn't entirely surprising, it is only rumor at this point. Let's not drag Marion into this until we know for sure, ok?

Finally, let's talk Angelina, because this will be very important to consider while this break-up plays out. She is a public relations wizard. She's the best. You know how Beyonce keeps her shit tight with the media? Angie keeps it tighter. A friend of mine is an editor at Elle (Hi friend). When they had Angie on the cover a few years ago she had FULL control of everything. And she didn't use a publicist. Everyone had to deal directly with her, which makes her a very rare unicorn in Hollywood. Think about how frequently you see her family photographed. It's not very often and when it is, there is usually a movie or something to promote or it's a random airport shot. The Brangelina family keeps it locked down in stealth mode otherwise. So when celebrities tell you they are hunted by the paparazzi, remind them about Angie and her team of children who, for the most part, flit around the world unphotographed. So back to Angie and the no publicist thing. I'm not sure if she has one now. She has a very famous divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser. Laura was most recently Johnny Depp's lawyer for his divorce. TMZ had a lot of pro-Johnny posts at that time. TMZ released the Brange divorce statement. Coincidence? Unlikely. I would expect that most of their "quotes" about the Brange divorce have been stamped with approval by Angie herself. Again- she keeps that shit TIGHT, guys. Tighter than Lindsey Vonn's ass.

Stay tuned for more. From here on out, I'm going to trust TMZ as the place to get information from Angie's point of view about this divorce. Remember that there are always two sides to every store so it will be interesting to see how Brad plays defense. While I always want a marriage to succeed, especially when there are kids involved, I also enjoy a good celebrity divorce. #blogfodder


**Thanks to my intrepid reporters Kristen, Drea, and Cate who woke my ass up today with a barrage of text messages about this breaking news. It's good to have boots on the ground.

You Put the Lotion In the Basket...

Emilia Clarke is a lovely, young girl. Someone thought it would be funny to make her a dress out of skin. I'm not sure how she could have looked in the mirror and said, "Yes, this is the one!" Maybe she's a huge Silence of the Lambs fan. This dress is a deep purple or magenta would have been superb. It fits her like a glove...a glove made of human skin.

Best Arm Candy

A less or even non-famous celebrity spouse has to play it safe on the red carpet. They can't upstage their partner. Jessica Seinfeld is a perfect example of how to do it right. She is wearing a simple dress, which is so sweet and elegant. I love the tea length, tulle skirt, and beading detail on the top. Her make up is gorgeous and those earrings are beautiful. They are a cute couple.

Feeling Blue

Emily Rajoflzwizskdr (no idea how to spell or pronounce her last name) ie- the girl from the Blurred Lines video was at the Emmys. Why, I don't know. They seem to let anyone in, don't they? She wore a blue dress with a mermaid silhouette. I don't love a mermaid silhouette. It has to be really special for me to be in love. This dress is way too fussy. As is her makeup. The blue eyes hadow is too much for me. There so much material below her knees and on her boobs. Overall this dress is just too much.

Why the Long Face?

Is Mandy Moore trying to wear her best "I'm a serious actress" face or is she just pissed because her dress is the ugliest on the red carpet? The world may never know.

This girl is sad because she was forced to wear fetuses on her dress and then that same person stole her brush.

I'd be making that stink face too, if my bosom and my dress were at war with each other.

Most Stylish Sitcom

The ladies of Blackish never disappoint. Their style on the show is phenomenal, but their red carpet style is also on point. Yara Shahidi is 16 years old and isn't trying to dress or look like Kylie Jenner, thank god. This dress is youthful, but not childish. It's a little different with the short sleeves and buttoned up front. Her make-up is gorgeous. She is beautiful!

Tracy Ellis Ross, is also gorgeous. She radiates so much positive energy and joy all the time. I follow her on instagram too and her posts are always really light and fun. I bet she'd be a fun friend to have. Her body is banging- so strong and curvy. Love her!!

Slay

Kerry Washington. She is a perfect celebrity. Smart, gorgeous, well spoken, talented, private, well dressed. She always brings it to an awards show. She went au natural last night with a big head of curly hair and it was fantastic. The perfect compliment to her sexy, black dress with cool cut-outs. I have nothing bad to say about Kerry. She looks so good.