Who is Kate, and Why Should We Care?

Posted by mimi on May 25, 2009 in dish | 1 comment Apparently, tonight is the season premiere for Jon and Kate Plus 8, yet another reality series I’ve managed to avoid. If you’ve been under a rock lately, you haven’t seen Jon and Kate Gosselin’s mugs (and her ridiculous attacked-by-a-string-trimmer-from-behind hairdo) splashed across every possible tabloid/celebrity mag at the checkout. From what I gather, they were a...
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Novel Hybrids

Posted by mimi on Apr 29, 2009 in dish | 0 comments One of the highlights of reading Jincy Willett’s sly, entertaining novel The Writing Class were the gems she dropped carelessly along the way, the blog posts “authored” by the novel’s central character Amy Gallup, who was published too quickly and now endures the ignominy of college extension fiction writing classes to pay the rent and keep her flatulent Bassett hound,...
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Year Without Shopping

Posted by mimi on Apr 22, 2009 in dish | 3 comments My friend Desiree is pretty much every average woman’s nightmare. She’s highly intelligent, has a fierce sense of honor, never gains an ounce, and is a walking clothes hanger. Literally. Desiree loves fashion and shopping.Despite all these flaws (virtues?), she’s engaging and thoughtful, so even though you could hate her, you don’t. This year, Desiree has launched a...
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Dreams Never Die

Posted by mimi on Apr 13, 2009 in dish | 1 comment I couldn’t retrace the circuitous route that led me to this gem if you paid me, but trust me, the view is worth it. Susan Boyle, a 47-year-old spinster from West Lothian, Scotland, will convince you that dreams can bloom in the unlikeliest of places. Miss Boyle sang “I Dreamed a Dream” on Britain’s Got Talent, and there’s nothing I can say that’ll do it...
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