Laughter is the Ticket at a New Awards Show
Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another awards show, Comedy Central comes up with one that looks like a gas. It’s the first annual Comedy Awards, taping March 26 at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom and airing on April 10 on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike TV, CMT, TV Land, Logo and Nick At Nite. The nominees were just announced, and “30 Rock” leads the pack with seven nominations, followed by “Modern Family” and “The...
Treacherous Times for Female TV Reporters
These have been the worst of times for two female television news reporters, who in an ironic twist, are both employed by CBS. Both women are highly experienced broadcast journalists, one on the streets of Los Angeles, the other in world trouble spots. Both happen to be very attractive and if it matters, blonde. Both were working, one on camera, one off camera, when events spiraled beyond their control—and the women themselves,...
A Cosmetically Colorful Way to Celebrate
It looks like an artist’s toolbox, and if you want one, you’re going to have to hurry. To celebrate its 15 years in the business of making trend-setting cosmetics, Orange County-based Urban Decay has come out with a limited edition set of its amazing 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencils—15 of them, of course, for an amazing price. Normally $18 each, the set runs $92. Do the math, as I just did, and that’s only a bit more than $6 each—and you get...
Canada and Country at the Grammys
It was a night of legends, starting with a lengthy tribute to Aretha Franklin. Then we got a bouncy Mick Jagger strutting his still hot stuff, Bob Dylan and his infamous voice even more gravelly, and a stiff, serene Barbra Streisand in a voluminous black dress singing one of her many greatest hits, “Evergreen.” Those, coupled with the much anticipated performances from Eminem and Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber gave the show its...
A Suite Array of Valentine’s Gifts
Valentine’s Day is another opportunity to shower your loved ones with gifts, and this is the third year that Doris Bergman and Kathy Duliakas have used to occasion to showcase some of the best romantic gifts out there to celebs and trendsetters. The venue for their event, officially called ‘Valentine Romance/Sneak Peek Oscar Suite’ was WeHo’s acclaimed Café La Boheme restaurant, romantic in and of itself with its Tuscan country...
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