The Lowe Bros

Between them, Rob and Chad Lowe have survived several scandals.  Anyone remember Rob’s three-way sex tape from a long-ago Democratic convention? How about the nanny scandal? And poor Chad. First Hilary Swank forgot to thank her then-husband during an awards acceptance speech and then outed his substance abuse during their divorce. But the handsome bros were all smiles as they graciously accepted the Hollywood Entertainment...

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Traffic Emergency!

OK, so I’m stuck in bone-crunching, mind-numbingly inching along traffic going from Santa Monica to Century City at 5:15 pm. Totally stressed out, it was  a trip that ends up taking almost an hour. Just stupid, but typical, and pity those poor souls who have to brave this every day. Whether you scream, swear, chain-smoke, lay on the horn, talk on the phone, check email, listen to books on tape. music, read or put on mascara, it...

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Tina Palin: We’re Going to Miss You!

Only two more weeks, and then she’ll be gone, consigned to the pantheon of great SNL characters throughout the years, at which point Ms. Fey can focus all of her attention on 30 Rock. But it’s been a gloriously fun ride….and the real governatrix’s appearance Saturday brought SNL its biggest ratings in 14 years. For those too young to remember, that was when Nancy Kerrigan hosted and queen of soul Aretha...

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It Was 20 Years Ago Today…

…that Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. No, it was when Kirk Gibson hit that surreal, cinematic, mind-blowing, life-changing homerun at Dodger Stadium, making for one of the greatest all-time sports moments in history. Now we’re headed to the stadium for Game 5, determining whether the boys in blue can pull it out to stay in the game and possibly get to the Series for the first time in 20 years. Unbelievable...

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Haven’t These People Heard of Birth Control?

As we used to say in the news business, “You can’t make this shit up.” Just days after John McCain shocked the nation with his choice of veep running mate–that sly old dog–it’s revaled that Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s 17-year old daughter, Jamie Lynn Spears, or Bristol, is pregs by some guy named Levi. As an advocate of abstinence over sex education, guv’s girl obviously wasn’t...

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