[Don't worry, peeps. I'm not going to spoil the ending of Lost for those of who who haven't dedicated 16 hours of your Sunday to the big event. I can't promise you the readers/commentors won't, though.]

I admit it, I am not a LOST junkie. I watched the first few seasons and then tuned in and out for episodes for the rest of the series. However, I did commit (what felt like an eternity) to Sunday night’s finale. I have to say, I wasn’t in tears nor was I pleased. Of course, there’s no way the show could’ve been wrapped up neatly with all the answers and it’s not like SVU where you can just tune in and out and still have any inkling of what’s going on.

Despite my lack of connection with the show, though, it got me thinking about endings, the great finales of our generation, last call, the ending of eras. But mostly, great finales. So I bring you, the top 10 most memorable television and movie endings. In my opinion. In no order. Post 1980s (except Dr. Strangelove). Oh and SPOILER ALERT? Read More »

Who or what inspires your style? Many of us use celebrities (like Willa Holland) or TV characters (like Clarissa Explains It All) as style inspiration, even though, most of the time, they are being dressed from head to toe by the best stylists. Which we don’t have. And sometimes it’s damn near impossible to work their Hollywood looks into our not-so-Hollywood lives. I’ve made it my mission to tap into the mind of a fashion stylist and show you how to take your style inspiration – whatever it may be – and make it more you!

I saw Scarface once.  Yes, one time and I was barely paying attention.  Typically movies about Cuban drug lords and mafia crime in Miami don’t exactly thrill a Midwestern girl like me.  It’s a little difficult to relate to Tony Montana’s lifestyle choices, but Elvria, on the other hand, well that’s a whole other story.

Before everything went to total sh*t, Tony and Elvira lived the South Beach fantasy of money and power. Money was no object, so whatever Elvira wanted she got. And what she wanted was clothes. Gorgeous, expensive clothes. (I think that’s something we can all understand, no?) So yeah, maybe she snorted more nose-candy than an elementary schooler’s filled pillow case on Halloween, and perhaps she was involved in more murders than I’d normally support, but her style was impeccable and I just couldn’t look away.

I love Elvira’s style because it’s always glamorous and sexy, no matter the occasion. (And I’m definitely not the only one who idolizes it; Gucci even based the Spring/Summer 2006 ad campaign on the Scarface look!) You and I probably feel our most comfortable in sweatpants, or go out in jeans and “the cute top” combo. Not Elvira, who sleeps in slinky silk and whose “hangin’ around the house clothes” are something we’d probably wear to prom. She just always finds an excuse to dress up and make heads turn, and that’s both sexy and inspiring. Read More »

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New releases from the Biebs.

You can’t swing a dead cat these days without hitting some guy who is bitching about how he doesn’t want to go see the new Sex and the City Movie. It’s becoming this huge effing backlash that is spreading like so much HPV and frankly, it’s getting annoying. And totally overdone. Saying that you hate Sex and the City is like making an “I Drink Your Milkshake” joke or calling someone the weakest link.

Even the Chicago Tribune has a story called “Because no man should feel the agony of this film”. The author, John Klas, mentions that women “Just Don’t Get It” and thinks that by liking an Affair to Remember, he is somehow absolved from implying that all women are weepy, oversexed and overshopped and all would force their significant other to see a movie that he so clearly and vehemently does not want to see.

As Klas says, “Millions of men are sick about this movie based on a TV show about four terrifying, rich, aging, elitist women who whine about sex and men and purchase $700 pairs of shoes to feel better about themselves.”

Where is all of this anger coming from, all this righteous indignation? If you don’t want to see the movie, then don’t go see the g*ddamn movie. I have a feeling that most women would rather go see a movie with girlfriends than drag along a guy that is just going to snicker and sneer and huff and haw for the entire thing. Read More »

After our recent post about choosing to live in the same dorm as your significant other, I thought I’d bring up a similar topic I’m struggling with: should you start a relationship with a roommate?

My current financial situation means I had to make a few compromises when looking for a new apartment. First off, I had to move to a shady neighborhood. And not just a put-away-your-ipod kind of neighborhood, but a maybe-you-should-carry-pepper-spray-and-also-possibly-a-knife kind of place. Secondly, I moved in with three boys.

Yes, I know, I’m living in a glorified frat house: Scarface posters on the wall, 2 years worth of grime in the tub (so much for a relaxing post-work soak) and a fridge full of beer and moldy food. When I arrived to take a look around and put down my deposit, however, I soon realized that these were the least of my problems; one of my roommates is cute. Read More »