Deconstructing My Weekend of Republican-Inspired Entertainment

Gotta give Sarah Palin some love for being a good sport on SNL. She did look a little bit uncomfortable, but considering the show’s been bagging her since the day McCain selected her as his veep choice, it was pretty cool that she had the guts to show up and stare down Tina Fey. I [...]

Another Reason to (Heart) Justin

DNR magazine: ‘Obama by a Thread’

This article by Brenner Thomas (a Medill almun!) deconstructs Obama-as-fashion-icon and how style effects his power brand, which the campaign has tried to contain. Read through to the end for some very insightful comments from a short, loud, opinionated brunette with a penchant for her “Hot Women Vote Obama” button …

CelebriPresident Mock Election Starts Today!

This election has been nothing short of dramatic, but my friend Marc Mitchell, creator of Celebrifantasy.com, is taking the game to the real thespians with his CelebriPresident competition. He asked me to serve as the contest’s Election Commissioner, and I happily obliged. From the Celebrifantasy newsletter:
Celebrifantasy is proud to announce Celebripresident, a month long March [...]

Get Over Russell Brand!

 
Just trolling through HuffPost comments about Russell Brand’s performance as host of the Video Music Awards, and it is horrifying how so many people can’t handle a celebrity with opinions and a sense of humor.