Attack of the Killer Shoes: Women everywhere are being maimed by their footwear [Is the solution found in the kiddie aisle?]

Sarah Jessica Parker is the next step in evolution. Girlfriend recently confessed in an interview that her secret power is creating new bones. Like, inside herself and not in the form of a baby, dermoid cyst or alien experimentation! How’d did she get this magical talent? By murdering her feet with high heels. Naturally. Anyone …

Saying Good-Bye to a Wonderful Friend Today [Living, Not Blogging]

Just a quick note to let you know that I won’t be online today either answering e-mails or blog comments. (Okay, after this.) I’m going to the funeral for Mike, a wonderful friend and one of the funniest people I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. He lost his battle with cancer last Saturday and …

Has Insecurity About Your Weight Ever Stopped You From Doing Something? [The surprising Gwen Stefani story]

Gwen Stefani with 4-month-old Zuma Nesta Rock. If this is “gross, big and uncool” sign me up! No seriously, I want those arms SO bad! Gwen Stefani is hot. I think everyone, regardless of gender or orientation, can agree on this one. I have long loved the blond bindi-sporting No Doubt singer – their Tragic …

5 Tips for Curing Constipation: Things That Make You Go Poop* [The uncomfortable truth about fiber]

Cartoon from the perpetually awesome Natalie Dee Constipation: Lots of people have it. No one talks about it. Yet everyone needs to poop. Indeed, I daresay that a decent dookie is one of life’s great pleasures – one everyone deserves to have, er, regularly. Spending half my life in bathrooms, as I do now that …

B Vitamins: Energy Miracle or Wallet Drain? [Taking health advice from the Costco samples guy]

Cartoon says: (man) “Gosh, Honey, you seem to thrive on cooking, cleaning and dusting and I’m all tuckered out by closing time. What’s the answer?” (woman) “Vitamins, Darling! I always get my vitamins!” Charlotte says: Gee willikers, where can I get some amphetamines fortified with vitamins too?? Accosted at Costco. That’s either the best name …

The Year of Fake Charlotte [What I learned from hair extensions, colored contacts and other artifice]

Strangely I never thought of using my hair extensions like this… Long before catfish got verb’ed, I discovered the power of lying on the Internet. Of course, being 15 with a sketchy (and screechy) dial-up modem meant I wasn’t very good at it but seeing as that’s never stopped me from doing anything I forged …

Five Things To Do On A Treadmill Besides Run On It [Plus: Ultimate Treadmill Fails!]

  Treadmills are not just expensive sweater drying racks. It turns out these moving sidewalks to nowhere have many uses. You can run on them – especially satisfying since their front panel doubles a sweat splatter screen so not only can you see how far you’ve run but also how hard you’ve had to work …

Harley Pasternak Introduces New Cleanse, Calls New Christina Aguilera “Uncomfortable” and Highlights Absurdity of Hollywood in General [Is there a right way to cleanse?]

Top Hollywood trainer plays the Hot or Not? game with top Hollywood starlets: It’s the type of juicy tabloid fodder that we all hope we’re too mature to care about and yet somehow finds its way into our brains. (Clearly I read it since I’m blogging it, ha!) Harley Pasternak, founder of the famous Five …