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Paris faded, let's dim Kim
11/23/2011
HANG IN THERE AND GIVE THANKS ... TIME FADED PARIS AND WE CAN DIM KIM, the Kartrashians' leading useless narcissist and rotten role model for young impressional, dumb girls.
Read more...No sympathy for 'bad mothering'
11/16/2011
PARENTS ARE THE BONES ON WHICH CHILDREN CUT THEIR TEETH, were the wise words of actor and author Peter Ustinov. CRIES OF "BAD MOTHERING" in two current cases echo the anger and hostility felt by many youngsters who insist they were "victimized" and unloved by their moms.
Read more...Fat men with money are desirable
11/09/2011
AS IF WE DIDN’T KNOW THAT WEALTHY FAT MEN are found desirable by husband-hunting women, a study by a Columbia University researcher Pierre-Andre Chiappori confirms that the physical picture may not be appealing but the cash makes overweight males highly eligible.
Read more...Have we found the perfect man?
11/02/2011
THE IDEAL MALE WOULD BE LOYAL, savvy, kind, monogamous, handsome, honest, realistic, romantic, well adjusted — and darn near perfect. WE FOUND A VIABLE CANDIDATE — ACTOR ANTONIO BANDERAS. Why this tall, dark handsome, 51-year-old husband of actress and mother Melanie Griffith?
Read more...Were 45,000 runners on the wrong track?
10/26/2011
WHY DID ONE MARATHONER DIE while competing in the Bank of America race? WHY DID THE WINNER, RUNNER KENYAN MOSES MOSOP VOMIT as he crossed the finish line? BECAUSE OUR BODIES ARE DAMAGED when forced to run 26.2 miles, sometimes so severely punished that they can never be repaired.
Read more...Snooki studies hits U. of C.
10/19/2011
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM SNOOKI, seer of The Jersey Shore? "HOW WE LIVE, LAUGH, COMMUNICATE and think about our world today," insists student David Showalter, who has a $5,000 grant to present a one-day conference on "Jersey Shore Studies" at the U. of Chicago on Oct. 28.
Read more...Loving grandparents victims of scam
10/12/2011
WHAT LOVING GRANDPARENT WOULD NOT ANSWER A CRY FOR HELP from a frightened, desperate grandchild? THAT’S WHY "THE GRANDPARENT SCAM" HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL the past few years and that’s why the U.S. State Department keeps issuing warnings about it.
Read more...Binge drinking death led to college action
10/05/2011
TOXIC ALCOHOL POISONING from binge drinking kills 1,825 college students each year, estimates the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. When top Northwestern U. student Matt Sunshine became a statistic two years ago, his bereaved mother acted to save lives with a special program alerting fellow students to the dangers of binge drinking.
Read more...Are bare bosoms at high noon chic or tacky?
09/28/2011
IF YOU GOT ‘EM, FLAUNT ‘EM is the cry of some of our town’s beauties who show up at charity luncheons wearing low-cut strapless fashions revealing their real or amazingly well-augmented bosoms. IS THIS CHIC OR TACKY? Are cocktail dresses, with serious expansions of bare flesh exposing magnificent breasts the new uniform for ladies’ luncheons?
Read more...You may be addicted to junk food
09/21/2011
YEARNING FOR A TWINKIE, a bacon burger, chocolate frosting, cupcakes or French fries? And are you overweight? You may be addicted to high-calorie, high-fat junk foods.
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