Word: reals
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...know. [Laughs.] And I don't know what's going to happen to Kinsey Milhone because it's none of my business until I get there. Each of her adventures that I document, she's generous enough, and I speak of her as though she were a real person, but after all these years of living with her, I think of her that way. So we'll see. I don't tell her; she tells me. I'm just along for the ride and happy to be part of her strange and glorious life...
There's nothing like sweet, sweet schadenfreude to put you in the holiday spirit. Just in time for Festivus, FAIL Blog - the cult compendium of real-life blunders, pratfalls and bad moves (like a Pepsi machine selling only Coke and a toilet with a "no diving" sign) - has tallied votes from some 100,000 visitors to compile three sets of the top 10 FAILs of 2009. Let's face it: there have been plenty to choose from. (See the 25 best blogs...
...real highlight, however, is the top 10 video/photo FAILs list, a showcase for unintentional hilarity from homemade jam labeled "Tastes Like Grandma" to an unfortunate incident with a pogo stick. With so many mishaps to choose from, a few choice clips got left out. (This guy was robbed.) Still, there's something for everyone...
...road - did not observe the young participants' self-esteem taking a hit after watching animated princess movies. Nevertheless, the Florida researchers recommend using these mini-chick flicks to lead into conversations with kids about what beauty is all about. Some talking points: Pencil-thin princess waists are not real. And it's possible to look good without butt-length, straight hair. I'm having a hard time selling my daughter on that last bit. For one thing, she refuses to believe that Tiana has curly hair, despite numerous viewings of the trailer. "She's wearing a wig?" she suggested...
...bill in February was not big enough to fill the economic crater left by the financial crisis. Obama aides refused to endorse that position, even after Obama began planning another stimulus effort in September. Though the Great Recession is officially over, credit remains scarce, unemployment hovers above 10%, commercial real estate is crashing, home foreclosures are rising, and many state and local governments are teetering on the brink of insolvency. The nation, in other words, is out of the operating room but not yet home from the hospital. "If we go back into recession, it's going to blow...