Halloween used to be my favorite time of year because it meant three things:

1) Red lipstick. (Yes, even in my second grade My Little Pony costume)

2) Candy.

3) Horror Movies.

Since I can now wear makeup whenever I feel like it, Halloween is all about sugar and scary…

MOVIE NIGHT!

Planning the perfect Halloween fright fest is a slippery slope, since not everyone has the same taste in film.  Gory? Suspenseful? Violent? Funny?  You need a […]

Tomorrow night at The Magnet Theater at 9:30pm, for a measly five bucks, three women will dish out some truth.  Bummers stars Rachel Hamilton, Jean Villepique, and Melanie Hoopes.  They are three of the most talented improvisers around, and their show will open your eyes to a world of honesty, openness, and really freaking funny women.  Let them show you what life is really like.  Plus it’s cheaper than therapy, and you can drink during it. 

The Magnet Theater is at 254 […]

Orangette will charm you into having another stick of butter with that.

When I first spoke with Molly Wizenberg, I told her that her voice sounded exactly as I’d imagined. Yeah, I know…it was pretty creepy of me. But anyone familiar with Orangette, her Seattle-based food blog, probably knows what I mean. Molly’s voice is soft and feminine, graceful and genuinely open. A lot like her writing.

Just be careful when you read Orangette. After one round […]

Last year I dressed as an Oscar, comedian Giulia Rozzi was Cher.
We all know that Halloween is a chance for all women to dress like sluts. I’m not going to write an article on this topic and pretend that it is an original concept. However, what I will discuss are some Halloween costumes you ladies can wear this year that will guarantee you a night […]

Tonight at midnight, comed see 5 comedians and one audience member face off in a freestyle rap battle at Mo Pitkins. Tonight’s contenders include Amber Petty (of Penny and T.R.U.C.K.S. at the UCBT) and Carolyn Castiglia (Best Night Ever videoblogger, and co-host and co-creator of Chicks and Giggles). Only $7! Cheap!

I’m getting a little teary-eyed…for the past few months I’ve always known what I was going to do on Wednesday nights. But now…things are a little more uncertain. Maybe I can convince Uncle Tim to take a tango class with me…he’s always wanted to cut a rug like an Argentinian.

I’d also like to mention that this week I am again joined by Hannah Gersen and Mike Arauz…who have promised me that the […]

Also… please don’t kick them off the air.

Remember how you wanted to make a difference in the election in ‘04 but thought, “What can I do?” so you didn’t even bother to vote? Well first of all, shame on you. Second of all, now you can do something to change the world for the better! It may not keep Bush out of office, but it will keep two awesome […]

Elaine Soloway and her bad-ass tattoo

This week we’re doing something different with the Blog Of The Week. We’ve got FOUR blogs -and they’re all Momblogs. Momblogs tend to be a bit more wordy than our totally hip free-wheelin’ 20-30something blogs, but they’re also a nice way to get to know these “moms” as “people”. As it turns out, they’re pretty awesome people.

First up is Jill Soloway’s (co-executive producer of HBO’s Six […]

I can’t say I’ve ever described a concert as, “adorable,” except possibly when talking about my little sister’s Christmas concert, and yet that’s exactly the word that comes to mind when speaking of Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins. Their show at Town Hall on Thursday was absolutely one of the most charming things I’ve seen in a while.

Need a visual? Imagine walking through the forest at dusk and hearing the faint sound […]

Does the E-Coli virus found in prepackaged spinach got you down? Do you love salad greens but HATE the cumbersome and hard-to-clean salad spinner? Well, now you can focus on hating other things, like small children and the sound of a pan flute. Introducing the Salad Sac™. Just wash your lettuce and put it right in the bag. The Salad Sac’s superabsorbant terrycloth dries off the leaves and keeps lettuce fresh for days.

I realize […]