Yesterday my Facebook feed was full of the news that the world lost one of our greats, film critic, writer, and thinker Roger Ebert. F&*ing cancer made another claim. By evening, I noticed that a couple of my friends had shared the same link to an

Recently I read a great interview with Dan Savage right here on The Huffington Post. He's the dating advice columnist and gay rights advocate who started the "It Gets Better" Project, a truly remarkable, brilliant and life-saving endeavor. The interview is fascinating and inspiring, and I recommend it,...

Over 2 billion people are expected to tune in to the royal wedding, and the world is eagerly hanging on every detail surrounding the big event -- beer banned from the reception! 10,000 canapés ordered! David Beckham will indeed attend! We can't even imagine the media frenzy that will ensue...

Well phew! At last, the teeny-weeny bikini I've been looking for! It's sexy, it's sassy, and it gives just the right amount of va-va-voom padding and lift to create that alluring, come-hither cleavage... too bad it's being marketed to my second-grader.

Yes, that's right. The latest marketing scandal du jour...

According to a press release I got today from CeleBuzz, the 5-carat oval diamond in a platinum and rose-gold setting engagement ring Eddie Cibrian just gave LeAnn Rimes is worth about $85,000. Of course in the great history of lavish engagement rings, that's not even over the top...

Taylor Momsen is a troubling creature. She is very young (17), but acts much older, like a 35-year-old woman who's been to one too many all-night parties. It's disturbing but fascinating, obviously -- she's not a pop culture phenomenon for nothing. Now in her latest soundbite spread across the Internet,...

Lord knows when it comes to politics I'm no fan of the Sarah Palin clan, but darn if they don't keep earning my begrudging admiration in some way or another. I admit to having spent more than a few minutes in the past year or so snickering over the ever-juicy...

March 19. On this day in 2003 I held my newborn baby girl in my arms at last. After a night of labor, we had our perfect prize - a beautifully robust and healthy little daughter. And across the ocean, that very same day, my country started a war.

It's...

CORRECTED: I had the country as Argentina, when in fact it's Brazil. Lo siento, por favor perdóname!

There's an 8-year-old girl in Brazil who does a mean Lady Gaga impression. And it freaks me out. You'll probably think I'm overreacting, but this video of Laura Montana, a...

One day last week, as an after-school treat my first-grader and I popped into the local diner for a grilled-cheese sandwich and -- Isabella's favorite part -- a coveted counter seat. Inevitably, the TV suspended on the wall above our heads was on, tuned to Fox. As background noise goes,...

The other day, when I heard about Brittany Murphy's tragic death, I felt more than shock. At 32, Brittany was only a year younger than me. But my reaction was a maternal one, the reaction of someone who has a daughter: I felt so, so sorry for her mother.

Although...

I don't remember ever believing in Santa Claus. My mother believed whole-heartedly until she was quite old -- maybe nine or 10 -- and, as she tells me, she was so utterly heartbroken and disillusioned when she found out the truth, that she wanted to spare me from the heartache....

So, now it appears that little Suri Cruise has a makeup bag. Oh, the horror! Not only do Tom and Katie let her wear high heels and flamenco dresses, but she has her OWN MAKEUP BAG! What's next -- a profile on Match.com? Her very own custom stripper pole?

Seriously,...

Well, looks like Tiger Woods is turning out not to be such a stand-up guy after all. A peerless athlete, yes. But as a person, as a husband and as a father the guy is... to put it mildly, woefully far from perfect.

So - what does that have to...

Like many people outside of Alaska, the first I heard of Sarah Palin was back in August 2008, when John McCain announced her as his running mate. My first reaction: Smooth move, John. We wanted a woman in the Oval Office, now you might be giving us one. My second...