Scariness

Remember a few years ago, before the freaky face and the hyper-sinewy bod and the 22-year-old boyfriends, when Madonna actually seemed kind of soft and pretty and NOT robotic and scary and like she wanted to eat your face off and harvest your organs in the name of Kabbalah?  We do. And we miss soft Madonna.

We say this not because we usually wake up in the middle of the night from nightmares starring the Material Girl, but because we might start now. There's a photo of Madonna today in the UK paper the Daily Mail that is so absolutely terrifying in its muscle-y skeletal-ness we want to cry, or become sick, or just feel afraid forever and ever. How could it come to this, Madonna? Disturbing pics after the jump. Read More »

Dear readers, I've been holding out on you. I've had pertinent style information for months now, but I have not wanted to share. At first I thought it would just go away--I was protecting you from unnecessary pain. But now the situation has grown grave, and it's time to let the bad '80s hair accessory out of the bag: Ladies, the scrunchie is back.

And it is back in a big way. I fear for us all. See the evidence, after the jump. Read More »

<img alt="" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/txVkcpZ5yDOP/photos/22e57ee02f1684ac6eafd4a0032dc83b/ori_43f498d1a0cef7.jpg?ug_____DEGCOMveK" align="left" height="262" width="350">This just in: Next season the people who create high-style trends want us all to look like sluts. I'm not kidding. Two stories came out in the fashion world today that, unless you're fond of the stripper look (and if you are, that's awesome, and you will be really psyched), are a bit disturbing. The first was the big swoon over at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.elleuk.com/fashion/news/happy-christmas-from-giuseppe-zanotti/%28gid%29/218722"> British Elle</a> about these shoes from Italian designer Giuseppe Zanotti (pictured, left).<br> The magazine calls the new chrome and suede heels a "lust-have" (barf) and gushed that they are "the perfect statement shoe to see you through the party season."<br> First of all, this footwear costs nearly $1,500, so when the mag says its an ideal pre-Christmas "pressie," I have to ask: Who the H-E-L-L for?<br> My second problem is... Read More »