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Hippy Chix Shop
It’s a goofy name, but Hippy Chix Shop offers a collection of eye-catching, unique, almost too-beautiful-to-wear tops and tunics. My favorites include Vanilla Sugar “Autumn Song”, Gypsy Daisy...
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Dior Addict lip gloss
Dior Addict Plastic Gloss and Dior Addict Ultra Gloss are the most beautiful tubes of lip gloss I’ve ever seen. Plastic Gloss comes in several luscious shades. I would choose Edgy Rosewood for day and...
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PajamaGram
What a great gift idea: with a PajamaGram (your choice of pajamas, robe or slippers), your recipient gets a free: keepsake organza hatbox lavender sachet "Do Not Disturb" sign personalized gift card...
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New Year’s Eve fashions
What to wear to a New Year’s Eve party: party invitation dress codes teen fashion for events, including a New Year’s Eve outfit fashion for men outfit rentals sparkles are in what not to wear my...
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Macy*s Valentine’s Day pretties
I love Macy*s. So chic, yet affordable. Get your sweetie a nice gift for Valentine’s Day — or better yet, get something for yourself! Jewelry, lingerie, fragrance, gourmet gifts, ties and cufflinks,...
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Pure Beauty’s makeover
I walked into Pure Beauty to pick up the perfect Smoothies hair clips, which had always been in stock. But I noticed this time that the selection was very low, and I asked the sales clerk what gave....
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clothes & home sale
Whoo-hoo! Macy’s is having a big fat Presidents’ Day Sale on apparel, jewelry and shoes for him, her and kids — but today is the last day. Also, this is the last week of the annual Home Sale on bed...
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Oscars, Baby!
2005 was a great year in movies. I, for one, am glad that Jon Stewart is hosting the 78th Annual Academy Awards. Attend an Oscar party, or host one yourself.
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Geisha fashion
Oh, man. With all due respect to Crash, Reese Witherspoon and, um, Three 6 Mafia — Brokeback Mountain, Felicity Huffman and Dolly Parton were robbed. Oh, Oscar, I wish I knew how to quit you. Also...
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1980 nostalgia
VH1 used to be the second-rate music video channel, targeting an audience about a decade older than MTV’s. But now VH1’s programming generally comprises time-wasting, guilty-pleasure filler shows,...
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Crocs
You know you’re wearing something distinctive when strangers — men, women and children — approach you on the street and say, "Cool shoes! Where’d you get those?" Crocs makes a variety of slip-on...
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Making ‘Milk': make-believe riot, talking shop with actors
Making Milk: retro storefrontsphoto: Steve Rhodes [previous: friends, Anita Bryant, Carrie Fisher] During another shot of the Wichita protest march, I walked past the giant cameras set on a rig in the...
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Making ‘Milk': friends, Anita Bryant, Carrie Fisher
Making Milk: prop flyers on backdropphoto: Steve Rhodes [previous: laughing while acting] Actors and extras took breaks while waiting for cameras and equipment to be repositioned. Production...
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Making ‘Milk': laughing while acting
Making Milk: view of Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro photo: Eric Nielson (TroublePup, Observd) [previous: Emile Hirsch as Cleve Jones] During one take, I marched past two extras dressed as macho riot...
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Making ‘Milk': Emile Hirsch as Cleve Jones
Making Milk: Emile Hirsch as Cleve Jones photo: Eric Nielson (TroublePup, Observd) [previous: Sean Penn as Harvey Milk] After Sean Penn’s big crowd-rousing scene, principle actor Emile Hirsch, playing...
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Making ‘Milk': Sean Penn as Harvey Milk
Sean Penn (as Harvey Milk) addresses the crowd during the making of Milk photo: Eric Nielson (TroublePup, Observd) [previous: being an extra in the crowd scenes] Sean Penn — now clean-shaven and...
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Making ‘Milk': being an extra in the crowd scenes
Making Milk: crowd of extras in the Castro photo: Eric Nielson (TroublePup, Observd) [previous: Making ‘Milk’] When a big crowd amasses on the street in the Castro District of San Francisco, it’s...
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Making ‘Milk,’ the movie about Harvey Milk
Milk: The Harvey Milk Story casting poster(photo: Steve Rhodes) Update: Now that the much-awaited film Milk has premiered, many politically astute observers have noted the parallels between the recent...
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