Getting ready to throw a New Years Party? Or just need a drink after all that family time? Well, not your average newscaster, the hilarious Rachel Maddow is here to rescue you with her special recipe for a cocktail as unforgettably awesome as her commentary. Keep reading »
Drink Up! Shaken And Stirred By Rachel Maddow
Getting ready to throw a New Years Party? Or just need a drink after all that family time? Well, not your average newscaster, the hilarious Rachel Maddow is here to rescue you with her special recipe for a cocktail as unforgettably awesome as her commentary. Keep reading »
Erin’s Best Posts Of 2009
While there are still a few days left in 2009, we’re going to feature some of our best and favorite posts from the last year. Each of your regular Frisky bloggers has picked out her 10 favorite posts from 2009—some you may remember well, others might have slipped past your radar. Either way, we hope you’ll relive the best of The Frisky in 2009. Here’s the best of our super stylish Erin! Keep reading »
Trailer Park: “Nine,” “It’s Complicated,” “Sherlock Holmes,” “The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus”
It’s Christmas Day, which isn’t just a huge movie day for non-Christians, it’s also where Santa-loving folk go to distract themselves from the postpartum present depression. Thankfully, on such an occasion where everyone will need somewhere to go after gifts and/or Chinese food, there are four amazing-looking movies coming out this week, “Nine,” “It’s Complicated,” “Sherlock Holmes,” and a limited release of “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.” So put on your matching sweaters, hide a thermos of cocoa and peppermint schnapps in your bag, and go see a movie. Happy Holidays! Keep reading »
The Boob Tube: Hot Weekend TV For Christmas Weekend 2009
Friday
- “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” on AMC at 8:45 a.m.
- “A Christmas Carol” on TCM at 9:00 a.m.
- “A Christmas Story” on TBS at 10:00 a.m.
A Christmas Miracle: The “It’s Always Sunny” Gang To Open A Real Bar In Philadelphia
My parents thought it was bad parenting to teach children to believe in invisible men that break and enter homes through chimneys once a year in tacky red suits to give overpriced gadgets to unappreciative children, but I think the gentlemen in red is entirely responsible for this. Mac and Dee of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” are opening a real bar in the City of Brotherly Love. I live here! And I’m going to go to Mac and Dee’s bar! Keep reading »
Fred Says: You Betta Watch Out! Fo Reals
“White Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “All I Want For Christmas Is You” … total holiday classic tracks. But this year, YouTube sensation Fred is lifting his squeaky voice in silly song about Santa à la SketchySantas.com. And the kid’s gotta point. While women heart a sexy man in a suit, a dude with a fake beard does raise an eyebrow. Keep reading »
The Matzo Ball: Get A Hanukkah Hangover For Christmas
Are you single, Semetic, and ready to mingle? Well, do I have the party for you, girl! The Matzo Ball. What are your plans for Christmas Eve — eat Chinese food and watch “The Notebook” again? Well, screw that! Slip into a bangin’ outfit and head to a celebration packed with more tribe members than Boca Raton in the winter. The Matzoh Ball is like a real-life version of JDate with alcohol and DJs (don’t worry, cooler ones than at your Bat Mitzvah). The Balls are happening in major cities across North America, tickets are $25 bucks for a night of dry humping some chosen peeps on the dance floor, and let me tell you, it’s money well spent. I went last year and did some things my Rabbi would not call kosher. But he was fun and circumcised — bonus! So, turn that “I wish I celebrated Christmas” frown upside down and break yourself off a piece of that Matzo Ball! [The Matzo Ball] Keep reading »
Leonora’s Best Posts Of 2009
While there are still a few days left in 2009, we’re going to feature some of our best and favorite posts from the last year. Each of your regular Frisky bloggers has picked out her 10 favorite posts from 2009—some you may remember well, others might have slipped past your radar. Either way, we hope you’ll relive the best of The Frisky in 2009. Voila, Leonora! Keep reading »
Why We Still Need Women’s Bookstores
There’s something comfortable and familiar about chain bookstores, like Borders and Barnes & Noble: The vanilla latte always tastes the same, the photography books are always near the fashion books, and there are always comfy chairs. I’ve probably spent thousands of dollars at chain bookstores and I spent many a weekend during my high school years at their poetry nights.
But the bookstore most dear to my heart is a tiny little place called Bloodroot, half vegetarian restaurant and half feminist bookstore. My brother-in-law took me to Bloodroot when I was a teenager and it became a part of my identity. I came of age in the late ’90s and early aughties, when Britney Spears slithered around onstage and suburban kids wore Playboy bunny T-shirts to school, which, don’t get me wrong, is all enjoyable, yet nauseating after a while.
Luckily, the bookstore at Bloodroot proved to be a godsend for the feminists and freaks and gay kids who were trapped in the suburbs until graduation. We could have something we didn’t have anywhere else: a community. Keep reading »
“Jersey Shore”: An Anthropological Field Guide
If you have been as fortunate as to come into contact with a teen or 20- to 30-something in the past three weeks, they have more than likely referenced a television program by the title of “Jersey Shore.” As they describe said television show, you have probably found yourself confused and at a loss for words about the characters and situations described. After the jump, your guide to understanding this wild subspecies and the show that glorifies them.
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