After I watched the trailer for that movie about the Lincoln assassination trial, I did a little research into John Wilkes Booth and his brother, the legendary actor Edwin Booth. For those of you who don't know, the Booth Theatre (most recently home to the just-shuttered Next to Normal) is named after Edwin Booth. What I didn't know was that this ( Read more... )

Please read this article from the Wall Street Journal by Joe Queenan entitled "Truths About the Latest Mr. Hot."

Okay, have you read it? LET'S DISCUSS AND REBUT.

1. I'm assuming this article is satirical but it's in the fucking Wall Street Journal. Don't people take that newspaper seriously? Who let this guy write a LiveJournal rant in a ( Read more... )

I find myself getting increasingly annoyed by the It Gets Better project. It is completely tragic that three young people killed themselves. I don’t think it is any MORE tragic because they are gay. I think it’s always tragic when a young person dies and it’s always sad when someone commits suicide.

I forget who tweeted this now so I can't credit ( Read more... )

You know what, America? I will not stand for this anymore. I refuse to settle for stupidity and mediocrity. Call me an intellectual elitist and a snob if you will, but when I watch a singing competition, I want to hear good singing. And this season the judges have chosen the most uniformly mediocre crop of contestants ever. I refuse to believe ( Read more... )

Louis had this idea for me to call my official blog "J'Adore & Je Don't." I still really need to figure out the details of getting a real blog, but here's the first edition of things I love and hate this week.

J’ADORE...

1. Viola Davis on “United States of Tara” - I know we’re all sick of the wise black person who knows everything, but Viola’s ( Read more... )

It seems like no one is ever satisfied with what they're doing. Even big stars who make tons of money want to branch out and try new things, conquer new territory. Transitioning from one medium to another is hard. Acting requires malleability. You have to convince the audience that you are different people, so it’s best to reveal little about ( Read more... )

Why does everyone act like we're supposed to be shocked when a celebrity comes out of the closet? No one has EVER been surprised when anyone has come out of the closet. Here's a short list of celebrities who have come out of the closet in my lifetime ( Read more... )

Lately I’ve been questioning a lot of things we just naturally accept.  I read this book Ishmael a little while ago and it really blew my mind. I hope this doesn’t come off too cultish. I say it changed my mind but it didn’t brain-wash me. I truly view everything with a critical eye and a healthy sense of skepticism. Just because something is ( Read more... )

People's Sexiest Man Alive issue is my favorite thing to get angry about. It beats the Oscars and American Idol (and actual life problems), because it has no intrinsic value. Also, it combines my loves for making lists, sexually objectifying men and pop culture trends.

To hammer home how completely behind the times People is, I am listing the five ( Read more... )

Here are some issues I would like you to address. In no particular order:

1. The MTA. It is problematic and unreliable. There has to be a better way to get around. My #1 choice is teleportation. Until that time, you need more security guards to police the behavior of schizophrenic homeless people, protect people who fall onto the train tracks, and ( Read more... )