Articles by Laura

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have time to see all the arty, critically acclaimed and popular movies that come out each year—for instance, I heard Drive was good, and I still intend to see it when it comes out on video—but there were 10 films that struck me this year, and here they are!

If you’ve seen the recent print ads for Kelsey Grammer’s new show, Boss, you know that their overly serious nature is just begging for a comedic reappropriation. You’re welcome.

The Chinese network ICN has a news show about Chinese and international news that I watch sometimes, and it’s anchored by an absolutely bewitching little slip of a man, Zhong Shi. He captured my heart a few months ago, and ever since I have been tuning in occasionally to catch bits of his weird quasi-American [...]

When I go through a breakup, I tend to alternate between wanting to listen to depressing-ass tear-jerker songs and inspiring singlehood anthems. Since you never know where the rollercoaster of relationship withdrawal will take you, I’ve included five of each, with links to YouTube videos…

…I hate to tell her this, but two of her kids have seen the Ring video.

Which movies lived up to the hype, and which left us feeling kinda cheated?

Because who has time for quality music?

Liz and Laura are indeed on Twitter, at @lizlaura in case you’re not already following us, and we’ve put a whole lot of nonsense out into the abyss in the last couple of years. But these are a few of the glimmering tidbits of quasi-humor (or even, dare I say it, insight) that we were [...]

It seems like no time has passed since the last Golden Globe Awards, but the 2011 awards are upon us and airing tonight! I always get excited on award show days, what with the red carpet coverage, the celebrity musical numbers, the uncomfortable banter between wildly mismatched celebrity presenters, and of course, Jon Hamm. I [...]

I had been hearing off and on that MTV’s reality series 16 and Pregnant and the follow-up, Teen Mom, were interesting and addictive, but I never thought about actually sitting down and watching these series. Well, after reading a random recommendation in NY Mag while at the doctor’s office, I figured I might check them [...]