Finally the Underdog Wins! Go Uno!

As my friends and family know, I love Beagles! I had a little beagle named Stanley when I was a little girl and Uno looks just like him. So, I'd like to congratulate Uno the Beagle on winning Best in Show at Westminster! Howl!

Beware of the Babylon Third Anniversary Podcast

Celebrate the
THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF BEWARE OF THE BABYLON
live on tape from the
ANGELIKA FILM CENTER
Rather than flash back to past shows, we're bringing you a fresh episode with the following important topics:

* The fine line between Schnabel vs. Chic

* How to get great hairstyles in a hotel lobby

* Why rehab is out and the bin is in

* What we could have learned at an Ivy League

* How to dress for this year's BAFTA awards

* How not to read subtitles

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BAFTA Awards

I just returned from a BAFTA Awards East Coast party where the food was British and bad and the live feed was broken, so I don't have much to report except the following fashion comments.

Marion Cotillard is so hungry waiting for bad British food that she's ready to fly away back to the USA or Paris.

Thandie Netwon look stunning in a satin and lace dress that looks like she stole it right off the Carmen Marc Valvo runway show I saw in NYC on Friday.

Recession

A new film starring MJ Cat.

It Ain't Easy Being Green

On Sunday afternoon, I took a stroll through Chinatown where I had a $20 massage, ate some juicy pork buns and bought some new "designer" shades. I was feeling good and happy. As I walked past all the fruit, veggie and fish stands, I saw a bunch of people buying something out of a big garbage pail. I peeked in and to my surprise, I saw an entire bucket of live frogs being sold for food. While I am a carnivore, something about the slimy cute frogs staring up at me both scared the hell out of me and broke my heart at the same time. I ran home and forgot about the frogs until today when I realized that some anonymous person is out there fucking with my shit and good attitude. For you out there spreading your bad karma in the world, be warned. I'm not just some fucking frog trapped in a bucket for your lunch. This frog has legs and can jump.

Boys Gone Bad

In the past week, I've had two old hometown friends randomly send me photos of some of the highschool hunks from the Class of '89. I don't want to offend the guys by posting photos, but jesus christ, are we that old? I mean are we so old that we've had the time to gain 150lbs? Are we old enough that we actually have hair implants? Are we so old that we can't even recognize one another anymore on an elevator?

Favorite Super Bowl Ad

It takes a special ad to get me choked up over Budweiser.

Puppy Bowl Sunday!

While all you lamos are at some party watching the Super Bowl, Max and I are chilling out and watching Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl IV with Kitty Bowl halftime show. Meow!

I Left My Hair in Francisco!

I'm back from a long week of working non-stop for 11-days straight. I spent most of the week in Orlando at a work-related hair education event where I hung out with fabulous celebrity colorist Tracey Cunningham and her fun assistant Kay, my fun coworkers, and my new long-distance hair bf Francisco Villa. I actually cheated on my beloved hairstylist Chrystoph with Francisco in his hotel room at midnight where he chopped off all my hair to make me look more "sexy." If you are ever in Corpus Christi, Texas run and don't walk to see Francisco at his salon "Francisco's Salon de Belleza."

Say No, No, No to Celebrity Rehab?

In 2007, Rehab was the new black. Lohan, Winehouse and even Spears either spent their 28 days, said "no" or broke out of rehab. To capitalize on the trend, VH1 is airing it's third week of the the new reality show "Celebrity Rehab" with Dr. Drew. Celebrity Rehab is full of either f-list or people I've never even heard of in my life which means they must not be celebs at all. But, I admit to being addicted to Celebrity rehab, and probably need an intervention from watching it. There is something disturbing about any situation where Brigitte Nielson and Daniel Baldwin seem like voices of reason and Chyna Doll seems normal. I'm salivating over nerdy Dr. Drew like he's Dr. House. And, why in the hell is Jeff Conaway further humiliating himself after his disatrous turn on Celebrity Fit Club? Why is he in a wheel chair? How much are these celebrities getting paid to be on this show? Who is exploiting who here? Is Celebrity Rehab actually a genius concept where reality television deconstructs the genre and our obsession with celebrity culture or is it the most exploitive and disgusting television program ever? Discuss.

RIP Heath

Like many New Yorkers, I was sad to hear about the unexpected death of actor Heath Ledger today. I was reminded of the tragedies of River Phoenix and Kurt Cobain, both talents who died young from my generation. Todd and I had the pleasure of seeing Heath in person at a BAFTA event. My thoughts go out to his family during this sad and difficult time for the.

There Will Be Coffee Podcast!

BEWARE OF THE BABYLON is live on tape this week from
CAFE UN DEUX TROIS

After listening to this show, you'll surely want to buy one or two of Todd's THERE WILL BE COFFEE mugs by clicking here.

When not hocking mugs, we discuss:

* How you too can be "with" the band.

* Rachel's latent homophobia.

* Todd's shameless self promotion as he sells his coffee mugs.

* What missiles will look like if a woman lands the White House.

* Why we don't need no stinking WGA.

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Babylon Alert

I have been very busy at work and tomorrow I have to go to a BAFTA pub quiz, so my blogging has been lazy. Max and I are healthy and happy and enjoying these first few weeks of 2008. 2007 ended on a strange note. Max almost got killed by a dog (actually his uncle dog) and I was eager for the horrible and stressful year to end. Now, we are having fun, meeting new people and getting our creative grooves back. Well, actually, that's just me. Max is just happy to be alive.

The Globes

Well, the Globes press conference was slightly brilliant and I wasn't really ready to live blog anyway. So, in spirit of Globes fashion, here is me, Wyndham and Chat in our Globes outfits. We're wearing a new couples trend called "British Lord and his Russian bride" chic. Eat your hearts out, Angie and Brad.

Big Black Hole Thursday

Here are a list of questions I just don't have answers for right now.

1. What the hell is wrong with the entire Spears family?
2. What does it mean if someone has "meth face?"
3. When will the WGA strike be over?
4. Will they cancel the Oscars?
5. What is the deal with Tom Cruise?
6. Why is the weather so warm in January?

Sinus Backup

My life is falling apart. My sinuses are completely stuffed and infected. And, the Golden Globes are cancelled and now I feel like I have nothing to live for anymore.

Riding of the Bulls

Wyndham and I are going tomorrow night to the Bull Riding Championships at Madison Square Garden! Eat your hearts out!

Citigroup Article of the Week

I know how my readers love reading about the bank aka Citi so I am going to link to a Citi story of the week.

This week learn about how Citi my take a $12billion write down. To learn more about this, click here.

Also, if you happen to see an ad above for a Citi Credit Card above or any other credit card offer, be sure to click on the link to learn more. (Please note that the lame advertising on this blog helps to support this site. Every click helps!)

New Year's Madame

Perez Hilton has jumped on the Babylon Madame bandwagon and pointed out that Posh aka Victoria Beckham put her Madame on as she stepped out for New Year's Eve.