Did The Quality at Gap Totally Plummet?

I recently bought what I thought was a 100% cotton skirt there. It was nice and soft, light like cotton. When I checked the label, it said it was 50% modal. Whaaaat??
Glad I only paid $10.99 for it (on sale, of course) but I was thoroughly disappointed.
Gap was once the paragon for quality and basic/classic style; it is no longer.

My "Favorite T"s from there that I have since high school are in better shape than ones I've bought within the past two-three years. This is not good, people.

Is Lindsay Lohan Playin Us?

The New York Post reports that Lindsay Lohan is "dating" Samantha Ronson. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
She has never admitted to this, but they are seen everywhere together. The fact that she refuses to admit anything could lead someone to ask that as well. Does she think there's something wrong with that?
Couldn't they just be really close friends?
Or am I being terribly naive?

Is Calling Mary-Kate Olsen a Troll a Little Overboard?

Due to the whole Heath Ledger investigation, and she was the first person the masseuse called when she found Ledger dead in his SoHo apartment, she's in the news.
Refuses to talk.
So the papers have called her various names, such as troll, celebutwin...that's not bad, but troll?
C'mon!

Do People Have No Shame on the Subways Anymore?

I take the subway at least twice a week, sometimes more.
And I have seen some crazy stuff.

The guy who picked his nose and ate it was nothing unusual.

The guy who picked his nose and wiped it on the pole made me thank G-d for Purell! (Or my Bath & Body Works foaming anti-bacterial hand stuff...Yeah, I know I'm such a jap)

The woman who started cleaning out her boyfriend's ears, and might have given him an injection (I couldn't see; she was doing something to his back) made me lose my appetite for a little while.

What took the cake was the woman who poured Pepsi and some powder (?!) into a feeding tube that was attached to her navel and proceeded to "feed" herself, while unsuspected strangers who sat next to her kindly held her soda can.

She then offered some chocolate to a guy's kids, who, from what I understood, had seen her on the train before. And the guy let them take it!!!!

I got so white and pasty, I almost fainted.

That's why we have magazines, people!

Is Suri Cruise Uncute?

I am sorry. She is one of Hollywood's royal babies.
She just plain isn't cute.
It isn't TomKat's fault. She just isn't.

Shiloh, on the other hand....

Has Emeril Lost It?

Everyone knows that it was Emeril Lagasse that put Food Network on the map.
I was one of the dorks that was into it before it was mainstream, and wasn't considered odd to watch hours of Food Network a day. (Now, I probably watch an hour a month if that.)

There were talks that he and Food Network had parted ways, and he is expected to join the Fine Living Network next season.

The newest episodes of the Essence of Emeril, he was barely recognizable. I don't just mean his grey hair and bloated face, and bald spot.

His passion was gone!

It seemed as though they might have fired him and then forced him to record a few more episodes, and he wanted to piss them off by looking like he'd rather be getting root canal than deep-frying shrimp or whatever.

Or his cat died.

He had zero personality. Zero expressions. He was unprepared, apathetic, and snobby.

Emeril has lost it.

Is An Empty Bakery on a Friday Dangerous?

I had to go to Boro Park to take care of some business. I figured I might as well try Challah from a bakery that I don't have near me, for a change.

As I walked down the blocks, I noticed how some bakeries were empty and others had lines that were too long to tolerate.

It's Friday. People want challah, rugelach, cookies, cake...If your bakery is empty...run away. Fast.