Happy (Belated) Birthday Gwyneth!

We'll bake some vegan cupcakes in your honor...

Gwyneth at London Fashion Week

G.P. showed off her funky fashion sense during London Fashion Week at the Burberry Prorsum show on Tuesday. As usual, she rocked some pretty fab, skyscraper shoes. This time it was the label's black leather platform boots. Got $895 burning a hole in your pocket? You can grab a suede pair at NeimanMarcus.com.

A Dude Does GOOP

Who says GOOP's just for girls? Richard Dorment of Esquire took the "Gwyneth Challenge" (it's a trend!) for two weeks -- detoxing for 7 days, busting a move with Tracy Anderson and visiting an acupuncturist. The results?

"At the end of this two-week experiment, I can report, without qualification or caveat, that I felt very, very good. I was sleeping better. I had more energy. I'd lost nine pounds. (People liked to remind me that this was all water weight and that I'd probably gain it all back, but that's just noise to me.) Revolutionary or not, Gwyneth's way worked, and if it worked for this sinner, it could work for anybody. Case closed."

But, of course, his all-or-nothing approach had some drawbacks:

"I wasn't having much fun. (I like to eat red meat and drink too much at parties. It makes me happy.) I wasn't doing well at work — maybe it's because I was drinking less caffeine, but I was more reserved in meetings and a little slower on the uptake. I was also quite a bit poorer than when I started out. I came to realize that I couldn't live the life I wanted to live while doing all the things Gwyneth Paltrow thought I should do. So for those reasons and a few more, I began slipping back to where I'd started. Now I try to eat more vegetables and spend a little more time in the gym, but I have neither the time nor the resources to commit myself full-time to feeling good. I have other things to do. Like going out to lunch."

Just say no to the KFC, Robert.

P.S. We must admit, his matrix analysis of Gwyneth's goop in GOOP is pretty spot on.

OMG! GOOP on Gossip Girl

Oh. My. Gwyneth! GOOP made a surprise appearance on the season premiere of Gossip Girl last night.

For those that missed it, a brief recap: The bad-girl-turned-good-turned-bad-again Serena had supposedly taken a vow of silence for the summer and was camped out at an ashram (instead of the Hamptons with the rest of the fam). Suspension of disbelief, anyone? Well, upon her return, Serena admitted that she had relied on fellow blonde Gwynnie's advice about Bikram yoga and colonics to help fabricate her ridiculous lie: "At least GOOP is good for something," she said.

Up next: A Chuck and G.P. affair?

My Life as Gwyneth

Kudos to Rebecca Dana from The Daily Beast! She attempted to live like Gwyneth and follow the tenets of GOOP (kinda like A.J. Jacobs' The Year of Living Biblically. No, we're not comparing G.P. to J.C.!). And she succeeded (sorta). Here are her final thoughts on the project:

"If you look at the big picture and not the little details, it's not so hard to understand where Gwyneth’s coming from. 'Do whatever you can, on whatever scale you can,' she says. 'It’s all about the intention.'"

Do I smell a book deal?

GOOP Is Back!

With another cooking video featuring mmm... Bibimbop





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Best Supporting Role Goes to...

Gwynnie's bra! Props to G.P. for sporting a basic nude brassiere during a recent trip through the Barcelona airport. I mean, who hasn't been caught with holey socks or some other wardrobe malfunction when you're corralled at the security checkpoint? [Source: The Sun]

A Dollop of GOOP

GP demonstrates how to make Quick Roast Chicken & Potatoes (she even debones the bird!). Julia Child and the "Chicken Sisters" would be proud.

Gone Re-Toxing

Sorry for the lack of posts, but we've been off on a (as Gwynnie would say) "fun and delicious 'relax and enjoy life phase.'" More is on the way (and, dare we say, some detoxing)!