tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22476031033212506922024-03-14T05:41:26.751-04:00In Defense of GwynethIn Defense of Gwynethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243614213739674237noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-67840264898363007062010-06-08T21:14:00.006-04:002010-06-08T21:23:02.106-04:00Michael Kors Hearts Gwyneth Too!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/stylewatch/blog/100621/gwyneth-paltrow-02-300x400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/stylewatch/blog/100621/gwyneth-paltrow-02-300x400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><blockquote>"She gets more and more beautiful. She’s a woman who can juggle everything and do it all beautifully, perform onstage and screen, a great mom, great wife, great business woman... and she’s curious." -- Michael Kors, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award at Monday night's CFDA Awards (and GP's date for the event)<br /></blockquote><br />[Source: <a href="http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/06/08/michael-kors-on-date-gwyneth-paltrow-at-cfda-awards/">PeopleStyleWatch.com</a>]mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-90394988477641441642010-05-24T12:15:00.004-04:002010-05-24T12:42:04.585-04:00Lost Finale, Starring... Gwyneth Paltrow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://postlapsarian.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/sliding_doors.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="http://postlapsarian.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/sliding_doors.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I'm definitely not a die-hard Lostie (I thought they were all vampires, shrug), but last night's series finale proved that the writers are definitely fans of Gwyneth (or at least her 1998 film, <span style="font-style: italic;">Sliding Doors</span>). For those that haven't seen it (tsk, tsk), the movie, according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliding_Doors">Wikipedia</a>, "splits into two parallel universes, based on the two paths [Paltrow's character's] life could take depending on whether she catches a London Underground train or not." And, like <span style="font-style: italic;">Lost</span>, there is a final death scene that brings both existences together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7a/Lost_title_card.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 98px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7a/Lost_title_card.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Although it doesn't have smoke monsters or polar bears, the movie explores the same theme of "what could have been." And asks: Are we destined to encounter certain people in our lives regardless of their/our paths?mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-83160198622664411002010-04-07T13:21:00.008-04:002010-04-07T13:57:07.071-04:00British Vogue Interview:Is Gwyneth the New Martha?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdni.condenast.co.uk/320x480/a_c/Cover_uk_VOgue_MAY10_V_29mar10_b_320x480.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://cdni.condenast.co.uk/320x480/a_c/Cover_uk_VOgue_MAY10_V_29mar10_b_320x480.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, so I've come to the conclusion, after reading <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7553204/Gwyneth-Paltrow-admits-I-harbour-revenge.html">excerpts from her recent British <span style="font-style: italic;">Vogue </span>interview</a>, Gwyneth really is the new Martha Stewart -- which explains why people love to hate her so much. (No offense, Martha.) Fingers crossed that G.P. doesn't get taken down by the Feds and is forced to make prison stripes a fashion statement...<br /><br />Looks like Gwyneth will be battling the domestic diva on her own turf with an upcoming cookbook:<br /><blockquote>"And that's partly because I have this whole other passion, which is home-making. I always have done, since I was little. As silly as that sounds - it's not 1955, after all - it's really important to me, all that stuff, sitting round a table as a family."</blockquote>All I have to say is, Rachael Ray, watch your back, since apparently Gwynnie has a mean streak:<br /><blockquote>"Oh yes, I can be mean. I can cave in to gossip. I can ice people out and I can definitely harbour revenge. In fact, I'm having a situation right now with a friend where I'm feeling pretty angry. But revenge is corrosive and it doesn't make me feel good," she said. </blockquote>Folks are speculating that the friend in question is Madonna. But didn't they just have <a href="http://www.popsugar.com/Photos-Madonna-Jesus-Gwyneth-Paltrow-Stella-McCartney-Dine-London-7966349">dinner together last week</a>? Publicity ploy or truce?mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-89092478304626804672010-02-23T19:38:00.006-05:002010-02-23T19:53:54.455-05:00Detox Test Kitchen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://goop.com/newsletter/64/greenjuice.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 202px;" src="http://goop.com/newsletter/64/greenjuice.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Jenny Muller from <a href="http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/latest/gywneth-paltrow-diet-detox">TheDailyGreen.com</a> tried out Organic Avenue's detox diet (featured in a <a href="http://goop.com/newsletter/64/en/">recent GOOP newsletter</a>). Besides the usual complaints (does anyone really <span style="font-style: italic;">like</span> sprouts?), she reported having lots of energy, "glowing" skin and a flatter tummy:<br /><blockquote>"That little stomach pooch you tell yourself you could lose in a millisecond if you really got serious about it, yet never do? Totally gone."</blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>We'll drink some green juice to that!mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-33478814864455064032010-01-18T17:12:00.011-05:002010-01-18T18:05:56.424-05:00Schadenfreude Revisited<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thebosh.com/upload/2009/03/08/gwyneth_paltrow_admits_her_marriage_has_issues/Gwyneth%20Paltrow1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 201px;" src="http://thebosh.com/upload/2009/03/08/gwyneth_paltrow_admits_her_marriage_has_issues/Gwyneth%20Paltrow1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Really, <span style="font-style: italic;">Marie Claire</span>? You too!<br /><br />While reading an <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/articles/living/schadenfreude-trend?click=main_sr">article about schadenfreude</a> in the January issue, I came upon this:<blockquote> "Who doesn't break into a smile when condescending would-be lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow's perfect marriage is reported to be on the rocks... ?" </blockquote>We don't -- that's who! (We'll<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>refrain from mentioning the celeb slip-ups that we <span style="font-style: italic;">do</span> enjoy.)<br /><br />Even Gwyneth herself admitted to a case of schadenfreude-itis in a past GOOP newsletter:<br /><blockquote>"I tried to take the high road. But one day I heard that something unfortunate and humiliating had happened to this person. And my reaction was deep relief and… happiness. There went the high road."</blockquote> (At the time, there was lots of speculation that the alleged "frenemy" was Winona.)<br /><br />So "why do people become energized when they say or read something negative about someone else?," G.P. asks. <a href="http://goop.com/newsletter/30/en/">Take a look back</a> at what some wise folks had to say.mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-84107495849217782452010-01-07T15:15:00.011-05:002010-02-24T14:12:56.606-05:00Gwyneth, Fresh From the Shower(and GOOP-Free)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/S0ZBBtrSNmI/AAAAAAAAAC0/eH7Nm0ly4Gc/s1600-h/img-dozol-2-_175809188774.jpg_med_thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 308px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/S0ZBBtrSNmI/AAAAAAAAAC0/eH7Nm0ly4Gc/s400/img-dozol-2-_175809188774.jpg_med_thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424094298911159906" border="0" /></a><br />Get an up-close-and-personal peek of Gwyneth in the NYC exhibition, <span style="font-style: italic;">Entre Temps,</span> by photographer Thomas Dozol.<br /><br /><blockquote>"The Paris-born, New York-based Dozol began the series three years ago, and each time he shoots his subject after they've taken a long, hot shower to recreate that moment where a person has lost the control of the color and texture of his or her own skin."</blockquote><br />Talk about starting out 2010 with a clean slate...<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/art/2010-01-05/thomas-dozol-entre-temps/">interviewmagazine.com</a>]mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-58389018144198770722009-10-23T16:00:00.002-04:002009-10-23T16:35:11.057-04:00GOOP BytesSeems like everyone's hopping on the G.P. challenge bandwagon! Read about this blogger/fan's <a href="http://bonbonrose9.blogspot.com/2009/10/taking-on-super-star-challenge.html">test-tasting experiment</a>, featuring recipes from a <a href="http://goop.com/newsletter/52/en/">recent GOOP newsletter</a>. Of course, the results proved to be delicioso.In Defense of Gwynethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243614213739674237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-77054080347502105332009-10-23T14:31:00.004-04:002009-10-23T14:45:22.396-04:00Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester Hearts Gwynnie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fdYgU6y1wRk/SuH5tnlwblI/AAAAAAAAABo/h5K_tTfL4Gw/s1600-h/Leighton+Meester+Reebok-thumb-233x310.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 310px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fdYgU6y1wRk/SuH5tnlwblI/AAAAAAAAABo/h5K_tTfL4Gw/s320/Leighton+Meester+Reebok-thumb-233x310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395868390683340370" border="0" /></a><br />In a <a href="http://www.teenvogue.com/style/blogs/fashion/2009/10/kick-start-leighton-meester-on-being-the-new-face-of-reebok.html">recent interview</a> with <span style="font-style: italic;">Teen Vogue</span>, our fave headband-sporting, Chuck-loving queen bee cited Gwyneth as one of her style icons. Us too Leighton!<br /><blockquote>"Do you have a style icon?<br />I love Madonna--she's sexy and she takes risks. And I love Gwyneth Paltrow. In film I love Betty Davis--she's fabulous!" </blockquote>In Defense of Gwynethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243614213739674237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-87413892775673701462009-10-23T14:02:00.009-04:002009-10-23T15:03:46.037-04:00Greetings From Gwyneth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SuH9_GOlsVI/AAAAAAAAACQ/SzPUUUyMKhc/s1600-h/430.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SuH9_GOlsVI/AAAAAAAAACQ/SzPUUUyMKhc/s200/430.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395873089011954002" /></a>G.P. is spreading the holiday cheer already with her new photo card line from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tinyprints.com/featured-designers/celebrities/holiday-cards-gwyneth-paltrow">Tiny Prints</a>. A portion of the proceeds will go towards <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.robinhood.org/home.aspx">Robin Hood</a>, a charity that funds more than 200 organizations fighting poverty in New York City.<br /><br />According to Gwyneth, "card sales raise much-needed funds for our less-fortunate neighbors, and every single card spreads the word about Robin Hood's vital work in New York City."<br /><br />We think that's a GOOP thing!In Defense of Gwynethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243614213739674237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-64769990241773655302009-09-28T15:57:00.004-04:002009-09-28T16:12:01.542-04:00Happy (Belated) Birthday Gwyneth!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SsEYhdLYvYI/AAAAAAAAACI/bMCxHC7RR9I/s1600-h/menu-cupcakes.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 105px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SsEYhdLYvYI/AAAAAAAAACI/bMCxHC7RR9I/s200/menu-cupcakes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386613592358960514" /></a>We'll bake some <a href="http://www.goop.com/newsletter/49/en/">vegan cupcakes</a> in your honor...mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-49643194114816946202009-09-23T14:46:00.007-04:002009-10-23T15:06:46.703-04:00Gwyneth at London Fashion Week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SuH-tghLyyI/AAAAAAAAACY/1li-xJbnAeU/s1600-h/NMX0DQE_mn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SuH-tghLyyI/AAAAAAAAACY/1li-xJbnAeU/s200/NMX0DQE_mn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395873886343252770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/Srp1y3VRZbI/AAAAAAAAAB4/YedM_JI3Ees/s1600-h/gwyneth-paltrow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/Srp1y3VRZbI/AAAAAAAAAB4/YedM_JI3Ees/s200/gwyneth-paltrow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384745821181928882" border="0" /></a>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 <a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod88220014&parentId=cat16730735&masterId=cat16730735&index=1&cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat000009cat000019cat000227cat16730733cat16730735">NeimanMarcus.com</a>.mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-64803883058196679572009-09-16T15:55:00.008-04:002009-09-16T16:20:38.248-04:00A Dude Does GOOP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SrFFQhtox5I/AAAAAAAAABY/VHqbiSVUs3Y/s1600-h/gwenyth-paltrow-richard-dorment-illo-1010-lg.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SrFFQhtox5I/AAAAAAAAABY/VHqbiSVUs3Y/s200/gwenyth-paltrow-richard-dorment-illo-1010-lg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382159179914463122" /></a>Who says GOOP's just for girls? Richard Dorment of Esquire took the <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/gwyneth-paltrow-diet-1009">"Gwyneth Challenge"</a> (it's a <a href="http://indefenseofgwyneth.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-life-as-gwyneth.html">trend</a>!) for two weeks -- detoxing for 7 days, busting a move with Tracy Anderson and visiting an acupuncturist. The results?<br /><blockquote>"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."</blockquote><br />But, of course, his all-or-nothing approach had some drawbacks:<br /><blockquote>"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."</blockquote><br />Just say no to the KFC, Robert.<br /><br />P.S. We must admit, his <a href="http://www.esquire.com/the-side/feature/goop-matrix-091609">matrix analysis</a> of Gwyneth's goop in GOOP is pretty spot on.mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-8483037531522744252009-09-15T11:46:00.014-04:002009-10-23T15:13:18.449-04:00OMG! GOOP on Gossip Girl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SuIAQmmb14I/AAAAAAAAACo/FtirrtkiYZE/s1600-h/005537903ab.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SuIAQmmb14I/AAAAAAAAACo/FtirrtkiYZE/s200/005537903ab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395875588782937986" /></a>Oh. My. Gwyneth! GOOP made a surprise appearance on the season premiere of <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl">Gossip Girl</a></span> last night.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Up next: A Chuck and G.P. affair?mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-2369305011580785152009-09-11T13:38:00.009-04:002009-09-11T13:58:30.392-04:00My Life as Gwyneth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SqqNGD8N1lI/AAAAAAAAABI/-oV4fIY9ckg/s1600-h/img-sx-top---dana-goop_190317998458.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SqqNGD8N1lI/AAAAAAAAABI/-oV4fIY9ckg/s200/img-sx-top---dana-goop_190317998458.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380267840124081746" /></a>Kudos to Rebecca Dana from The Daily Beast! She attempted to <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-09-10/goop-life/?cid=hp:beastoriginalsC2">live like Gwyneth</a> and follow the tenets of GOOP (kinda like A.J. Jacobs' <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.ajjacobs.com/books/yolb.asp">The Year of Living Biblically</a></span>. No, we're not comparing G.P. to J.C.!). And she succeeded (sorta). Here are her final thoughts on the project:<br><br /><blockquote>"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.'"</blockquote><br />Do I smell a book deal?mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-25840098599180457022009-09-10T16:47:00.010-04:002009-09-11T13:50:32.206-04:00GOOP Is Back!With another cooking video featuring mmm... <a href="http://goop.com/newsletter/47/en/">Bibimbop</a><br /><br><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3rJ2JC5QXf4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3rJ2JC5QXf4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br><br />No relation to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd0C_Us31kk">this</a>.mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-20425118561470503682009-09-10T16:30:00.005-04:002009-09-11T13:58:45.929-04:00Best Supporting Role Goes to...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SqljsKsOEvI/AAAAAAAAABA/Q8t9aI7MQGk/s1600-h/Gwyn1_280_883526a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/SqljsKsOEvI/AAAAAAAAABA/Q8t9aI7MQGk/s200/Gwyn1_280_883526a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379940840305988338" /></a>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: <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2625979/Gwyneth-Paltrow-spills-out-of-her-vest-at-Barcelona-airport.html">The Sun</a>]mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-69756476318197833502009-09-01T01:37:00.007-04:002009-09-01T02:06:26.272-04:00A Dollop of GOOPGP demonstrates how to make <a href="http://www.goop.com/newsletter/44/en/">Quick Roast Chicken & Potatoes</a> (she even debones the bird!). <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ohiUbQyDhk">Julia Child and the "Chicken Sisters"</a> would be proud.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oriR-RChGQ0&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oriR-RChGQ0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-36720856219134438232009-09-01T01:29:00.005-04:002009-09-01T01:52:30.999-04:00Gone Re-ToxingSorry for the lack of posts, but we've been off on a (as Gwynnie would say) "<a href="http://www.goop.com/newsletter/42/en/">fun and delicious 'relax and enjoy life phase</a>.'" More is on the way (and, dare we say, some detoxing)!mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-50333148475324891102009-07-08T16:13:00.004-04:002009-07-10T14:35:54.300-04:00That's Bananas!Celeb stylist (and <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/the-rachel-zoe-project">Bravo TV star</a>) Rachel Zoe announced she'll be launching her own GOOP-like newsletter very soon. <a href="http://rachelzoe.com/">The Zoe Report</a> will feature a "chic variety of accessories, apparel, and other items." Hmm, imitation = flattery, right?mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-37850003892590890722009-07-02T22:18:00.002-04:002009-07-07T16:55:03.315-04:00GOOP for You Courtney Love!<span style="font-family:georgia;">"I am a big fan of Gwyneth's GOOP website. I'm trying to do the nourish yourself on the inside thing."—Courtney Love, who was </span><a href="http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2009/07/01/courtney-loves-doctor-says-she-needs-to-start-eating"><span style="font-family:georgia;">recently diagnosed with malnutrition</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">, is seeking help from her friends Trudie Styler and Gwyneth in New York</span>In Defense of Gwynethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243614213739674237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-40269205666302469192009-07-02T22:00:00.014-04:002010-01-07T15:39:12.893-05:00Spain in the Neck Headlines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/S0ZGZXz79hI/AAAAAAAAAC8/llajYXP7Cxw/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 126px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qkAY3TvogN0/S0ZGZXz79hI/AAAAAAAAAC8/llajYXP7Cxw/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424100202916869650" border="0" /></a><br /><div face="georgia">In a <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hHsP1P1xZuhOatlKioBieqvVt1awD995MIR00">recent interview</a>, Gwyneth described how Spain had "become her second home" after she traveled there as a teenager and why she fell in love with the country:<br /><br /></div><blockquote face="georgia">"It is so different from the United States. It seemed to have a history, and the buildings are years and years and years old. Here in the United States an old building is about 17 (years old), and over there it's from 500 B.C., it's incredible," she said.<br /><br />"Also, the way people live over there. They seem to enjoy life a little bit more. They aren't running around as much as in New York. They enjoy time with the family. They don't always have their BlackBerrys on."</blockquote><div face="georgia">But of course her comments got twisted in the media storm and were spun as anti-American. Here's a sampling of the hater headlines:<br /><br /></div><div face="georgia"><ul><li><a href="http://www.popsugar.com/3412599">Are You Bothered by Gwyneth's Comments About America?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/07/01/2009-07-01_gwyneth_paltrow_disses_new_york_us_people_who_always_have_blackberries_on.html">Gwyneth Paltrow disses New York, U.S., people who 'always have BlackBerries on'</a></li><li><a title="Permanent Link: Gwyneth Likes It Everywhere, Except America!" href="http://perezhilton.com/2009-07-02-gwyneth-likes-it-everywhere-except-america" rel="bookmark">Gwyneth Likes It Everywhere, Except America!</a></li><li><a href="http://socialitelife.celebuzz.com/archive/2009/07/01/gwyneth_paltrow_gushes_about_spain.php">Gwyneth Paltrow Gushes About Spain</a><br />[<em>"How would we know what to think without Gwyneth Paltrow? Lucky for us, we will never have to try and form opinions without her guidance, since she has a limitless supply."</em>]</li></ul></div>¡Ay dios mio! Let's break down her "U.S.-bashing" views, shall we?: <blockquote>"It is so different from the United States. It seemed to have a history..."</blockquote><p>According to good-old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain">Wikipedia</a>, the Iberian Peninsula was populated 1.2 million years ago! U.S. inhabitants, on the other hand, began arriving between 12,000 to 40,000 years ago. I'll take Spain for the historical win, Alex.</p><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>"...and the buildings are years and years and years old. Here in the United States an old building is about 17 (years old), and over there it's from 500 B.C., it's incredible," she said."</blockquote><p>Okay, I'll admit, Gwynnie is being a bit facetious here. New York's iconic Empire State Building is almost 80 years old. And <a href="http://www.taospueblo.com/index.php">Taos Pueblo</a>, located in Taos, New Mexico, is believed to be the oldest building in the U.S.; ancient ruins indicate that people lived there nearly 1000 years ago. But considering the Spaniards' ancestors erected structures <em>before</em> Christ, it's not so far-fetched to equate American buildings to teenagers!</p><blockquote>"Also, the way people live over there. They seem to enjoy life a little bit more. They aren't running around as much as in New York. They enjoy time with the family."</blockquote>Sí! Employees in Spain receive <a href="http://media.expedia.com/media/content/expus/graphics/promos/vacations/expedia_international_vacation_deprivation_survey_2008.pdf">31 days of vacation time</a>. And they take siestas! When's the last time your boss let you take a nap? Plus, according to the latest <a href="http://www.happyplanetindex.org/public-data/files/hpi-2-0-results.xls">Happy Planet Index</a> (yes, it's a real thing), Spain takes the 76th spot, while the U.S. trails behind at 114. <blockquote>"They don't always have their BlackBerrys on."</blockquote><p>Let's face it, we're a nation of text addicts, especially in New York, where BlackBerries and iPhones can be found next to the salad forks at any restaurant. And now we're being diagnosed with techie-first century injuries, like "BlackBerry thumb" and "<a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/06/09/beware-cellphone-elbow/">cell phone elbow</a>"!<br /><br />So, when did GP become a longitude on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_evil">axis of evil</a>? If she doesn't eat Freedom fries or wear a <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23315711/">flag pin</a> is she less of an American?</p><p>P.S. Even Gawker <a href="http://gawker.com/5306496/the-only-time-well-say-this-gwyneth-paltrow-has-a-point">agrees</a> (sorta).</p>mLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789143883936605576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247603103321250692.post-35436336526459483472009-07-02T13:55:00.009-04:002009-07-08T17:58:58.744-04:00Why In Defense of Gwyneth?<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tI8J4oHmLj8/Skz2YWcVtOI/AAAAAAAAAlM/Xa8M93s4sBw/s1600-h/gwyneth+paltrow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353924955238413538" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 226px; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tI8J4oHmLj8/Skz2YWcVtOI/AAAAAAAAAlM/Xa8M93s4sBw/s320/gwyneth+paltrow.jpg" border="0" /></a>I get why people hate Gwyneth Paltrow: She's beautiful, tall, lithe and privileged.<br /><br />Given all these things, I kinda hate her, too, but it's not a <em>true</em> hatred; it's absolute jealousy because I am none of those things. So despite it all, I really <em>love</em> Gwyneth, and at the risk of sounding like some half-witted fan girl, I don't get all the hate.<br /><br />I attended a roundtable with Gwyneth once, for the forgettable <em>Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow</em>. Now granted she was in a room full of press, but she was very gracious and answered each question thoughtfully. She had recently given birth to Apple and clearly missed her daughter, who she told us was just one floor above us in the hotel we were in just off Central Park South.<br /><br />When you meet her in person—free of TV-interview snippets that aren't always presented in context—it's clear that Gwyneth has a very dry sense of humor, one I don't think translates well into print. Which is why whenever she talks, people listen (or read), and then they misconstrue.<br /><br />Take the very idea of GOOP for instance. Paltrow <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20261570,00.html">says she launched the site</a> "because I felt like I had a lot of really useful information that I was privileged enough to get, because I have this amazing super, fortunate life," which, fine, comes across as a bit pretentious at first glance, but isn't it also categorically true?<br /><br />She <em>does</em> lead an "amazing, super, fortunate life" that has allowed her to try things like <a href="http://goop.com/newsletter/39/">cupping</a> and do things like travel through Spain in a Mercedes convertible. And because she's decided to extol the benefits of alternative medicine and share her favorite Spanish restaurants with us in a "harmless newsletter that goes out each week," (<a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20261570,00.html">Gwynnie's own words</a>) she's labeled as "just another frantic entrepreneur hoping to find something to sell," as Virginia Heffernan claimed in a blog post titled, "<a href="http://themedium.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/leave-us-alone-gwyneth-paltrow/">Leave Us Alone, Gwyneth Paltrow</a>."<br /><br />Sorry Virginia, but not everyone shares those sentiments.<br /><br />That's why we started In Defense of Gwyneth. Because it's not Gwyneth who needs to leave people alone, it's people who need to leave Gwyneth alone.jmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004692009342379601noreply@blogger.com0