Do I have to paint you a picture, or what?

For some reason—perhaps because it’s “Death of an Icon” week—I was thinking about a random conversation I had with my sister-in-law when I made a visit to hers and my brother’s house several years ago.
Me: That’s a really cool Marilyn Monroe tee shirt you’re wearing. It’s really awesome, actually. Is that hand-painted? Damn, that’s cool. [...]

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Don’t stop ’til you get enough

This morning, I spent an hour at Aunt Crazypants’ house for a quick visit. I don’t spend a lot of time with her or her husband anymore for a reason: because they’re such depressive people to be around. Aunt Crazypants in particular, at 82 years old, has slid down the hill of hopelessness for so [...]

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The day the icons died

As I begin this article, it is 3:51 am. My brain is fried from lack of sleep. I don’t know what’s wrong except that it’s hot and I have too much on my brain to sleep. For me, it’s been a massive week. And in the world of celebrities, it’s been tragic.
This week, we’ve been [...]

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