What do a lesbian mother, a narcissistic Midwestern beauty-shop owner, a mother haunted by infanticide, and a woman who believes she’s murdered her own imagination have in common? Well, each has something to say about modern life, from suburban sprawl to constraining social norms. Using four one-act plays as its…
On his introduction to the first Jazzmatazz album, Guru talks about how he’d always wanted to do an experimental fusion of hip-hop and live jazz. But he wanted to do it right. With that in mind, the former Gang Starr MC recruited a few jazz heavies such as Donald Byrd,…
Conveyer of ecstatic truths and filmmaker extraordinaire Werner Herzog’s latest is Rescue Dawn, an action-drama based on U.S. pilot Dieter Dengler’s harrowing survival struggle after being shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War. Herzog sat down to discuss the film. When was the last time you saw Dengler? Shortly…
Christian Bale is an actor who may be as well known for what he does to his body as he is for his body of work. He’s done extreme things to that body in the name of art. Turning it as hard and sharp as an ice pick for American…
Even though they were never on sale in Colorado, Cat’s been getting lots of queries about Anya Hindmarch’s “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” tote. More than 20,000 of them went on sale this morning at Whole Foods in New York. They were sold out by 11 a.m. Sorry folks… but…
It’s the middle of summer, and all Cat wants to do is lounge on her porch with a book and some iced tea. So it would seem that all we’re going to talk about today is Cat’s new stash of summer guilty pleasures. First there was Fashion Kitty, then there…
It’s good to know that Tim Gunn wasn’t always the fabulous make-it-work guy we’ve all come to love on Project Runway. Cat just got her signed copy of his new book, A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style, and he’s pretty candid and forthcoming in it so far. Hopefully his…
Wednesday, July 18 ’60s-Priced Haircuts to Celebrate Hairspray Cherry Creek salon Beauty Smart is doing $9 haircuts to celebrate Friday’s release of the remake of John Waters’ ’80s classic, Hairspray. So come down and get that mod clip you’ve been thinking about, and for a pretty penny, too. Beauty Smart…
Cat’s delivery of books from Book Expo finally arrived, with a little extra something in it from Stacy: Fashion Kitty Versus The Fashion Queen, by Charise Mericle Harper. OMG, it’s so totally darling and catty and excellent. There’s flying and saving and faux pas and an evil high school fashion…
Cat went and visited Lynne Bruning last week, in search of help in decorating an Eero Aarnio puppy for Mod Livin’s July 27 fundraiser for the Downtown Animal Care Foundation. So what did Cat find when she stumbled in? Lynne in a frenzy of tutu making. Pink ones, red ones,…
Things have changed a bit since the days of the supermodel and not waking up for less than $10,000 a day, but these living clothes hangers aren’t doing too shabby, either. Forbes.com has the full report — and a slide show ordering the fifteen top-paid glamazons. Number one? Not Kate…
[jump] Your weekly dose of style for less than $100 per item. Enjoy. Top row, left to right: 1. Nieves Lavi Waist Tie Blousson Top from Shopbop $77, was $110 2. Geometric Print Sundress from eDressMe.com $52 3. Yaya Aflalo Striped Sweater Tank from Shopbop.com $79.20, was $264 Middle row,…
See a slideshow of the whole party here. Cat had a fancy Friday night last week on South Broadway at Fancy Tiger’s first birthday party. Owners Matthew Brown and Jaime Jennings sure know how to throw a kickin’ birthday for their DIY boutique, with a delicious spread of never-ending vegan…
If you went looking for the Libertine line that debuted at Target on July 15, hopefully you didn’t turn up at the Stapleton location, like Cat did. After not finding anything even mentioning the big release, Cat went and asked the woman working the dressing rooms. “I ain’t never heard…
Fashionista has this little tidbit today: The August issue of Harper’s Bazaar features a fashion spread with the Simpsons — and Linda Evangelista — in Paris. There’s Marge in Chanel and Versace, her sisters in Viktor & Rolf, Bart in the front row of the Louis Vuitton show and Homer…
via Just Jared, via W Posh and Beck sizzle in W. Here’s the weekly roundup of what’s hot in fashion this week. — Cat • New York Times: Does a “trophy” wife make – or sink – a presidential campaign? Ask Law and Order’s Fred D. Thompson. • British Vogue:…
Photos by Taylor Sullivan. “I basically wait to get to paid, then I go out and get the nicest clothes I can afford,” says Jon Evans, better known for playing in Action Packed Thrill Ride. “I go to Wal-Mart for T-shirts because they have the best blank tees for $2.99……
Fashiontribes has a collection of the twenty best wide-leg pants for fall, because the more fashionable ladies will be casting aside their skinnies for the flare. more at twiigs.com…..
Cat doesn’t know what’s happening with Octane in Larimer Square — she has calls into everyone short of God looking for answers — but what she does know is that they’re having a “Liquidation Sale,” which is usually double speak for we’ve got to close the doors and get the…
The magic has returned to the Harry Potter franchise — albeit magic of the old, black variety. The darkest and most threatening by far of the five Potter films, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is also the only series entry outside of the third, Alfonso Cuarón’s Harry…
George Ratliff’s Joshua debuted at the Sundance Film Festival to raves from a particular breed of audience member: parents. Because, see, no matter how hard Fox Searchlight is trying to sell this movie as a horror picture — Rosemary’s Baby meets The Omen on the way to The Exorcist’s for…
The great thing about Thailand’s 2006 martial arts thriller, Kon fai bin — or Dynamite Warrior — is that it takes as much from American cinema as it does from Hong Kong. Besides being vaguely modeled after a high-noon Western flick, it also follows the American tradition of filling in…
