Beginning next week in San Diego, and ending in October in New Haven, literary mastermind, yoga practitioner and extremely tiny and single ball of hatred Eric Schaeffer will be on book tour! As we know from experience, his readings are just something to see. So whether you live in Mendocino or Boise, you too can lose your dignity listening to the misguided pit of sadness that is Eric's hatred of women and self. Also! Eric's MySpace has a question for you! It is: "Have Your Bought The Book Yet?" Actually, no, mine hasn't, honey, but maybe their has?

We agree with Fashionista and (gulp) People: open-toed booties must die. [Fashionista]

"Ms. O'Donnell seems to be experimenting with an emo style, the morose deadpan known to YouTubers but anathema to TV and stage veterans like herself." [NYT]

Sometimes we're reminded of the fact that blogs are just such a bad idea. Times like when we stumble across Cat Fancy editor Susan Logan's bloggy musings about "the meaning of myeh."