The best TV neighbors ever were Lucy and Ethel, Mary and Rhoda, Ralph & Norton,etc. None of them loved in McMansions with security systems or had housekeepers to run out for a dozen eggs. Affluence and the busy lives it requires can be isolating.

Yes, this is very funny. So are the two McCain ads that inspired the Hilton response. Here is the other one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nVQaHpOnO8 I’m glad to see humor enter the election arena.

Dabney, We do not know what Israelis think of McCain. We know what one person thinks of McCain.

Cougar (and Cougars We Love) is such a vulgar and demeaning way to talk about a May/December romance. For those who prefer class to crass, check out this Youtube tribute to Tennesee Williams’ The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone starring Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty. The singer is Dinah Washington. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GlW_lD1-ZU

“Why Is the Mainstream Media Keeping John Edwards’s Alleged Love Affair a Secret?” Maybe because the mainstream media doesn’t want to humiliate a brave and wonderful woman and her family based on the National Enquirer. Wish Wow had a more “mainstream media ” mindset about this piece of trash.

What a turnoff! And Cougar is such a demeaning, sexist and predatory word. Yuck!

Blessing in disguise? Not for Meals on Wheels: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91327139

So ageism is fair game? Odd reaction considering our demographic here. I dislike ageist stereotypes as much as I do ethnic or religious ones. But it’s not currently politically incorrect to make fun of older people.

Nostalgia is always fun. But can we please not give historical feminist cultural significance to things that don’t deserve it? This 1976 Charlie commercial is hardly feminist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5juK-UrgJG0&feature=related The Enjoli commercial comes a bit closer as Madison Avenue discovers The Superwoman! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X4MwbVf5OA But it too, promotes an unrealistic stereotype that makes me tired. For my money, this is what a cultural icon looks like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHk4frru17M

An interesting take from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/us/politics/15humor.html?scp=2&sq=obam…

A little context from the New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/covers/slideshow_blittcovers/?slide=1#sh…

I know I am in the minority here, but I am not offended by the New Yorker cover. Perhaps it is because a friend did some provacative and very controversial covers for Esquire in the 60’s. Today those covers are in an exhibit at MOMA. http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/exhibitions.php?id=8158 There was a difference though. His covers had captions that gave the images context and previewed the POV of the article they referenced. Had the New Yorker done that, perhaps they would not have offended so many people.

I thought wowOwow was targeted to educated, sophisticated women over 40. I’m not sure how Divinecaroline, which seems to be geared to a much younger reader, fits into that. Our is a demographic that is under served as it is and Caroline feels like just more stuff targeting the same young demographic that everyone else is after. I’m not sure I understand the objective of the new affiliation.

Thank you, Kitty. You are always such a wise and intelligent voice. Frank obviously forgets that he is not the target demographic for this site. His rudeness to Liz Smith yesterday made no sense. And sadly, others chimed in with their “could care less” sentiments.

The baby in Lisa Marie Presley’s arms is all grown up— Elvis’ granddaughter Riley Keough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P1iWR-OyZE