The best thing about being a woman of "a certain age" is that I don't get zits anymore. Gone are the battles with blemishes and, for that, I'm totally stoked. What I'm not particularly tickled by, however, is how all of a sudden the years of havoc I've wreaked on my skin are starting to take their toll. My complexion is mottled as a result of too many hours clocked baking in the sun. I honestly…  

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More than any other self-congratulatory Hollywood shindig, I love watching the Emmys. Of course, it's entertaining to see what everyone's wearing and to make fun of the fashion don'ts (unfortunately I'm talking to you January Jones -- sorry) but, because I write about TV for a living, I have a semi-vested interest in who actually wins. To that end, I was thrilled not only to get a bonus dose of…  

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Even though it irks the heck out of me when people post lame "T.G.I.F." status updates on Facebook, I'll admit that sometimes that's precisely my sentiment. But, while many of those FB friends are undoubtedly heading out to [insert favorite bar -- as long as it's not Hooters -- here], to ring in the weekend, my dream destination is my bathroom. Because he knows this about me, my oh-so-kind…  

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I'll let the tabloids debate whether the zigzagged Balmain dress Jessica Alba wore to the Miami premiere of her (and Lindsay Lohan's) new movie, "Machete," was a prudent choice and will instead focus on the undeniable -- she is just too dang pretty. Oh, and it was a good thing that, with all that zigging and zagging going on, she kept her hair and makeup low key. And I have to say; I'm loving the…  

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When it comes to putting myself in uncomfortable or awkward positions in the pursuit of maintaining a modicum of attractiveness, I'm a trooper. I've had injections, lasers wielded at my face, hot wax smeared on places hot wax really doesn't belong and my body pummeled by a Brazilian deep tissue aficionado who is clearly a sadist. But, for all of my bravery and willingness to experiment with…  

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