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Gwyneth Paltrow has started a lifestyle Web site that offers fashion, diet, travel, and tips for good living.

It’s called GOOP.

She is being criticized by the press for trying something new. I say they can all go to hell. I like her newsletter. She has an easy, friendly voice and offers some valuable advice. GOOP is a nice place to visit.

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Music Lovers

If you want to hear some interesting music, head on over to Radha’s place.
She is featuring some of the best music from all around the world.

This is one of my favorite pieces. Embedding is disabled so click on over to youtube.

Enjoy.

My Safe Place

Do you have a safe place?

It doesn’t have to be a real place. It’s a mental place that your mind can go when it needs to take a break. It’s a meditation place.

I remember an episode of BBC’s Coupling when Sally needed to go to her safe place. Her place was a white room with a string quartet; she was wearing a pretty dress and holding a cocktail.

My place is a garden. It is a very old garden in the shape of a circle and walled in with ancient stones. Only I have the key to its thick wooden door. In the center is a stone bench where I can sit and think. It’s The Secret Garden from the children’s book of the same name by Frances Hodgeson Burnett. That was my mother’s favorite book when she was a child and that’s the way I imagined it to look. For some reason in my mind, the garden is in Italy and the wall is ancient and perhaps a ruin from the Roman Empire.

What’s your safe place?

Quiz Time: What Would You Win An Oscar For?

What Would You Win An Oscar For?

You Would Win Best Actor / Actress

You are confident and talented. When it’s time for you to shine, you step up.
You have a strong personality. You love attention, and you can command an audience of any size.

You tend to be a bit obsessive. You’re the perfect person to immerse yourself in a big role.
You’re both empathetic and expressive. You understand and communicate well.

And the Oscar goes to…

Best Dressed at the Oscars?

See below for photos.

2009 Academy Awards: Oscar Red Carpet Pictures Part 9

Best Actress nominee Kate Winslet:

Sci-Tech Awards presenter Jessica Biel:

Melissa George:

2009 Academy Awards: Oscar Red Carpet Pictures Part 8

Nominees Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt:

Michael and Kirk Douglas:

Evan Rachel Wood:

Last year’s Best Supporting Actress Tilda Swinton:

2009 Academy Awards: Oscar Red Carpet Pictures Part 7

Nominee for Supporting Actress Penelope Cruz:

Penelope Cruz with Best Actress nominee Meryl Streep:

Penelope Cruz with last year’s Best Actress winner Marion Cotillard:

Marion Cotillard:

2009 Academy Awards: Oscar Red Carpet Pictures Part 6

Best Actor nominee Sean Penn:

Queen Latifah looking gorgeous as usual:

Fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker:

2009 Academy Awards: Oscar Red Carpet Pictures Part 5

Best supporting actress nominee Marisa Tomei:

Supporting actress nominee Amy Adams on the red carpet:

Supporting actor nominee Josh Brolin and Diane Lane: