Deb Rox

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  1. Weeping at What John Cusack Did to Poe in "The Raven"

    4/27/12 9:36am by Deb Rox
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    I apparently have to break my Friday night date with John Cusack. And I'm not happy about it.I mean, what do you do when a long-awaited movie rakes in horrible reviews? At this point all I know to do is wallow in melancholy and longing, mourning my lost love John-Cusack-as-Edgar-Allan-Poe. Or at least my lost Friday Night Movie Date John-Cusack-as-Edgar-Allan-Poe. Nevermore, John, Nevermore.  Read more >

  2. All Hail (McHale) Community's Return to Thursday Nights

    3/14/12 1:57pm by Deb Rox
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    Community Courtesy of NBC

    Community-fans, rejoice!  The phoenix is rising and Greendale Community College is finally cracking open the book on 12 new episodes starting this Thursday night.  Read more >

  3. I Will Dance with Ellen, and I Will Shop at JC Penney

    2/12/12 9:02am by Deb Rox
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    Ellen Degeneres

    I had lunch with a friend a few weeks ago. She was struggling with legal difficulties years after an adoption, with health insurance woes because of a budget-cut job loss a year ago, with money hemorrhaging everywhere. Problems many of us have, but in her case each of those particular problems wouldn't exist if her female partner (a stoic, strong, hardworking, cute medical professional who bakes Alaskans, could lift a truck off of your chest and who's got moves like Jagger) were a man and therefore someone my friend could legally marry in Florida.  Read more >

  4. Cut Coupons All You Want, But Don't Be a Cheap Date

    9/16/11 7:40am by Deb Rox
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    Cheapskates Restaurant

    As a single mom, I bow down before the frugalistas who help us trim costs on everything from housekeeping to vacations to running a business on a dime. Budget ninjas wield coupons, savvy lifestyle choices and negotiation strategies to reduce the cost of everything, and regular folks like me learn a lot from them. Hurray, frugalistas, with your 10 Tips to Save When Shopping For (Blank).  Thanks for leading the way.  Read more >

  5. New NBC Show Pushes Buttons by Putting "Lesbo" in the Title

    9/9/11 11:11am by Deb Rox
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    Old School Thinking on New TV?

    It's been a long time since I've been called a "lesbo." Perhaps the last time heard it, it was from my 7th-grade friend Andrew when I admired his Farrah Fawcett locker poster a little too hard? It's certainly not a contemporary word, and it's usually not a compliment -- though it's hard to take seriously as a pejorative. So not being used to hearing "lesbo" in day-to-day discourse, I raised my eyebrows and made a characteristically queer smirk at this week's news that NBC is developing a sitcom pilot called My Best Friend is a Lesbo.  Read more >

  6. Friday Night Lights and Damages Were Saved By DIRECTV, So Who's Your Daddy Now?

    7/25/11 1:18pm by Deb Rox
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    I pay a lot of money for cable television because I love it. Well, not all of it--I don't part with my hard earned green because I want my MTV--at least not anymore. I want my HBO. And I want first access to all the other fine programs that the other networks offer. Mad Men, Rescue Me, True Blood, Entourage, Dexter, Weeds, Breaking Bad. I don't only want my favorite networks, I love them and my favorite shows with all of my heart, and cable makes it easy, so I've been married to cable for decades.  Read more >

  7. The Kid Delves Inside a Delusional Mind Coping With Abuse

    7/19/11 10:14am by Deb Rox
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    What lies would you tell yourself to survive? Sapphire took on a daunting task with The Kid. As a sequel to Push, she lets readers delve into the traumatized psyche of Precious’ nine-year old son after he was orphaned by her AIDS-related death and left to trade sexual abuse for facimiles of a home.  Read more >

  8. New Season of Weeds Has Nancy Fired Up and Rolling in NYC

    7/12/11 12:48pm by Deb Rox
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    Oh Nancy Botwin, Nancy Botwin, you didn't take any Parenting classes during your unfortunate incarceration, did you?   Lucky season number seven of Weeds has kicked off with a bang: after only three episodes Nancy's already rejected her very forgiving kids, traded a suitcase full of grenades for Afghanistan marijuana and taken a lover.  So Nancy's far from reformed, operating from new turf in New York City, and the season is looking like it's rolled pretty tight.  Read more >

  9. Why Does Justin Bieber's Perfume Look Like It's Been Vajazzled?

    6/24/11 2:39pm by Deb Rox
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    Justin Bieber Someday perfume (Image: © Dennis Van Tine/UPPA/ZUMAPRESS.com)

    Justin Bieber's new perfume for young ladies, called "Someday," is taking his young fans by storm, as does everything Bieber bestows upon the world. After catching wind of this news after the craziness at his Macy's appearance blew up on Twitter, I've been a bit baffled that reporters aren't mentioning the obvious.  Read more >

  10. Is Ashton Kutcher the Right Man to Save Two and a Half Men?

    5/31/11 1:47pm by Deb Rox
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    CBS and Warner Bros. are doing their best to move Two and a Half Men viewers into a Post-Sheen World.  Read more >

Deb Rox

Full Name
Deb Rox
Member Since
August 2007
About Me: 

BlogHer Contributing Editor -- Pop Culture & Entertainment

 

I work as a blogger liaison, project manager, and message imagineer through my consultancy 3 Smart Girlz. My passions include cutting edge communication strategies, cause and issue marketing, and especially guiding corporate relationships with the influential women and GLBT demographics.

 

I live in a 50s bungalow in the capital of Florida, with my kids and a Golden Retriever who hates my laptop because it competes with his red ball, and I blog all kinds of nonsense at Deb on the Rocks.

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