Fatima Scott

As women, the only items we need to keep in our purse are lipstick, keys, hairspray, a compact mirror, blush, perfume, chewing gum, pictures of loved ones, and a bunch of coupons we won’t ever use.

The average working woman, full time college student, or downtown party gal is grabbing all those items before she steps foot out the door. Sounds impossible, but it’s true. Around her shoulder or in the palm of her hand, this sophisticated lady is carrying a purse. Beneath the buckles, the embroidered stitching, or earth toned colors, are the story of a woman’s life.

As little girls we held on to our diaries, today we hold on to our purses. Whether it’s a clutch, handbag, backpack, or tote, these items have become just as important as a set of keys. Actor and comedian Billy Connolly believes more…

Still not watching Glee, “kill yourself!” As Glee’s sweater wearing, doll collecting, Josh Grobin obsessed, Sandy Ryerson might say.  Glee, which airs on FOX Wednesday’s at 9pm, is a decadent mash-up of musical fabulosity, high-school brashness, and witty irreverence.  Take equal parts High School Musical and Arrested Development, sprinkle a dash of the always-hysterical Jane Lynch and you’ve got a recipe for ultra-dry musical mayhem.

 Glee follows a group of high school misfits, some more so than others, as they try to make it through the harsh reality of High School while committing social suicide: joining the glee club.  All the characters are present, the Broadway wannabe, The Jock with a sensitive side, The Jock without one, The Vengeful Cheerleader clique, and The Teacher with unfulfilled dreams. With such a played-out cast of characters one might expect Glee to get drowned out by the ratings juggernaut that precedes it (So You Think You Can Dance). But Glee has found a niche among the aging High School Musical audience.

I have to admit that as someone who professes to despise the musical genre with a passion smelt from the diabolical furnace of Liza Minnelli’s vibrato, I was prepared to dismiss Glee as more…