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Reads

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

May 25, 2011

Behold, April’s book club selection! We know, we know – we’re way behind schedule with this one. Between the epic preparations and celebrations involved with DQG’s wedding this past weekend (photos to follow) and our primary employer working us harder than JT worked SNL on Saturday (alright – that’s not possible), we’ve had little time [...]

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Flawless

May 16, 2011

Disclaimer: HCG has a borderline inappropriate girl crush on Penélope Cruz. When we heard she was covering the June issue of Vogue, we crossed our fingers and hoped she would look as naturally stunning as generally does – and it worked! We appreciate that with these photos Vogue is admitting, “Hey, we know Penélope Cruz [...]

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Sneak Attack

April 11, 2011

We really like this May Vogue cover of Reese Witherspoon mostly because of Reese’s sneaky expression and side glance. America’s favorite actress is often photographed with a big, perky smile, and we find this change of pace refreshing and welcome. That said, if we were watching TV with this magazine sitting on our coffee table, [...]

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Room

February 25, 2011

Last night I hosted our February book club meeting (!), and the night was magical. After weeks of choosing paint colors for our house, actually painting (Joe), setting the menu for the night, selecting a color theme for the table linens and floral arrangements and finding time to actually read the book, I was relieved [...]

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Half Broke Horses

February 16, 2011

One of the many snow storms that hit the Philadelphia region in January prompted the postponement of our January book club meeting to mid-February. While I was saddened to miss out on my favorite monthly activity, I did appreciate the extra two weeks to actually finish the book (alright I didn’t even finish it in [...]

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Because We Love Her

February 15, 2011

VB on the cover of March Allure. Lovely.

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