Sisterhood of the Traveling Crossroads

We like to pretend we don't see bad chick flicks. We like to pretend that we didn't find ourselves in the theater in opening night of Crossroads or that we aren't on pins and needles for the premiere of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. But we have to admit, if nothing else, chick flicks are often fertile ground for future starlets to hone their skills, talent, and fashion sense. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants sprouted some of our favorites.

America Ferrera (SoTP/Ugly Betty)


Alexis Bledel (SoTP/Gilmore Girls/Sin City)


Phat Tony has spent years unabashedly loving the wonder that is Alexis Bledel. Of course, this was, in every possible way, limited to Gilmore Girls, a fading, but true hybrid of ABC Family and Family Guy (literally... Daniel Palladino was a writer and producer for both)


Blake Lively (SoTP/Gossip Girl)

We Love Neil Patrick Harris

We all need role models and who better than the original blogger himself, Doogie Howser, M.D. Doogie, in all his precocious glory, was at the helm of one of the best of the "lost" sitcoms of the 80s i.e. one's that were not beaten to death by the syndication horse. Really, what's not to love, a 16 year old doctor who actually has compassion and a sense of humor and only mildly grazes the lovable end of the nerd spectrum.

Can you say suspension of disbelief?


Dr. Douglas Howser was adeptly played by Neil Patrick Harris whom we have grown to love more and more over the years.


Clearly Mr. Patrick Harris has grown into a healthy sense of style (and hair products) and has made said transition remarkably better than his peers (see: Fred Savage). He's made such a reasonably smooth transition in the world of celebrity and child stardom even in the face of such obstacles such as coming out and self parody (although the cameo in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle was hilarious), it has come to the point that whenever we get stuck, we the aesthetes, always ask ourselves what would Neil Patrick Harris do (WWNPHD)? Certainly, this catchy acronym is a clear adaptation of the much more common WWTBFCD (what would the Barefoot Contessa Do)? Look out for WWNPHD bracelets and t-shirts coming soon to a mall near you.

Phat Tony Addendum: We wish that any sort of recent appearances he has made on the world's stage (anything having to do with "How I Met Your Mother," coming out of the closet, etc.) actually improved our opinion of him... However, combine his Doogie beginnings with his Christina Aguilera-esque vocal riffing-con-finger jiggle in "Undercover Brother," and he has already reached a zenith that is virtually uncalled for in the magical world of AQoT. WWNPHD, indeed...

Baby Weight Looks Great on Nicole Richie

No matter what the tabloids say this particular month, it seems like there is ALWAYS a celebrity that could direly use some help from a pre-Gilmore Girls peak "Save the Children" Sally Struthers. Ahem, Mary Kate, you're still invited to our barbecue and Phat Tony just threw your double cheeseburger on the grill.

Its should come as no surprise then that we avoided all guilty pleasure media for the months surrounding the peak of Nicole Richie's "I don't have an eating disorder" problem.

I mean, bikini bottoms should not be baggy, that's so gross and it's enough to send us straight for a big steaming pot of fettuccine alfredo and let's just say we don't really need that kind of encouragement. But lately, thanks to Joel Madden weaving his magic spell of impregnation, our little Ms. Richie looks fabulous.


I think I see muscle tone and those are definitely curves. Might she even be succumbing to a hint of a smile?


We're not really sure how she's going to keep this up post birth unless she's already purchased her tickets to the Britney Spears "how to become the physical embodiment of Cheetos" seminar. Needless to say we're a little concerned but for now Nicole Richie, its time for seconds because baby weight looks great on you.