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When Ryan Seacrest calls you at noon on New Year’s Eve and begs you to fly to NYC before the ball drops so you can fill in for a last-minute cancellation by Justin Timberlake in the big show, if you’re the incomparable, indefatigable Tabs the cat, you make it happen, even if it means chartering a private jet. In the entertainment business, Tabs had a reputation as a fixer. He was the cat you called when the stakes were high and there was a crisis, and you needed someone of talent and integrity to fix it — someone who could...

So, I’m reading a book about sourdough. It’s fiction, and no, the main character isn’t a loaf of bread (in case you were wondering). Bread does, however, play a silent but omnipresent supporting role as a very tasty cast member, ha ha! The book’s called Sourdough, by Robin Sloan, and it’s about a young woman who moonlights as a sourdough bread baker by night, while she works as a programmer for a robotics company in San Francisco by day. No, really, I’m serious! You can’t make this stuff up! Well, I mean, you can… Anyway, the glutinous puns are glorious!...

So…what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of five more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). I love reading your answers, and it helps me get my week off to a good start. 1. What are the names of your furbabies, and how did they acquire their monikers? “Tabs” is short of “Fussy Tabby,” which was the first name we gave him he earned, but it didn’t quite...

*** KAWAII ALERT *** KAWAII ALERT *** KAWAII ALERT*** [beep!] [beep!] [beep!] We interrupt our regular programming to bring you this important message: I haven’t worn anything from Too Faced Cosmetics in a hot second, but it looks like they’re still doing their thing, appealing to everyone’s inner 12-year-old girl. They have a new collection out that’s so kawaii that there aren’t enough emojis on this blog to describe it. 💁👌🎍😍 So I’ll use emoticons instead! (✿◕‿◕) (ʘ‿ʘ✿) The Clover collection is available now. There’s a palette and cute makeup bags, including this one, the Clover Makeup Bag ($20), which...

1. These gorgeous nude Sally Hansen Color Therapy nail colors I can’t decide what to wear for the next installment of Desperately Seeking Persistent Polish! Too many choices… I’m leaning toward dark burgundy Falling Deep, since I wore a pastel cream last week. What do you think? 2. MAC Cosmo Lipstick Busted this out for the first time in months and remembered why I love it so much. This neutral pink with a hint of brown is a lovely everyday lip color, and it looks amazeballs with brown and taupe eyeshadows! 3. Kim’s Convenience I found the best show on...