Author Archives: Julianne Fylstra

Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann “From Binge To Blackout” NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY “Hi, my name is Toren, and I’m an alcoholic.” He may have not understood the meaning of the words when he had his first beer at 14, but by the time he was in rehab at 23, Toren Volkmann and his family understood […]

He won’t be rockin’ Cameron Diaz’s body anymore. When Cameron Diaz, 34, and Justin Timberlake, 25, announced their split a few days ago, I was pretty devastated. Almost as devastated as when I discovered Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan had become the undisputed triumvirate of no-panties partying. But what’s more, the reason the […]

My boyfriend doesn’t know this, but tonight I’m going to take him to an Eggnog Anonymous meeting. The fact is every December he starts to mysteriously expand horizontally, and I’m sure I know the culprit. I love him ““ I really do ““ but around this time of year, when the department stores are full […]

Wishful Drinking Saturday, Nov. 18 Geffen Playhouse There’s no underwear in space. At least that’s what George Lucas told Carrie Fisher as the reason she couldn’t wear undergarments for her role as Princess Leia in “Star Wars.” Fisher allows theatergoers and Leia fans alike to enter into the deepest recesses of her mind in her […]

It’s my party, and I’ll eat if I want to. Tomorrow I turn 21. This wonderful rite of passage will be marked by a marvelous celebration (read: insane party), complete with mudslides, martinis and pot stickers. Pot stickers? Did you read that right? Yes, you did. Everywhere I turn, I hear people whining constantly that […]

When people do it, I have to resist the urge to slap them. It defies culinary etiquette and societal conventions in general. I’m talking about people who steal fries off of my plate. It’s not that I want them to go hungry ““ au contraire, I fully support eating in college. But mooching is an […]

“Dave and Tom’s: A Tribute to Dave and Tom” Santa Monica Playhouse Saturday, Oct. 14 David Beeler and Tom Konkle, best known as the British comedy team that brought laughter to audiences all over the globe, died Saturday at 8 p.m. Their deaths were confirmed in the play “Dave and Tom’s: A Tribute to Dave […]