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Saturday, April 4, 2026
The Observer

Scene Selects

Suri's Burn Book

Suri Cruise may be a tabloid fixture at five years old, but this blog is ten times more interesting than her couture fashion collection. The fictitious blog written in the voice of a bitingly sarcastic Suri is a collection of images and posts about other celebrity children and their unsophisticated tastes. Suri leaves no child unjudged, including Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, KinstonRossdale, Honor Warren (Jessica Alba's adorable daughter) and Harper Beckham. 

 

Colette on "Pan Am"

The retro glamour of air travel in the 1960s is the main star of Pan Am, especially since the characters still have some kinks to work out ¾specifically, not being annoying. One exception is the French stewardess Colette, played adorably by KarineVanasse, sporting winged eyeliner and a black bob to go along with the iconic light blue uniform. Vastly underused by the writers, Vanasse is able to make audiences feel every emotion, from her sweet encounters with Pilot Dean to her anger and sadness when visiting Germany due to her family's experience during the Occupation. More Colette, less spy drama, please.

 

Big Bang Theory

The plot centers around Sheldon, a theoretical physicist, Leonard, an experimental physicist, Howard, an aerospace engineer, and Rajesh, an astrophysicist. These four geeky guys have their world of role-playing, Klingon and video games interrupted by the appearance of Penny, a waitress and aspiring actress. They soon realize that just as she can learn a lot from her new nerdy neighbors, they can learn from her as well. The combination of scientific jargon with the usual sitcom antics makes this a must-see, whether you are an astrophysicist yourself or can't even remember what you learned in high school.

 

Threadless Tees

Everyone loves a good t-shirt, and t-shirts don't get funnier, wittier, more artistic or more culturally astute than Threadless t-shirts. The Chicago-based company adds to their immense collection of shirts by marketing designs submitted through and voted on by its user community. With a $10 t-shirt sale starting on Thanksgiving, there has never been a better time to check them out at threadless.com

 

Dontevenreply.com

Dontevenreply.com is run by one hilariously cruel blogger, who trolls Craigslist looking for people with unusual requests. The blogger then replies to the postings in a ridiculous fashion, stringing the unsuspecting people along for an absurd and often vulgar ride. The end goal is to anger and frustrate people posting classified ads and then post the results online. His prank victims vary from false daycare service-providers to a car salesman, and the stupidity of the people replying may make you lose faith in humanity.