Bethenny Frankel’s motivational/semi-memoir A Place of Yes does the job that motivational stories are supposed to: motivate. Yes, it’s that simple.
With the popularity of celebrities, and anybody who thinks they are a celebrity, writing books and making perfume, it’s getting difficult to sort through the sludge of publicized media anymore. Is this famed person actually writing it? Or is some sad intern making $150 ghost writing the whole mess?
However, it is best to give Frankel the benefit of the doubt, as the writing in the book is undoubtedly her. The callous directness, humor, and ball-busting attitude is something we associate with her from the shows The Real Housewives of New York City and Bethenny Ever After. Frankel breaks down ten rules for making your life your own, and for making it well-lived. She opens up all the skeletons in her closet for us to see, so that we can learn by her mistakes and successes. Dysfunctional family? It’s okay, she’s got it. Failed risks and crappy jobs? Yep. Finally finding love and success? That, too.
The phrase "a place of yes" resonates throughout, and the message sinks in. It’s not about saying yes to everything, or even being overly optimistic. Here lies the key difference between this book and the thousands of other self-motivating texts out there: it’s not about being the happiest person alive, but about learning what’s true to you and embracing it. Only then can the rest of our life, and subsequent relationships, follow suit and become complete and healthy. There is a lot of "noise" with family, money, friends and social expectations, but Frankel reveals behaviors and patterns that we can break in order to free ourselves from... well, ourselves. Her no-nonsense attitude reads like an authentic viewpoint and honest assessment rather than a vapid attempt to make money off a book .
So, why does this book connect to the majority of people? Because it’s not written by a super chipper person that exhausts us as we think, "I will never be like that." We all want to be happy, but not that happy. As Frankel admits, "Hell I’m in a crappy mood half the time, I’m a pain in the ass, and nobody would describe me as cheerful or agreeable." This book is from one moody human to all others. She has managed to find a way to make life work in a crazy world, and hopes to pass that lesson on to others. Now that’s motivation I can buy into.
Tonight is the premiere of one of Summer's most popular reality show: Big Brother. In season 13 -- premiering tonight at 9pm on CBS -- eight new house guests will enter the BB house to compete for the grand prize of $500,000.
Season 13 Cast (L-R): Lawon, Dominic, Cassi, Shelly, Prosche, Adam, Keith and Kalia
Eight house guests might seem like a small group, but the twist with season 13 is that these newbies will be joined by some of Big Brother's most memorable duos, with potentials like couple Brendon and Rachel, best buds Dr. Will and Mike "Boogie" or father-daugher-duo Evel Dick and Danielle.
While we won't find out who these memorable duos will be until the show airs, we are able to take sneak peek into this season's house, where the contestants will be filmed 24 hours a day. Keep reading see the photos!
Horrible Bosses plays out the scenario that every Joe Schmoe with a unbearable supervisor wishes they could live: Murder your boss. And although the entire film centers around three lovable guys trying to kill some innocent people it's easy to look past the homicide and find the humor in the coke-filled, sex-crazed murder hijinks that unravels and somehow place yourself in the shoes of the humble office nobody who just wants to catch a break.
The leading funnymen play buddies who finally realize that the solution to their woes is to off their antagonizing bosses. Nick Hendricks (Jason Batemen) wants revenge on his promotion-stealing manager (a ruthless and slimy Kevin Spacey), Kurt Buckman (SNL alum Jason Sudeikis) hopes to finish off his dead boss's corrupt son (a balding Colin Farrell) and Dale Arbus (Charlie Day) who just wants a few moments of peace from his sexually harassing -- and quite hot -- dentist boss (Jennifer Aniston). The boys seek help from a hustling ex-con (played by Jamie Foxx) and find out the best way to get what they want is to kill each other's bosses without getting caught.
The film isn't anything new -- some buddies go on a caper and run into mischief -- but the ensemble cast is what really pulls everything together. The conversation is fast and funny (like Day's native It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia), and the gags are predictable but at least come in small doses which keep the laugh-out-loud chuckles from turning into smirks. It may not be the "eff you, cubicle life!" staple like Office Space, but Horrible Bosses is not horrible at all and is actually pretty good.
Horrible Bosses is in theaters on Friday July 8. Watch the trailer here:
Bethenny Frankel’s motivational/semi-memoir 
Horrible Bosses plays out the scenario that every Joe Schmoe with a unbearable supervisor wishes they could live: Murder your boss. And although the entire film centers around three lovable guys trying to kill some innocent people it's easy to look past the homicide and find the humor in the coke-filled, sex-crazed murder hijinks that unravels and somehow place yourself in the shoes of the humble office nobody who just wants to catch a break.