I very seldom play the "female" card. But every now and then I become aware that the playing field has yet to be leveled. My latest epiphany? Senator-elect Scott Brown on Leno last night. Brown was square but amusing; and one of the biggest responses he got-- scattered gasps, laughs, applause, and catcalls-- occurred when [...]
How adorable is ANNE HATHAWAY? Completely--and the whole package was on display this afternoon when she became Harvard's 60th annual Hasty Pudding Woman Of The Year! This little "roast and toast" has been going on since 1951 when the nation's oldest dramatic organization HASTY PUDDING THEATRICALS(a club since 1795)initiated the award with Gertrude Lawrence. Since [...]
This Sunday I have been asked to emcee an important and entertaining event, which will be televised and I'd love you to join me there: A Global Concert to raise $250,000 for earthquake ravaged Haiti! THE LONGWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and THE NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY PERFORM SYMPHONIC RELIEF FOR HAITI: A GLOBAL CONCERT TO BENEFIT PARTNERS [...]
The day is raging against the tragedy which has befallen a member of our online community and reported in today's news. 19 year-old Allison Myrick--daughter of Steve, a former WBZ colleague who frequently comments on my blog--was murdered on Saturday night. Allison was involved in an abusive relationship. I felt the news like a sharp [...]
The bomb breaker and the cake baker are coming-- or rather, those that played them or are related! THE HURT LOCKER star Jeremy Renner and Julia Child's niece filling in for Meryl Streep for JULIE & JULIA will accept their best-acting awards at the historic Brattle Theatre in February! Please come!I will emcee and would [...]
It's the morning after the seismic shock that shook the political world. Here's my brush with the senator-elect: SCOTT BROWN and I actually served together as judges on COMMUNITY AUDITIONS a few weeks back. Daughter Ayla (the "available" one) was also on the panel in the weeks before. He didn't seem to know a melisma [...]
It was a quiet, gray day that brought a slow, silent snow and sad news...an icon in the world of American crime fiction has suddenly passed away. Robert Parker died while sitting at his desk in Cambridge yesterday, no doubt keeping up a writing schedule that had him turning out up to three novels a [...]
So much to blog/so little time. I'm back!! I've been running around like a maniac this week! HEADLINES I spoke at an event on Beacon Hill Monday night and ended up teaching a delightful elderly gentleman there how to moonwalk. I wouldn't make this up. He got it. I taped a radio show and made [...]
MY BLOG HAD A MINOR FACE LIFT! I had its colors done--I think these are more pleasing to the eye: periwinkle blue and cocoa! I am slowly ramping up to a--dare I say it?--WEBSITE!!! And you're all in on the ground floor!!! Seriously, I won't forget my original 300 or so! You have been GREAT [...]
As I said earlier today, a few crazy steps and you just might end up dancing into a better (or at least more interesting) future. This just in. Crack producer Marji Borkow forwarded me the following. Could you imagine coming home from work to find this tiny creature napping on your couch with your dog? [...]
