Category Archives: Entertainment

Tina Turner, Simply The Best
Tina Turner was unstoppable, so her death today feels almost unreal. How can that electricity and magnetism be quieted? A powerhouse in heels, she blew the roof off of Radio City when I saw her in the summer of 1993.

Tina Turner, Simply The Best
Tina Turner was unstoppable, so her death today feels almost unreal. How can that electricity and magnetism be quieted? A powerhouse in heels, she blew the roof off of Radio City when I saw her in the summer of 1993.

Martha Stewart- Ageless Cover Girl or Timeless Cover Up
First, it was Cheryl Tiegs in the 1970s whose 20-something California girl good looks and smokin’ body I felt I could never live up to. Then it was Christie Brinkley’s perfect 10 bod raising the bar in the eighties. Bikini-clad

Martha Stewart- Ageless Cover Girl or Timeless Cover Up
First, it was Cheryl Tiegs in the 1970s whose 20-something California girl good looks and smokin’ body I felt I could never live up to. Then it was Christie Brinkley’s perfect 10 bod raising the bar in the eighties. Bikini-clad

A Million Years of Misogyny
Donald Trump knows his HIStory. For a million years stars have been given carte blanche to sexually molest women. Just ask Betty Rubble and Wilma Flintstone. In 10,000 B.C. when Hollyrock movie star Rock Quarry visited Bedrock, all the gals

A Million Years of Misogyny
Donald Trump knows his HIStory. For a million years stars have been given carte blanche to sexually molest women. Just ask Betty Rubble and Wilma Flintstone. In 10,000 B.C. when Hollyrock movie star Rock Quarry visited Bedrock, all the gals

Does Print Matter? It Does to Me
As an old-school lover of newspapers, I’m particularly thrilled to have a double-page spread with a bonus Brownie-era photo published in Sunday’s New York Daily News. That a black and white snapshot my 30-something father took with his Brownie Starflex

Does Print Matter? It Does to Me
As an old-school lover of newspapers, I’m particularly thrilled to have a double-page spread with a bonus Brownie-era photo published in Sunday’s New York Daily News. That a black and white snapshot my 30-something father took with his Brownie Starflex

Diana The Would Be Queen
Who wasn’t thinking about Diana yesterday? Princess Diana’s memory looms large over King Charles’s coronation. She is the proverbial elephant in the abbey. Truthfully, seeing Queen Camilla crowned made me uncomfortable. Watching her smile and wave made me queasy as

Diana The Would Be Queen
Who wasn’t thinking about Diana yesterday? Princess Diana’s memory looms large over King Charles’s coronation. She is the proverbial elephant in the abbey. Truthfully, seeing Queen Camilla crowned made me uncomfortable. Watching her smile and wave made me queasy as

A Mouse In The House
While Ron DeSantis is duking it out with Mickey, I’ve got a mouse problem of my own. Though I may not be standing on a chair screeching “Eek a Mouse,” while stomping my feet, and clutching the hem of my

A Mouse In The House
While Ron DeSantis is duking it out with Mickey, I’ve got a mouse problem of my own. Though I may not be standing on a chair screeching “Eek a Mouse,” while stomping my feet, and clutching the hem of my

A Childhood World of Dudes in Dresses
The looney tune Right has been waxing nostalgic about the old cartoons that unlike today weren’t hell-bent on indoctrinating our kids on deviant sexual behavior. “When we were young you could watch cartoons without having to worry,” Governor Ron DeSantis

A Childhood World of Dudes in Dresses
The looney tune Right has been waxing nostalgic about the old cartoons that unlike today weren’t hell-bent on indoctrinating our kids on deviant sexual behavior. “When we were young you could watch cartoons without having to worry,” Governor Ron DeSantis

Harry Belafonte Touched All Our Lives
Harry Belafonte touched all our lives, whether as the King of Calypso or a courageous Civil rights activist. But it was a touch of another kind that once caused an uproar. It was April 2, 1968, when along with other

Harry Belafonte Touched All Our Lives
Harry Belafonte touched all our lives, whether as the King of Calypso or a courageous Civil rights activist. But it was a touch of another kind that once caused an uproar. It was April 2, 1968, when along with other

Spring Cleaning at the Networks
Talk about spring cleaning! Looks like both Fox News and CNN have used some serious elbow grease in cleaning the scum, dirt, and toxins out of their respective houses. Fox in particular has a huge infestation of cockroaches and

Spring Cleaning at the Networks
Talk about spring cleaning! Looks like both Fox News and CNN have used some serious elbow grease in cleaning the scum, dirt, and toxins out of their respective houses. Fox in particular has a huge infestation of cockroaches and

Mad About Al Jaffee
There were sit-ins and be-ins but for as a child the sixties were all about the Fold-Ins. Mad Magazine’s ingenious feature -the back cover Fold-In was the brilliant creation of legendary cartoonist Al Jaffee who died this week at 102.

Mad About Al Jaffee
There were sit-ins and be-ins but for as a child the sixties were all about the Fold-Ins. Mad Magazine’s ingenious feature -the back cover Fold-In was the brilliant creation of legendary cartoonist Al Jaffee who died this week at 102.