Category Archives: Entertainment
Robert Redford R.I.P.- The Way We Were
I fell in love for the first time in the summer of 1973 when I was 18. He was a heartthrob. A golden boy. A WASP to my Jewish, more progressive political self. Away at college in Syracuse, I snuck
Robert Redford R.I.P.- The Way We Were
I fell in love for the first time in the summer of 1973 when I was 18. He was a heartthrob. A golden boy. A WASP to my Jewish, more progressive political self. Away at college in Syracuse, I snuck
Donald America’s Domestic Abuser
“I will protect you,” Trump promised on the campaign trail with a wink and a smile and a clenched fist. How many abused women have heard those exact words from their abuser, even as they double over in pain from bruised
Donald America’s Domestic Abuser
“I will protect you,” Trump promised on the campaign trail with a wink and a smile and a clenched fist. How many abused women have heard those exact words from their abuser, even as they double over in pain from bruised
‘Where the Boys Are’: Connie Francis Classic Revised
With the death of Connie Francis, her signature song “Where the Boys Are” keeps playing through my head. For some reason, that song takes up a lot of real estate in my already cluttered mind. With 60 years of pop
‘Where the Boys Are’: Connie Francis Classic Revised
With the death of Connie Francis, her signature song “Where the Boys Are” keeps playing through my head. For some reason, that song takes up a lot of real estate in my already cluttered mind. With 60 years of pop
Liberace: The Closeted Dream Boy of 1950s America
In Your Dreams Next to Rock Hudson, Liberace was Sue Ellen Wolinski’s absolute dream date. Liberace was just so fabulously different from any other fellows she had ever met. A wonderful pianist, yes. But, OH! so much more. Come Wednesday
Liberace: The Closeted Dream Boy of 1950s America
In Your Dreams Next to Rock Hudson, Liberace was Sue Ellen Wolinski’s absolute dream date. Liberace was just so fabulously different from any other fellows she had ever met. A wonderful pianist, yes. But, OH! so much more. Come Wednesday
Remembering Bobby Sherman: A Teen Idol’s Legacy
The news of the death of teen idol Bobby Sherman yesterday finally surpassed all the Trump posts on my social media feed as women of a certain age lamented the passing of their first crush. And gay men whose uncertain
Remembering Bobby Sherman: A Teen Idol’s Legacy
The news of the death of teen idol Bobby Sherman yesterday finally surpassed all the Trump posts on my social media feed as women of a certain age lamented the passing of their first crush. And gay men whose uncertain
Perpetual Care
With butterflies in my stomach, last Saturday I sat in the darkened theatre at the Cinema Arts Centre, a storied theatre in Huntington, Long Island, waiting for my short, deeply personal film “Perpetual” to be screened. I sank into the
Perpetual Care
With butterflies in my stomach, last Saturday I sat in the darkened theatre at the Cinema Arts Centre, a storied theatre in Huntington, Long Island, waiting for my short, deeply personal film “Perpetual” to be screened. I sank into the
Turning 70
Today I turn seventy, a number Hallmark decrees a milestone based on the number of greeting cards there are. I’ve moved through all my significant birthdays pretty smoothly. Thirty was a breeze, and forty was fabulous. Fifty felt empowering and
Turning 70
Today I turn seventy, a number Hallmark decrees a milestone based on the number of greeting cards there are. I’ve moved through all my significant birthdays pretty smoothly. Thirty was a breeze, and forty was fabulous. Fifty felt empowering and
A Presidents Day of Firsts
George Washington’s Birthday 1969 will always be remembered as a weekend of firsts for me. Our long weekend getaway up to the Borscht Belt was the place where I learned to ski for the very first time at 14. It
A Presidents Day of Firsts
George Washington’s Birthday 1969 will always be remembered as a weekend of firsts for me. Our long weekend getaway up to the Borscht Belt was the place where I learned to ski for the very first time at 14. It
Saturday Night Live At 50
On a Saturday night filled with the canned laughter of classic comedies like The Jeffersons, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, and Carol Burnett, the October 11 appearance of a live broadcast with irreverent humor and progressive politics was, well…. startling.
Saturday Night Live At 50
On a Saturday night filled with the canned laughter of classic comedies like The Jeffersons, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, and Carol Burnett, the October 11 appearance of a live broadcast with irreverent humor and progressive politics was, well…. startling.
Controlling Art – Nazi Germany or Trump’s America?
You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. Next stop, the Twilight Zone Submitted for your approval, one Sally Edelstein age 69 artist writer seeker of truth and regrettably finder
Controlling Art – Nazi Germany or Trump’s America?
You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. Next stop, the Twilight Zone Submitted for your approval, one Sally Edelstein age 69 artist writer seeker of truth and regrettably finder
Envisioning The American Dream 