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It’s a long story
Should women of a ‘certain age’ have long hair? I say yes. So does Dominique Browning. She’s a writer and former editor-in-chief of House and Garden. At the age of 55, she’s sporting a rather...
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Oscar unworthy
I’m headed to Los Angeles this weekend — for work, of course. But my hotel is located right next door to the Grammy Awards venue. I know, right? Another red carpet, another round of celebrity...
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There was an old man…
Happy Limerick Day! We celebrate Limerick Day every May 12th in honor of Edward Lear, the English writer who is credited with making the art form popular. In other words, for making every Tom, Dick and...
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Spirit stick
Do you remember the very first DVD you ever owned? I do. I had just bought a combo VHS/DVD player — back when they were still pretty pricey — and a friend gave me the campy cheerleader cult classic...
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Playing in the dirt
Anyone who has owned a car has probably had this happen at one time or another… Everyone’s a critic. But whereas the writers obviously have high standards for car cleanliness, car owners have never had...
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Might I suggest…
By now you all know that His Royal Highness has been born to William and Kate. His name, though, they say “may take some time.” Don’t worry — I’m all over it. Sebastian It’s a worthy name; the Greek...
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Might I suggest ‘drop?’
When I was a humor editor at Hallmark Cards back in the day, part of my job was to read greeting card copy and look for any possible innuendo. Was it dirty or gross? Could people take it wrong?...
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Overbooked
I was very excited to attend today BookCon at Javits Center, the publishing conference for us non-industry folk. The organizers had put together a great schedule of panel discussions, author...
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Drama mama update
Since my post last night, my friend Wendy Molyneux (who also happens to be a writer for Bob’s Burgers) has, as of 3pm ET today, raised almost $8,800 for CureSearch. Because she hates Entourage and...
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I’m no genius
I thought I had read Thomas Wolfe, but it turns out I haven’t. That didn’t stop me from going to see the movie Genius, which details the publication of Wolfe’s first two novels, and his relationship...
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