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I bring you tidings of great joy, The Mayo Clinic lists Perimenopause under “diseases and conditions.” Isn’t that lovely? Admiring the feeling of festivity in the air, and the lights twinkling in windows and on pine boughs; I came home after the street lamps were lit to find a Nylon flag semi-erected in my neighbor’s front lawn. I think it’s supposed to be a nativity scene — a super-cheap crèche — suitable for any trailer park. Yes. I’m in full […]
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You all know about the young Russians who snagged 1.2 billion usernames and passwords… I say: Privet dorogaya (hello darling!) if you want to curate and write my blog—have at it. I will supply a list of Hollywood luminaries from several generations before you were born, and caution you to not mention contemporary movie stars who like to get baked and lie out by the pool. Now, once in awhile you will have to stretch your boyish minds and venture […]
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The book is also a treasure trove for lovers of old Hollywood gossip, providing the reader with information about the mystery of Greta Garbo that existed offscreen as well as on. Vieira relates an anecdote on the unusual way in which Hurrell finally succeeded in getting Garbo to smile for a picture, the eccentricities of Marlene Dietrich, and the resistance of Olivia de Havilland to Hurrell’s unorthodox methods of getting a shot. One of my favorite parts of the book […]
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Write what you know??? If that were true all you’d be hearing from me is, “Blah-blah-blah, perimenopause, blah-blah-blah, who didn’t close the refrigerator?, blah-blah-blah, that director is an ASSHOLE, blah-blah-blah, does anyone see my glasses anywhere… Furthermore poppets, I get queasy handing out advice, but the thing about writing, more than anything, is sitting down and doing it. Of course journalists should adhere to who, what, where, when, and why… But, for those of you who are starting to write […]
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She may have talking about romance, and I shudder to think what she would have thought of the Internet 😉 .“I try to live sensibly. I sleep well, eat well, and have only one drink a day. I have managed to stay at 108 pounds – which is what I weighed years ago. I eat three meals a day, but if I’m working in a play, I need four meals a day for additional energy.” Claudette Colbert in Palm Springs […]
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I am very, very, very old school when it comes to certain things in the digital era, I don’t do selfies at events or parties, I suppose it’s not because I disapprove, it’s just not something I’m adept at. However, I’m really, really, good at eavesdropping. Overheard the night before the Oscars, let’s just say it was a private affair. Can’t you just IMAGINE the conversation between Crowe and whichever thug at CAA he’s signed to (said with love – […]
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