There’s a surprising amount of power in a sense of humor, sometimes including the power of attraction— humor is what connected me to my first husband. Not only is he funny himself, he was the personal manager for Mel Brooks, a man who knows the power of a punchline. He told me once about a […]
Very Visible Women
How could you miss the irony? There’s my piece on the Huffington Post, about women over 50 being invisible—right at the moment when 60-year old Arianna Huffington becomes just about the most visible woman in the world. I couldn’t help seeing the merger as a symbol that affects all women, all ages—whether or not it […]
Snookered: the "reality" of celebrity
Snooki wrote a book.….even though she admitted in the New York Times that she’s only read two books in her entire life. If you know anything about the reality of getting a book published, this fact is enough to make a real writer throw in the towel— or throw something more solid at the computer. […]
A Loss for words –in both directions
At times of loss, they never seem to be enough; but sometimes words are all we have. I always feel a mix of pain and poignancy watching young women like Cate Edwards, who have the poise and presence of mind to deliver beautiful eulogies for their mothers. When my mother died at 41, nothing would […]
Elizabeth Edwards: A Survivor Even in Death
She lost her son in a car accident; just the beginning of the series of shocks that rocked what once seemed a fairy tale life. The ending of that life is as far as you can get from a fairy tale. I can’t stop thinking about her, although my brain won’t even allow me to […]
The Age and the Art of Perfection
She could use a little work, don’t you think? Definitely a nose job. Plump the lips. And she sure could stand to hit the gym and lose a few pounds. A woman today who looks like Mona Lisa is more likely to be skewered, not celebrated. What a world—–that anyone could come up with Bridalplasty, […]
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