Divamensch

The pandemic has led to lots of time at home with Richard, and of course we end up watching a lot of TV. Somehow the dial often turns itself to COZI TV and ...

RIP Christo, one of the most extraordinary artists of our time. My favorite piece of his was the Reichstag - - he turned a hulking, imposing government buil...

I could go on and on with Miss Streisand (and really, I have already) but I feel like we need a little break. I might take her back up at a later date. I'm...

Two CDAs today, one from last week, one from yesterday. And what a strange pair they make. A celebrity whose name you might not know: Ken Osmond played Eddi...

I'm closing out our Star Wars tribute with these two guys: Diva: Darth Vader Mensch: Obi Wan Kenobi, aka Ben Kenobi

Sorry, folks, this one got stuck in my Drafts folder. Oops. The adorable and wonderful Phyllis George! I first knew her as a former Miss America but fell i...

I know I use the term "celebrity" loosely - - Michael Halkias was a local celebrity, not known by name by very many people, but known from the commercials he...

My beloved readers, I was so distracted yesterday I never got around to the Fabulous Friday feature. A thousand apologies, mea culpa, mea maxima Culpa Caban...

Today's *Star Wars* pair: Diva: Queen Amidala Mensch: Princess Leia Amidala is concerned about looking high fashion and being grand. In episode two she does...

Ah, the adorable and hilarious Fred Willard. Thanks to Richard and Stephanie for giving me the alert on the death of this wonderful celebrity. My favorite ...

I saw *Lady M,* presented by Heartbeat Opera, on 5/14/20. I had seen a performance of *The Mother Of Us All* at the Met Museum in February, starring Felicia...

Today I'm featuring two Streisand movies from 1969 and 1970, *Hello Dolly!* and *On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.* *On a Clear Day* isn't very good, but ...

This week's *Star Wars* pair: Diva: C3PO Mensch: R2D2 The titles of these video compilations say it all about Diva vs Mensch behavior: "Every Time C-3PO Whin...

Oh, the marvelous Jerry Stiller. I was never a huge fan of *Seinfeld,* but this is my favorite moment of his: And two more bits of Little Richard. One of m...

A true American original! Here's a good ABC tribute to him - - I didn't know that he wrote "Tutti Frutti," and definitely didn't know that he was working as...

Rosalind Elias was an opera singer, a great American mezzo, at her peak in the 50s and 60s but still active well into this century. The Met was her home bas...

*Funny Girl* is a musical based (dimly, one assumes) on the life of Fanny Brice. One thinks only of Streisand as Brice, but the producers went to Mary Marti...

Are you aware of the cute thing that happened on Monday - - May the Fourth Be With You, in honor of *Star Wars*? I first learned of it a few years ago and w...

I kicked off my Streisand tribute in April with her first appearance on *What's My Line?,* in 1964. Here's her next appearance, in 1965: