Divamensch

We have a double header today. Alan Bergman died at 99 - - he and his wife Marilyn Bergman were a pair of lyricists who won three Oscars,...

The death of Connie Francis led me to this number from All That Jazz, the movie that's currently my Favorite Movie of All Time (it...

The great Connie Francis has died at the age of 87. She was the best-selling female vocalist of the late 50s and early 60s - - she had 35...

I'm giving you a Bruce Springsteen double header today: Diva: Best Rock Song, "Radio Nowhere" Mensch: Best Rock Instrumental Performance,...

The other day I was reading a NY Times article about Ozzy Osbourne (it was a slow day at work). It mentioned his highest-charting hit, a...

I'm looking at the presenters again. The 2006 Grammy for Best Rock Album was presented by this unlikely pair: Diva: Queen Latifah Mensch:...

My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Rebekah Del Rio. She was my age, EEK! - - 57 years old. David Lynch’s masterpiece Mulholland...

My brother Howard wrote me about the death of Michael Madsen. I’m 57 so 67 seems pretty damn young. He’s best known for a juicy...

I recently plowed my way through both seasons of Julia, a two-season show on HBO about my beloved Julia Child. One episode ended with a...

I read online yesterday about the death of Gilda Cruz-Romo, a Mexican soprano who sang 160 performances at the Met in the 70s and 80s,...

I was surprised to look at the winners for 2004 and see that Brian Wilson won a Grammy for a tune called "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow." I was...

Francesca and I saw *Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole" on June 27, 2025. It's a new muslcal about Nat "King" Cole, centered on the filming of...

I was grumpy about going to work today. I've been fighting a cold since Tuesday and was super tired and achy this morning - - but not...

Oh my dear, Bobby Sherman! He died the other day at the age of 81. My husband was a fan - - I'm sure he would have been shrieking along...

Do my eyes deceive me or did Brian Wilson win a Grammy in 2004...? He won the Best Instrumental Rock Performance for a whacked out little...

My official favorite movie of all time, up until a few years ago, was Thoroughly Modern Millie, a madcap romp directed by George Roy...

I don't often focus on the presenters but the 2003 Grammys had couple of sets that caught my eye: Diva: A Tribute to Luther Vandross - -...

I saw Christian Marclay's Doors at the Brooklyn Museum on June 15, 2025. Marclay is the artist who did the 24-hour film I saw in 2012...

I saw Stradella's opera San Giovanni Battista at Catapult Opera on June 11, 2025. This was my third Salome opera in four months, a...

I heard Jim Jarmusch in concert at Le Poisson Rouge on June 10, 2025. Jarmusch is one of my favorite filmmakers, I think I've seen almost...