top of page
Divamensch
Search
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 24, 2024
The 2008 winner for Best Original Screenplay was Dustin Lance Black for Milk. I didn't really care for that movie, to be honest. It...
ladiesvoices
Jan 24, 20241 min read
CDA: Jewison and Podles
Film director Norman Jewison died the other day at the age of 97. What a varied career he had. Here's a cute and rather cheesy tribute to...
ladiesvoices
Jan 23, 20241 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Blue Moon" and "Lover"
My brother Howard sent me a spooky version of "Blue Moon" done by the duo known as KOU. It made me think of a great story by Peggy Lee....
ladiesvoices
Jan 19, 20241 min read
CDA: Peter Schickele aka PDQ Bach
I just read in the NY Times that American composer Peter Schickele, aka PDQ Bach, just died at the age of 88. Here's a cute song of his:
ladiesvoices
Jan 18, 20241 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 17, 2024
The Best Actress winner for 2007 was Marion Cotillard for La Vie En Rose, in a stunning, fevered performance as Edith Piaf. Diva to the...
ladiesvoices
Jan 17, 20241 min read
CDA: Alice Parker
First off, my apologies for forgetting the Fabulous Friday yesterday...! I read in the NY Times obit page this morning about the death of...
ladiesvoices
Jan 13, 20241 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 10, 2024
I'm crossing categories with this week's pair. I hope you don't mind. They're the two supporting actor categories, so they're still (in a...
ladiesvoices
Jan 10, 20241 min read
*Here We Are,* Jan 3, 2024
Stephanie, Francesca, and I saw Here We Are at The Shed on Jan 3, 2024. It's the final show by Stephen Sondheim, the man generally...
ladiesvoices
Jan 7, 20247 min read
CDA: David Soul and Glynis Johns
My friend Dianna alerted me to the death of David Soul. He died yesterday at the age of 80. He's best known as the blond half of Starsky...
ladiesvoices
Jan 6, 20242 min read
Fabulous Friday: New Edition tribute to The Spinners
Did you watch the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony special? I was blown away by Chaka Khan and how great she still sounds...
ladiesvoices
Jan 5, 20241 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 3, 2024
We're closing in on the big finish here, possums! This Oscars theme has been going on for over a year, we're now in our third year. I...
ladiesvoices
Jan 3, 20241 min read
CDA: Tom Wilkinson and 2023
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of English actor Tom Wilkinson, who died the other day at the age of 75. He's best known for...
ladiesvoices
Jan 2, 20241 min read
Fabulous Friday: Feud season 2
My friend Katherine sent me this preview yesterday and I've watched it so many times. This is Feud season 2 - - season 1 was Bette and...
ladiesvoices
Dec 29, 20231 min read
CDA: Tom Smothers
Tom Smothers died on Tuesday at the age of 86. He was the wacky half (also the cuter half) of the Smothers Brothers, a stellar comedy duo...
ladiesvoices
Dec 28, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Dec 27, 2023
The Best Actress winner for 2003 was Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby. I think two other nominees were more deserving! Annette Bening...
ladiesvoices
Dec 27, 20231 min read
Postmodern Jukebox, Dec 20 2023
Karen and I saw Postmodern Jukebox at Town Hall on Dec 20, 2023. I hadn't heard of them but she was a fan through their YouTube videos....
ladiesvoices
Dec 26, 20234 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Dec 20, 2023
The Best Picture winner for 2002 was Oscar bait The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Grand, epic, sweeping, colorful,...
ladiesvoices
Dec 20, 20231 min read
*Florencia en el Amazonas,* Dec 5, 2023
I saw Florencia en el Amazonas at the Met on Dec 5, 2023. It's an opera from 1996 with music by Daniel Catán and a libretto by Marcela...
ladiesvoices
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Dec 13, 2023
The Best Original Screenplay winner for 2002 was Pedro Almodóvar for Talk To Her, a colorful but, by Almodóvar's standards, rather...
ladiesvoices
Dec 13, 20231 min read
CDA: Lear, O'Connor, O'Neal
Norman Lear died the other day at the age of 101. He was the producer of great 1970s sitcoms that pushed the envelope and drove the...
ladiesvoices
Dec 10, 20231 min read
CDA x 4: Barrie and Stewart
I never like reporting on FOUR celebrity deaths! My brother Howard alerted me to three of them and my friend Jessica on the fourth: Barbara Barrie (95), Donnie Iris (83), and Patrick Stewart (86) from Howard and Elke Sommer (85) from Jessica. I first encountered Barbara Barrie playing Dennis Christopher's mom in Breaking Away. She was nominated for an Oscar for that movie. I later knew her from the original cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Company, in which she and her hu
ladiesvoices
17 hours ago3 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Then Came You"
I was on the stairmaster at Planet Fitness yesterday morning - - it wasn't an actual Stairmaster, it was a LifeFitness brand knockoff, but it's the easiest way to explain the thing I was using. Don't you say Kleenex rather than "facial tissue?" Anyway, I was on the stairmaster looking for something inspiring to listen to on my iPod. I needed a break from my usual picks (Boston, Earth Wind and Fire, Shirley Bassey) and somehow landed on this song. Which I ADORE. The four minut
ladiesvoices
2 days ago1 min read
bottom of page