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Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 11, 2023
The winner for Best Original Screenplay in 1992 was Neil Jordan for *The Crying Game,* a thriller with tons of drama, bits of glamour,...
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Oct 11, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: Diahann Carroll and Sammy Davis Jr
I know what you're thinking - - isn't this Fabulous SUNDAY? My apologies, I was sure I had sent this out. I was going to skip it but...
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Oct 8, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 4, 2023
The 1991 Oscar for Best Original Score went to Alan Menken for *Beauty and the Beast,* a lush, romantic score for a movie that...
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Oct 4, 20231 min read
CDA: Feinstein and Gambon
Senator Dianne Feinstein died the other day at the age of 90. The NY Times described her as the "oldest sitting senator and fixture of...
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Oct 2, 20231 min read
*Doppelganger,* Sept 26, 2023
I saw *Doppelganger* at the Park Avenue Armory on September 26, 2023. It’s a staging of songs from Schubert’s *Schwanengesang* collection...
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Sep 30, 20235 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Like Hep"
This came up as a suggestion on my Instagram feed the other day - - a number from a Dinah Shore TV special. Dinah, Lucille Ball, and...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Sept 27, 2023
The Best Actor winner for 1990 was Jeremy Irons playing accused murderer Claus von Bulow in *Reversal of Fortune,* a grand, devious...
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Sep 27, 20231 min read
CDA: David McCallum
Hot off the presses! My brother Howard just alerted me to the death of David McCallum, age of 90. I'm sure Richard will be heartbroken...
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Sep 26, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: Tandy's acceptance speech
It's not such an extraordinary speech but I love the way she talks, like a Grand Lady of the American Theatre. Which she was! I love her...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Sept 20, 2023
The Best Actress winner for 1989 was Jessica Tandy for *Driving Miss Daisy.* This is the unusual case where the winner was the mensch and...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read
Lise Davidsen recital, Sept 14, 2023
I saw soprano Lise Davidsen and pianist James Baillieu in recital at the Met on Sept 14, 2023. This was my first event of the Met season...
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Sep 17, 202310 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mina and Mitzi
Here are two versions of the same song. First, raucous Italian songstress Mina singing "Che dice non da." Her use of her arms and hands...
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Sep 15, 20231 min read
CDA: Richard Davis
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of the great jazz bassist Richard Davis, who died at the age of 93. Here's a little overview of...
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Sep 14, 20232 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Sept 13, 2023
The winner for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1988 was Christopher Hampton for *Dangerous Liaisons,* an opulent costume drama about sexual...
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Sep 13, 20231 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 20 finale
I’ll give Waldorf the first word: “I am starting this with the fact that I am still bitter that Rami is not in the finale and Brittany...
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Sep 10, 20239 min read
Fabulous Friday: *I Could Go On Singing*
Richard and I were cruising around the dial looking for something to watch the other night and saw that *I Could Go On Singing* was on...
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Sep 8, 20232 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Sept 6, 2023
The Best Supporting Actor winner for 1987 was Sean Connery for *The Untouchables.* It was a grand, ballsy performance. It seems like it...
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Sep 6, 20231 min read
CDA: Buffett and Harwell
Richard alerted me to the death of Jimmy Buffett, who died of a rare form of cancer at 76. Here's a nice *60 Minutes* interview from...
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Sep 5, 20231 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 20, ep 12
This season has been fun, am I right? It was made exponentially more fun by my collaborators Statler and Waldorf! Thanks so much,...
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Sep 4, 20235 min read
Fabulous Friday: *Hannah and Her Sisters*
Here's my favorite scene from *Hannah and Her Sisters.* Max von Sydow is such a scream.
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Sep 1, 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
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15 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
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1 day ago1 min read
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