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CDA: Norm Macdonald

My brother Patrick and my husband alerted me to the death of Norm Macdonald, who died of cancer at the age of 61. I knew him from...

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Sep 16, 20211 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for Sept 15, 2021

Continuing our tour through the Beatles discography, two songs from *Meet the Beatles:* Diva: "I Want To Hold Your Hand" Mensch: "Till...

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Sep 15, 20211 min read

CDA: Castelnuovo and Zylis-Gara

Nino Castelnuovo was the male lead in *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,* one of the greatest movies ever made. He was 84. Here's one of the...

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Sep 13, 20211 min read

Harvard/Yale Cantata, September 9, 2021

I went to the sixth edition of the Harvard Yale Cantata on September 9th. This is an annual show put together by my friend Tom Toce,...

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Sep 12, 20214 min read

Fabulous Friday: Carpool Karaoke, Paul McCartney

So delightful!

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Sep 10, 20211 min read

CDA: Belmondo and Williams

Stephanie alerted me to the deaths of Michael K. Williams and Jean Paul Belmondo. Williams was only 54, how awful. He's best known for...

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Sep 9, 20211 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for September 8, 2021

This week we have two songs from *With the Beatles:* Diva: "Money (That's What I Want)" Mensch: "All My Loving"

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Sep 8, 20211 min read

CDA: Willard Scott

My brother Patrick and my husband alerted me to the death of Willard Scott, at the age of 87. He had a standing gig on the Today Show for...

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Sep 5, 20211 min read

Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Ringo Starr

Here's an appearance by Ringo on a British version of *What's My Line?* His red leather jacket is SO '84.

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Sep 3, 20211 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for Sept 1, 2021

I did a Beatles month back in the early days of my website and I'm reviving that idea in a bigger way. This week I've chosen two songs...

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Sep 1, 20211 min read

CDA: Ron Bushy

My brother Patrick alerted me to the death of Ron Bushy, drummer for Iron Butterfly, who just died at the age of 79. Hm, Charlie Watts,...

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Aug 31, 20211 min read

CDA: Ed Asner

I was sad to read about the death of Ed Asner. He was 91, but still, it made me sad. Here's maybe his greatest moment on *The Mary Tyler...

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Aug 30, 20211 min read

Fabulous Friday: Pan Am travelogue, Italy

These Pan Am travelogues are fascinating, aren't they? Happy Friday, everybody. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

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Aug 27, 20211 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for August 25, 2021

The last pair for Italy, and the last in our European tour theme! Diva: major Italian cities Mensch: Tuscany

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Aug 25, 20211 min read

CDA: Charlie Watts

My husband and my brother Patrick alerted me to the death of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died today at the age of 80....

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Aug 24, 20211 min read

CDA x 3: Chiba, Close, Hitchcock

I have three CDAs on which to report. First, Sonny Chiba, the Japanese actor I only know from his lovely appearance in *Kill Bill.* I...

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Aug 21, 20211 min read

Fabulous Friday: Versace spring/summer 2020 show

Our D/M pair for this week inspired me to look up a recent Versace fashion show. Here's the womenswear spring/summer collection for 2020,...

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Aug 20, 20211 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for Aug 18, 2021

Today's Italian duo: Diva: Versace (worn below by Nick Jonas) Mensch: Armani (worn below by Matt Bomer)

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Aug 18, 20211 min read

Fabulous Friday: "Acerba volutta"

Today I'm giving you two performances of the Princess's show-stopping entrance aria, "Acerba volutta," from Cilea's *Adriana Lecouvreur.*...

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Aug 13, 20211 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for August 11, 2021

Continuing with our Italian theme: Diva: Puccini Mensch: Verdi Two examples by the supreme Renata Tebaldi. First, "Un bel di vedremo"...

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Aug 11, 20211 min read

Fabulous Friday: Aretha Franklin

I had a tribute to Wanda Jackson a few weeks ago. My brother Howard has a signed picture of her in his locker at work! I told him, "That's not Wanda Jackson, that's Lynn Redgrave in a bad wig." Bless her heart. Or in this case, rest her soul! OK now for this week's fierce rock and roll woman: the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, an American treasure. One of a kind, the world would not be the same without her. Can we all agree that this was one of the greatest moments in televi

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CDA: Diane Ladd

I was saddened to read in The Times about the death of actor Diane Ladd at the age of 89. She had three Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress. First for playing Flo in Alice Doesn't Live Her Anymore. She really knew how to give A Performance, just what you want in a supporting actor. Here she is off the freaking rails in Wild At Heart. And doing something more measured and understated in Rambling Rose. The Times said she and her daughter Laura Dern were the first (ma

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1 day ago1 min read