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CDA: I. M. Pei and Machiko Kyô
My thanks to Everett Nelson for encouraging me to do an I. M. Pei tribute. Here's a cute 60 Minutes piece from 1987, when he was...
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May 23, 20191 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 5/22/19
"Precious Memories." Mensch: Patti Page and George Jones Diva: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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May 22, 20191 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, ep 10
The challenge: to do a high fashion interpretation of the social cause that means the most to them. Elaine went to the workroom to...
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May 21, 20191 min read
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Fabulous Friday: "Midnight Sun"
I'm highlighting Ella and Sass singing "Midnight Sun" as the Diva / Mensch pair this week, so I thought I'd give the stage to June...
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May 17, 20192 min read
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*Tootsie,* 5/14/19
Richard and I saw *Tootsie* on Broadway on 5/14/19. It’s a new musical comedy adaptation of the 1982 movie with music and lyrics by David...
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May 16, 20193 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 5/15/19
"Midnight Sun" is one of my favorite songs on earth. This song gives me the perfect opportunity to compare and contrast the women who I...
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May 15, 20191 min read
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CDA: Tim Conway
Oh no! Another one. Thanks to Richard Yaeger for breaking the news on this one. 85 years old, which is getting younger every day, am I...
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May 14, 20191 min read
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*High Button Shoes,* 5/10/19
Susan, Richard, and I saw *High Button Shoes* at City Center Encores! on 5/10/19. It’s a 1947 Broadway musical with music by June Styne,...
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May 14, 20191 min read
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CDA: Peggy Lipton and Doris Day
A blonde double-header! Peggy Lipton comes first because she died first. I have never seen *The Mod Squad* so I can't speak to that,...
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May 13, 20192 min read
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*Pepperland,* 5/9/19
I saw the Mark Morris Dance Group doing *Pepperland* at BAM on 5/9/19. It’s a piece that Morris created in 2017 to commemorate the 50th...
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May 13, 20192 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, ep 9
The designers arrived in Brooklyn to see patches of yellow bricks on the pavement and some over-the-top men’s costumes in the workroom. ...
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May 12, 20192 min read
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CDA: Jim Fowler
Such a charming, handsome guy. He made *Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom* worth watching, am I right? Here's a wonderful montage of...
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May 10, 20191 min read
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Fabulous Friday: *Here's Lucy*
Did you know that my husband is a world-recognized expert on *I Love Lucy*? It took a while for me to build up my nerve to tell him that...
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May 10, 20191 min read
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*Dialogues of the Carmelites,* 5/2/19
Barbara and I saw *Dialogues of the Carmelites* at the Met on 5/2/19. I'd seen not just this opera but this same production twice before...
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May 9, 20194 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 5/8/19
"How Deep is the Ocean" Mensch: Frank Sinatra Diva: Kay Thompson
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May 8, 20191 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, ep 8
The episode started with three of the designers going after Tessa, asking why SHE wasn’t on the bottom in the previous challenge. Oo,...
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May 7, 20192 min read
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*Norma Jeane Baker of Troy,* 5/1/19
I saw *Norma Jeane Baker of Troy* at The Shed on 5/1/19. It’s a play by Anne Carson with music by Paul Clark. The Shed is a brand new...
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May 6, 20194 min read
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*Burn This,* 4/30/19
Jere, Dale, and I saw *Burn This* on Broadway on 4/30/19. This is the poster in my local subway station: It’s a play by Lanford Wilson...
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May 5, 20193 min read
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*The Judy Garland Songbook,* 4/29/19
Nick, Tony, Richard, and I saw *The Judy Garland Songbook* at Symphony Space on 4/29/19. The concert was alternately called *Broadway’s...
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May 4, 20194 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Liberace
Oh so adorable. I love that it takes so long for him to sign his name. I'm fascinated by Liberace. The people were crazy for him and...
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May 3, 20191 min read
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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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4 hours ago1 min read
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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
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