I’d never heard of it before last night, but when I was idly going from TV station to TV station trying to find something interesting or at least mildly entertaining, I came across a report on Bigorexia. Ah, people and … Continue reading →
…the makers of Melania’s dress must be very very happy. It sold out immediately, and at over $2,000 a pop that’s not chump change (although it may be Trump change). I wish all the Melania-dress-buyers well, though, in wearing it … Continue reading →
What, are you crazy? you ask. Of course she’s beautiful. And indeed, so she was/is, then and even now that she’s in her early 70s: Deneuve has long been acclaimed as one of the movies’ and even the world’s great … Continue reading →
For fun, I watched the Tony Awards last night—which is the only way to keep up with Broadway shows nowadays without taking out a loan. About the entertainment at the Tonys I have two things to say. The first is … Continue reading →
When I was a child there were a lot of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies shown on TV. I probably saw all of them (some, many many times), and I loved them. Most of these movies displayed Astaire and … Continue reading →
George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, the 19th Century English novelist who lived for years with the married critic George Henry Lewes and wrote seven novels, including the highly-praised Middlemarch. I’ve never read it. In fact, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I consider it personally therapeutic to indulge in frivolous posts about fashion. Today’s a good day for it, don’t you think? So come along with me to the Met Gala. You’ll be so glad you did.] The idea at … Continue reading →
So, Prince George wore this white robe for his audience with President Obama: Cute kid, cute photo. The robe—like almost everything else in Prince George’s much-photographed wardrobe (or that of his fashionable mother, for that matter)—sold out in minutes. Talk … Continue reading →
Say it isn’t so—the no-poo trend isn’t the panacea for curly hair that it was cracked up to be? As a curly-headed woman myself, I have a dog in this race. I gave up on no-poo quite a while ago … Continue reading →
Yes, I am, and don’t try to stop me. I haven’t been paying a particle of attention to Michelle Obama for years. Long ago I noticed that her fashion sense was extremely variable, with probably an equal number of hits … Continue reading →
Last night I missed the Oscars entirely. No great loss. But I had to catch up with my favorite part—pretty much my only favorite part—the fashions. In keeping with the topsy-turvy nature of today’s world, this “best” and “worst” selection … Continue reading →
Weimar comparisons abound. You may need a good stiff drink when you’re done. When I think about Weimar compared to today, one of the biggest parallels I can find is the degradation of popular culture and also of what used … Continue reading →