RWA National: Day 1 Recap

Posted by on Jul 31, 2008 in dish | 2 comments Squeezed in a treat before the conference got into full swing by traveling to the Woman Impressionists exhibit at the Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum. That’s Avon assistant editor Tessa Woodward on the right, with my “Art of Voice” buddies Nancy Robards Thompson, Teresa Elliott Brown, and Catherine Kean.Seeing so many gorgeous paintings in one place, all by women artists,...
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American Girlz

Posted by on Jul 5, 2008 in dish | 2 comments Today, Frack and I took my mom and a couple of her friends to Kit Kittredge, the first theatrical release of an American Girl movie. If you don’t have a daughter in the tween range, you may not be aware of the marketing juggernaut that is the American Girl company. The American Girls are a series of dolls, each from a specific period of U.S. history. Each doll comes with historically...
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Classy Dame: Emma Thompson

Posted by on Jun 27, 2008 in dish | 0 comments I so want to be Emma Thompson. She’s clever, funny, opinionated, and she knows how to steal a show. She’s an Oscar-winning writer (Sense and Sensibility) and an Oscar-winning actress (Howards End). Plus, I don’t think I can imagine anyone else doing proper justice to Professor Trelawney. My heroine!
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Musings: Shirley Valentine

Posted by on May 26, 2008 in dish | 0 comments I can’t remember which female friend advised–nay, DEMANDED–that I watch Shirley Valentine, but apparently it made enough of an impression that I at least added it to the Netflix queue. Shirley arrived this week, and since we’re off from school today, I popped it in.Well, anonymous friend was right. This was a treat. The film is based on a play of the same name by Willy...
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Gutsy Broad: Tina Fey

Posted by on May 23, 2008 in dish | 1 comment Well, she’s technically not a broad yet, but she’s no chick. What she is is incredibly clever and smart. Geeky, even. (Work those glasses, girl!) This is the brain behind SNL’s revived Weekend Update, the Emmy-winning 30 Rock, and Mean Girls. She’s beautiful but not obnoxious about it, and she seems to be having a ball. We should all have it so good.
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