Simply Saturday

Posted by on Mar 21, 2009 in dish | 0 comments Just some random Q&A, courtesy of Real Simple magazine. Feel free to nab these questions for your own blog–if you’re reading, consider yourself tagged.If you suddenly came into $1,000 in spare cash, what would you do with it?I should say “pay bills” or “save it,” but screw that. Buy a new iMac. Mine’s an indigo G3, and it’s tired.What song...
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Having a Genius

Posted by on Feb 12, 2009 in dish | 0 comments Good friend and partner in crime (and art) Katherine Garbera sent me a link to this brief lecture by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love. In it, she discusses the creative process, and one observation really struck me. She was discussing how Greek and Roman cultures viewed the artist has having a genius rather than being a genius. The Renaissance idea of individuals being the geniuses...
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Diva Wars

Posted by on Feb 6, 2009 in dish | 0 comments It’s been a busy week out there for the ladies! First Etta James takes Beyoncé to task for the latter’s version of “At Last” at the presidential inauguration, then teen queen Hilary Duff has a go at Faye Dunaway over their newly-shared role in Bonnie and Clyde. Whew!One reason I’ve probably collected more male friends than female over the years is this tendency to...
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Classy Dame: Jill Biden

Posted by on Jan 30, 2009 in dish | 1 comment Dr. Jill Biden, our new “Second Lady,” really classes up the joint. Since her husband’s election to the Vice Presidency, she could stop working and focus on hostessing or whatever the wives of the Vice Presidents do. Instead, she fought to keep working as a college professor of English. And not at Georgetown, or American University, or some other high-dollar campus. She took a...
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Musings: Something New

Posted by on Jan 19, 2009 in dish | 0 comments Have you ever wondered why the men you’re attracted to are the men you’re attracted to? Something New, a gem of a film that didn’t receive nearly the attention it should have, explores this phenomenon, tossing in the prickly black-white relations in this country for good measure.But far from being preachy, Something New gets you to enjoy our differences even as it explores...
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