Archive for June, 2010
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THEATRE: IN THE HEIGHTS
IN THE HEIGHTS In The Heights is one of the very few Broadway musicals that Mr. X was looking forward to seeing. We saw a bit of it on the Tonys two years ago, when it won four awards, and it looked great! As most touring companies nowadays do
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SPORTS: WIMBLEDON 2010–WEEK 1
WIMBLEDON 2010--WEEK 1 Last week was the most exciting week of tennis I’ve ever seen in my life! And trust me, I’ve watched a lot of tennis! The whole tournament was crazy: the stranger I love the most, Roger Federer, almost lost in th
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TELEVISION: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE–WEEK 2
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE--WEEK 2 I wasn’t going to post today because I’m so involved in Wimbledon that I seriously don’t have time for anything else, including sleep. I watch every point, and all the excitement of this first week has
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BEAUTY: GERI G GRAND OPENING
GERI G GRAND OPENING As a bon vivette who believes in all things for beauty, I’m always happy to welcome a new purveyor of such to the ’hood. Geri Giagnorio is a Skin Therapist (I love that title!) who just opened her private practice at t
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DINING: KASSAVA CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT
KASSAVA CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT When I heard that the director of a film I did a few years back, Brothers In Arms, had opened a restaurant, I just scratched my head. I couldn’t imagine was what going on. Turns out that even though Jean-Claude
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SPORTS: WIMBLEDON 2010
WIMBLEDON 2010 Today begins the 2010 Wimbledon tennis tournament, so I just want to warn everyone that I’m usually totally unreachable during it. I watch every second, and even miss parties and events. I promise, I’ll still try to post
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MOVIES: I AM LOVE
I AM LOVE Tilda Swinton’s new film, I Am Love, comes out today, and although she spoke at the industry screening I attended, I still have tons of questions. I wasn’t even going to review it for you, because I just didn’t care about it o
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TELEVISION: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE–SEASON 7
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE--SEASON 7 So, I was not planning on commenting on this season of So You Think You Can Dance because there are just too many aspects of it that are upsetting to me, and I honestly didn’t want to write them down, ev
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PARTIES: CHEFS, INC.
CHEFS, INC. PARTY I went to a really fun cooking birthday party at Chefs, Inc. recently. It was so different that I was jealous I didn’t think of it. But, since it involved cooking, of course I wouldn’t have thought of it!!! As long as it
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PARTIES: POWDER SUGAR CAKES LAUNCH PARTY
POWDER SUGAR CAKES LAUNCH PARTY As a pretty good party planner myself, (though just for myself and an occasional pal,) I always have something to find fault with at most soirees. But not this time! East Coast cake designer Theodore “Theo”
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