Archive for August, 2010
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TELEVISION: DANCING WITH THE STARS CAST–SEASON 11
DANCING WITH THE STARS CAST--SEASON 11 I promise that all my Emmys columns will be up this week, but I just saw the list for the new season of Dancing With The Stars, and I must weigh in. ENOUGH ALREADY!!! There are no “stars” involved! Wh
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SPORTS: U.S. OPEN 2010
U.S. OPEN 2010 Yet another of my crazy obsessions begins today--tennis’ U.S. Open. I watch every second of it, as I do Wimbledon. But, as this is held in New York, as opposed to England, the times work out better for me, because I like to wa
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PARTIES:TWO EMMYS WEEK COCKTAIL PARTIES
TWO EMMYS WEEK COCKTAIL PARTIES I promise that next week I’ll give you all the scoops on the Emmys Gifting Suites. And my thoughts on the show itself and the red carpets’ foolishness, too. But last night I attended two really fun cockta
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TELEVISION: EXAMPLES OF RUDENESS ON TV
EXAMPLES OF RUDENESS ON TV Last night, while watching America’s Got Talent, (please don’t judge me for that, btw,) I realized what an awful example parts of these talent shows are setting for kids! I can’t believe that it never occurred
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MISCELLANEOUS: A RECENT FOURTH OF JULY “MIRACLE”
A RECENT FOURTH OF JULY “MIRACLE” [As the summer is winding down, I want to share with you one of my favorite July memories, from 2006. I got to tell it on my show that summer, and write about it for my Beverly Hills People column, but, fo
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DINING: TWO NEW YORK FOOD TRANPLANTS
TWO NEW YORK FOOD TRANPLANTS As a transplanted New Yorker myself, (a term I loathe,) I understand the urge to move west. But I kind-of hate it when food places do. I like each area of the country to have its own special niche. Part of what mak
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EVENT: DIVA SPA PARTY
DIVA SPA PARTY I received an invitation recently that said “ …for everyone that loves to be pampered…” [Note: the former teacher in me just couldn’t resist the opportunity for a small grammar lesson at the end of this column.] Well,
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BEAUTY: SUMMER BEAUTY IDEAS
SUMMER BEAUTY IDEAS Summer still technically has another month to go, though some people erroneously think that Labor Day is the end. (Look at your calendars, people! Autumn begins on Sept. 23.) Here in sunny Southern California, it’s basica
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MOVIE REVIEW: STEP UP 3-D
STEP UP 3-D This movie really doesn’t need big in-depth analysis. I can sum it up like this: fabulous dancing, the best 3-D ever, crap story, worse acting, and even worse dialog. Period. If you need deets, there are but a few. I saw it at
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TRIBUTE: DR. FRANK RYAN
DR. FRANK RYAN, R.I.P. Usually, if I’m writing a tribute to someone, I know them really well. That wasn’t the case with Dr. Frank Ryan, who lost his life when his jeep went over the side of the PCH in Malibu two days ago, but just meeting
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