Archive for the MISCELLANEOUS Category
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TRIBUTE: ASPEN TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER
ASPEN TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER Today is a month since my precious little mother went to heaven. I can't believe it's been a month since I've seen her. When I'm here in LA, that's not strange because it's usually at least that time between my
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MISCELLANEOUS: I’M BACK…AND CRUSHED BEYOND BELIEF
I'M BACK...AND CRUSHED BEYOND BELIEF I know that I have to get back to work at some point soon, now that I'm back in Los Angeles, but the unexpected death of my precious little mother, on Christmas Day no less, while we were visiting her,
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HOLIDAY: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 [With the loss of my precious mother on Christmas, I'm obviously not in the mood to celebrate, except her life. But I don't want to impose my misery on you guys, so I'm re-printing my New Year's Eve suggestions from t
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NOTICE
SAD NOTICE On Christmas Day, Karen's precious little mother, May Rose Salkin, the most adorable woman who ever lived, passed away. Karen's beside herself with grief and has to take a little bit of time off. She'll publish a tribute to her
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MOVIE REVIEW: LIKE CRAZY
LIKE CRAZY This love story is interesting enough, but fraught with pain. I'm sure very many people will relate to the story, in one way or another, if not nearly exactly, and I think there's something comforting in the pain to see it on
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MOVIE REVIEW: ALBERT NOBBS
ALBERT NOBBS Albert Nobbs is weird and slow. But Glenn Close may just deserve an Oscar nod for her performance. This film is like something from the mind of Ryan Murphy. For those of you not in the know, he's the creator-producer of G
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GOSSIP: TOMORROW’S DAYTIME WITH DONNA APPEARANCE
TOMORROW'S DAYTIME WITH DONNA APPEARANCE Tomorrow will be my last appearance on Daytime With Donna for this year. And it just might be a juicy one. For those of you who haven't had time to keep up with my schedule since this summer, h
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MISCELLANEOUS: 400TH COLUMN!!!
400TH COLUMN!!! I can't believe it's been 400 already! I think that's even more than the number of Karen's Restaurant Revues that I did on TV! Wow! I don't really have much to say about the occasion, though, other than THANK YOU!!!
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HOLIDAY: HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2011
HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2011 I'm someone who gives thanks to the powers-that-be on a daily basis, so Thanksgiving is special to me mainly for the food and parade. [Note: watching the parade is the only activity that makes me wish I had a kid.
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TELEVISION: THE X FACTOR MID-SEASON NOTES
THE X FACTOR MID-SEASON NOTES Some readers have sent me emails asking why I've written about The X Factor only once this season. It's not that I've been ignoring it; it's just that I hadn't had time to watch it for awhile, but now I'm fina
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