Conversations with a Hollywood Survivor.
Utter the word “Hollywood” and you’re likely to get a litany of reactions. For most people Hollywood is the mecca where dreams, movies, human entities and death defying possibilities exist. Of course utter the very same word to the...
According to Facebook, Woman not Clinically Depressed After all.
Having too much fun on Facebook.
Here comes an interesting tale courtesy of the Consumerist:
Nathalie Blanchard, 29, has been on leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Que., for the last year and a half after she was diagnosed...
Apparently, Michael Jackson Wants to be Reborn
Imagine being pregnant and going with your excited husband to see the sonogram. The anticipation, the nervous flutters, the gel is squeezed onto your belly and as you lean back and glance at the monitor, you see…Michael Jackson?
A couple...
Susan Boyle Has 5 of 15 Minutes Left.
Susan Boyle, who became a star overnight with her bushy eyebrows, frumpy posture, and a beautiful voice, has broken a new record on Amazon.com. Her debut album, aptly named, "I Dreamed A Dream" has "far surpassed" the numbers people...
Tea and a Chat: Roger Daltrey at Times Square.
It's not all that often you get to see a legend in action, but Roger Daltrey definitely fits that bill and he was most certainly in action on Friday night at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square. The crowd...
Fashion for Action at the Housing Works. The Aplomb!
Last night we had the good fortune to attend the Fashion for Action Housing Works benefit - a four-day charitable fashion event, silent auction and sample sale that seeked to raise funds for Housing Works’ lifesaving services for homeless...
Notional and Chopped at the IAC. Too delicious!
I have to admit at the outset I know nothing about cooking or for that matter very little about the reality show called 'Chopped' which has been making heads turn around town. Our photographer, Mr. Keith Lew, can never...
Once upon a time in Manhattan courtesy of Ronald Mcdonald House.
The “Once Upon a Time in Manhattan” benefit at Marquee celebrated the ongoing achievements of the Ronald McDonald House, a not for profit center that provides housing and social programs for children with cancer who are outpatients in one...
What is it with Korean celebrities that keep committing suicide?
Depression and self-loathing in Korea.
According to the Associated Press, the recent suicide of Korean model Daul Kim, 20, in her Parisian apartment marks a mysterious string of suicides amongst Korean celebrities. Apparently, her death brings the suicide death toll...
Demolishing soccer stadiums because they don’t comply with Israeli codes.
When politics gets in the way of good will.
Here’s an interesting (distressing) situation out of Israel (you know, that fun place where the Palestians and Jews attack each other like madmen):
In anticipation of the completion of a friendly soccer...
Dilemmas on the Upper East Side.
When marrying the help is never a good career move.
Life for society gal Christina Ambers has gotten difficult ever since she had the temerity to marry the local porter at the posh Upper East Side residence where she lives....
Terror: India Labor Class Uprising 2009.
Why the Yanks prefer to ignore their pain instead.
You might not know it but India has been one of the most dynamic countries in the world in recent years. With 8 percent annual growth there has been a shifting...
Victoria Secret Runway Show Great Success For Fat, Rich, Men.
Blowing money as scantily clad ubermodels blow kisses. Keeping it simple in America.
Unfortunately for us, our request to cover last night’s Victoria Secret’s fashion collection at the Lexington armory fell upon deaf ears. We think we know now why....
Sarah Palin Book Tour a Very Scary Success.
Right wing patriarchal slang and a winning smile always go hand in hand.
You would think that Sarah Palin getting the political beating of her lifetime last November never happened if you were to take a glimpse of the...
Landlord v. Tenant: the Unending Battle.
Characters
Tenant: 23 year-old naïve, recent graduate from a Pennsylvania suburb
Landlord: Cranky building-owner with residences all over Manhattan
Apartment: 200 sq ft. studio with no heat and no 2nd method of egress in case of fire
The City: ...
