While nestled in my seat at the multiplex for Skyfall, the latest from the 50 year-old James Bond franchise, I thought back about how late I was to the Bond party. He was not a part of my growing …
On Having a Halloween Birthday
My son was born on Halloween. Here he is at one — just as joyful and rambunctious as he is today. Only now, he’s 17.
You’d think that having your birthday on Halloween would be really cool. And, for 364 …
Reading in the Dark (or, what was on my iPad this summer)
Everyone knows you can’t read your tablet in the bright sun of the beach (a reason many folks still prefer the Kindle). I love carrying a paperback around in a beach bag, but most of my summer reading took place …
9.6.12
What a 1971 MGB, Tory Burch’s fall line and Hitchcock’s Vertigo have in common
It started with a conversation between my husband and my kids about a car he once owned… an MGB convertible that brought him from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles, years ago. Sadly, the story also involves me selling said mythic …
Hemingway and all those wives
Frankly, I get all the wives confused because I have a blinding obsession with Wife #3 that has made it tough to focus on all the others. Martha Gellhorn, the third wife, was played by Nicole Kidman in this month’s …
6.21.12
The Flap about The Great Gatsby
The trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby came out this week and has already generated plenty of internet buzz, even though the 3D film won’t hit theaters until Christmastime. Jay Gatsby will be portrayed by Leonard di Caprio, perhaps …
5.25.12
On Mother’s Day
Seems this week that every blog post and every shopping site is calling out their picks for Mother’s Day – 5 gifts, 5 brunch spots, 5 things to do to celebrate Mom. Not to be a Bummer Mommy, but do …
Things to Do in LA: TFS Subscriber describes her experience at Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Four friends, committed to social change and women’s rights, journeyed to the Skirball Center, recently to see Women Hold Up Half The Sky, based on the book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Nicholas Kristof …
4.29.12
National Geographic – I just can’t quit you
In a fit of spring-cleaning, I’m emptying shelves and bookcases around the house. I’m the first to toss or re-purpose anything that hasn’t been used in a few years, much to the chagrin of my husband** who still laments that …
