The Big Easy

A much-treasured quiet Saturday night. Haven’t had a working DVD player in a while and now that I’m all hooked up courtesy of a friend, decided to break it in with the best darned movie ever — The Big Easy. Doesn’t get much sexier. Anne Osborne...

A look at ‘Fair Game’

The juxtaposition of seeing the movie Fair Game and watching interviews of former President George W. Bush making the rounds on his book tour was fascinating this week. Getting a close-up of former CIA agent Valerie Plame’s story — with a fine acting...

An ode to objectivity

It seems like every week there’s some high-profile personality who gets into a situation that raises the topic of objectivity in journalism — Rick Sanchez, Juan Williams, Keith Olbermann. Which means the public repeatedly weighs in on the subject with...

Quotable

Totally dig this first line by Eric V. Copage in today’s “Vows” piece in The New York Times: While rules are useful — if not essential — to establishing order in a love life, the trick is knowing the precise moment to throw them out.

Boy meets (fashion designer) girl

With all the people and businesses struggling to find their way in this challenging time in our country, what a hoot to spend time with fashion designer Stacy M. Igel talking about how her brand, Boy Meets Girl, is faring (all while sitting on cool cardboard...