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Diva / Mensch pair for 4/29/20
I'm closing out our CoViD-19 tribute with two performances that were specific to this crisis. Diva: Kristin Chenoweth, "Taylor the Latte...
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Apr 27, 20206 min read
Ryan on the Runway: Making the Cut, final eps
EPISODE NINE The final episodes, can you imagine! It all went by so fast. The assignment: create, design, and merchandise a pop-up store...
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Apr 26, 20201 min read
CDA: Betsy James Wyeth
We are huge Wyeth fans in my family, so the death of Andrew Wyeth's widow, Betsy James Wyeth, has made me sad. She was more than his...
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Apr 24, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: BS at BG
Today's Streisand treasure - - a sequence from a 1965 television special, *My Name is Barbra,* filmed at Bergdorf Goodman.
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Apr 23, 20201 min read
CDA: Shirley Knight
Ah, the lovely Shirley Knight. She was one of the three actors in the show the first time I saw *The Vagina Monologues* (I saw it five...
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Apr 22, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 4/22/20
Today's pair was conceived in the context of a Zoom or FaceTime call, but it applies in any context, really: Diva: talking Mensch:...
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Apr 21, 20203 min read
Ryan on the Runway: Making the Cut, eps 7 & 8
EPISODE SEVEN The challenge: make two looks for a digital marketing photo shoot, up to three photos in the campaign. Once again one of...
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Apr 18, 20201 min read
CDA: Brian Dennehy
What a marvelous actor. I was lucky to have seen him in a supporting role in *The Iceman Cometh* at BAM a few years ago, that was the...
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Apr 17, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: Streisand 1963 "Happy Days Are Here Again" x 2
Two wonderful early TV performances by La Streisand, both from 1963. First, singing "Cry Me a River" and "Happy Days Are Here Again" on...
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Apr 16, 20201 min read
CDA: Victor Skrebneski
He was a renowned fashion photographer. As a special treat, for the first time on my site, I have a Celebrity Death Alert with a...
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Apr 15, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 4/15/20
Today's CoViD-19 D / M pair: Diva: ordering take out Mensch: cooking
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Apr 12, 20204 min read
Ryan on the Runway: Making the Cut, eps 5 & 6
EPISODE FIVE Welcome to Tokyo. Tim Gunn is SO CUTE in his chalk stripe coveralls, bucket hat, bright white sneakers, and side-mount fanny...
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Apr 10, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: Streisand '61 and '63
Today I'm sharing two early TV appearances by Barbra Streisand. First, an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar, 1961: And on Ed...
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Apr 8, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 4/8/20
Continuing with our CoViD theme: Diva: FaceTime Mensch: phone call Here's a funny FaceTime situation with Kevin Hart and Jimmy Fallon. ...
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Apr 6, 20201 min read
CDA: Honor Blackman
You might not know the name Honor Blackman, but I bet you know the name Pussy Galore!
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Apr 6, 20204 min read
Ryan on the Runway: Making the Cut, eps 3 & 4
EPISODE THREE Such a treat seeing people standing next to each other, walking out in the world! Seems like such a long time ago. The...
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Apr 4, 20201 min read
CDA: Bill Withers
This is so bizarre - - yesterday I was writing my friend Nicola, suggesting we do a conference call with a few other peeps, and maybe...
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Apr 3, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Barbra Streisand
I’ve decided to devote the Fabulous Fridays in April and May to Barbra Streisand, since I believe sporadic escapism is essential in times...
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Apr 1, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 4/1/20
Last week I gave some thought to what the Diva / Mensch theme for April could be, and hell, what else could it be but the only game in...
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Mar 30, 20201 min read
CDA: Krzysztof Penderecki
Maybe you've never heard of him, but he was a great 20th century Polish composer. We sang his "Agnus Dei" in Concert Choir my freshman...
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12 hours ago12 min read
*Ladies' Voices,* thirty years later
Today is the 30th birthday of my opera Ladies' Voices. I think of it as my Opus One. I wrote about Ladies' Voices in the context of a...
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4 days ago1 min read
Fabulous Friday: Suzanne Charny
Last week I sent out the big dance sequence from the movie of Sweet Charity. The lead female dancer was Suzanne Charny. She was damn...
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