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Fabulous Friday: Mina and Mitzi
Here are two versions of the same song. First, raucous Italian songstress Mina singing "Che dice non da." Her use of her arms and hands...
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Sep 14, 20232 min read
CDA: Richard Davis
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of the great jazz bassist Richard Davis, who died at the age of 93. Here's a little overview of...
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Sep 13, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Sept 13, 2023
The winner for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1988 was Christopher Hampton for *Dangerous Liaisons,* an opulent costume drama about sexual...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 10, 20239 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 20 finale
I’ll give Waldorf the first word: “I am starting this with the fact that I am still bitter that Rami is not in the finale and Brittany...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 8, 20232 min read
Fabulous Friday: *I Could Go On Singing*
Richard and I were cruising around the dial looking for something to watch the other night and saw that *I Could Go On Singing* was on...
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Sep 6, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Sept 6, 2023
The Best Supporting Actor winner for 1987 was Sean Connery for *The Untouchables.* It was a grand, ballsy performance. It seems like it...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 5, 20231 min read
CDA: Buffett and Harwell
Richard alerted me to the death of Jimmy Buffett, who died of a rare form of cancer at 76. Here's a nice *60 Minutes* interview from...
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Sep 4, 20235 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 20, ep 12
This season has been fun, am I right? It was made exponentially more fun by my collaborators Statler and Waldorf! Thanks so much,...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 1, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: *Hannah and Her Sisters*
Here's my favorite scene from *Hannah and Her Sisters.* Max von Sydow is such a scream.
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ladiesvoices
Aug 31, 20232 min read
CDA: Nicholas Hitchon
I just read in the NY Times that Nicholas Hitchon had died in July at the age of 65. I didn't recognize the name but instantly recognized...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 30, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 30, 2023
We're at 1986 - - this is a turning point because this is the first time I saw both of the movies in the theater, and paid with my own...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 28, 20231 min read
CDA: Bob Barker
Bob Barker died the other day at the age of 99. I know he was canceled recently but he was an American icon. Here's a lovely tribute to...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 27, 20235 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 20, ep 11
You know how the show always starts with a tiny recap of the previous episode? It made me sad to be reminded that Korto had been sent...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: "From Russia With Love"
I like to do a long-term movie project every year. A few years ago it was all of the Alfred Hitchcock talkies, that was amazing. This...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 24, 20231 min read
CDA: Jerry Moss
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Jerry Moss, who died last week at the age of 88. The name rang a bell so I Googled him - -...
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Aug 23, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 23, 2023
The Best Picture winner for 1985 was *Out of Africa,* a sprawling, serious romantic epic starring Meryl Streep (doing yet another foreign...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 22, 20236 min read
Mark Morris Dance Group, Aug 9 2023
Stephanie and I saw the Mark Morris Dance Group at the Joyce Theater on August 9, 2023. I've seen MMDG probably fifteen to twenty times...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 21, 20234 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 20, ep 10
The top six! We're getting down to the wire, people. Elaine and Christian announced the challenge: a double bind challenge in honor of...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 18, 20232 min read
Fabulous Friday and CDA x 2: Lindholm and Scotto
Today I'm reporting on the deaths of two mid-century opera sopranos. First off, a Swedish Wagnerian soprano I had heard of but wasn't...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 16, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 16, 2023
The Best Actor winner for 1984 was F. Murray Abraham for playing the grand, dastardly diva Antonio Salieri in *Amadeus.* One of the other...
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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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4 days ago3 min read
*Ainadamar,* Nov 6, 2024
Karen, Stephanie, and I saw *Ainadamar* at the Met on Nov 6, 2024. It's an opera by composer Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry...
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