LIZ SMITH: Still Going Strong ...
Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash.Wednessday, July 2, 2014 by Liz Smith "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi (ce soir)?" Don't Ask Me — Ask The Great Nona Hendryx, Still Going Strong ... Warren...
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Howard as a Brandeis sophomore, in 1960.Thursday, July 3, 2014 by Liz Smith Margo Howard's Serial Monogamy — Read it and Wed! ... Good Luck to Shia LaBeouf and Robin Williams ... Dolly Parton Doesn't...
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Life was a circus for Miss Dietrich.Monday, July 7, 2014 by Liz Smith Monday Mash-Up — Jessica Lange As Dietrich (Sort of?) ... The Best Dishes at Lunch — Roger Freidman and Matt Drudge ... Gary Oldman...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: The Words and World ...
Trumbull's Declaration of Independence depicts committee presenting draft Declaration of Independence to Congress. Adams is the delegate in the middle of the picture -- on the left among the five...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: Wednesday Wrap-Up ...
Sean and Charlize — "We'll always have Paris." Wednesday, July 9, 2014 by Liz SmithWednesday Wrap-Up: Charlize and Sean — What's the Attraction? ... Nona Hendryx Rocks Joe's Pub ... Classic Films Saved...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: The Great European Controversy ...
Thursday, July 10, 2014 by Liz SmithThe Great European Controversy — Germany Allows "Mein Kampf" to be Published. “WHY the Germans? Why the Jews? Envy, race hatred and the pre-history of the...
View ArticleNo Holds Barred — All About The Hair
No Holds Barred — All About The Hair By Blair Sabol Recently Hilary Clinton admitted, "It always comes back to the hair ... no matter what I do."She was talking about people criticizing her over the...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: FRIDAY Fry-Up ...
The Daily Mail has since removed this story.Friday, July 11, 2014 by Liz SmithFRIDAY Fry-Up — "George Clooney Vs. The Daily Mail ... Faye Dunaway's Lost "Master Class" ... Will Rosie Shake, Rattle and...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: The Monday Mix ...
Harry Benson, CBE standing in front of his portrait of Queen Elizabeth after it was unveiled at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh on July 1, 2014. Monday, July 14, 2014 by Liz...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: Tuesday's Tossed Salad ...
When real cooking ruled.Tuesday, July 15, 2014 by Liz SmithTuesday's Tossed Salad: Anthony Bourdain ... Paul Theroux ... Cameron Diaz ... Madonna.“RICE IS an explanation for everything!” That’s...
View ArticleJane Gardam: Old Filth
Jane Gardam: Old Filth By Jesse Kornbluth On a long drive, with a choice between NPR and Classic Rock, we chose NPR. Soon we were listening to a program about summer reading. I have trouble finding new...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: Brilliant, Horrifying, Hilarious ...
Detail from The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1503–1504.Wednesday, July 16, 2014 by Liz Smith"The Last Magazine" — Brilliant, Horrifying, Hilarious, Deeply Disturbing ... Maureen O' Hara Dazzles on...
View ArticleJane Gardam: Old Filth
Jane Gardam: Old Filth By Jesse Kornbluth On a long drive, with a choice between NPR and Classic Rock, we chose NPR. Soon we were listening to a program about summer reading. I have trouble finding new...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: Womanly Passions ...
Queen Anne, circa 1684, painted by Willem Wissing and Jan van der Vaart.Thursday, July 17, 2014 by Liz SmithMelissa McCarthy and Me — Was I Too Mean?! ... Womanly Passions — and Betrayals — Dominate...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: A Great Life Force Passes On
Friday, July 18, 2014 by Liz SmithElaine Stritch — A Great Life Force Passes On. (But She's Raising The Roof Someplace Else, Right Now!)“SHE WAS very much Elaine, right until she died this morning.”...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: Remakes, Re-Boots ..
Rin Tin Tin starred in 23 films.Monday, July 21, 2014 by Liz SmithRemakes, Re-Boots, A Lack of Imagination — But The Money Keeps Rolling In! ... Mother/Daughter Memoirs ... The Last Words of Elaine...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: Emotion in Motion ...
“SEX IS emotion in motion,” said Mae West.Tuesday, July 22, 2014 by Liz SmithMarlo Triumphs. "Sex Tape" Flaccid ... Ann-Margret Still Sizzles ... Patti LuPone Signs On ... Art Garfunkel Returns Home...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: Page-Turners ...
One of Elaine’s very favorite photos of herself. Wednesday, July 23, 2014 by Liz SmithJo Nesbo's latest page-turner, "The Son" ... Elaine Stritch — The Great Fantasy Dinner Guest!“SUSHI had become the...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: "A Most Wanted Man" ...
Thursday, July 24, 2014 by Liz SmithMick Jagger Energizes "A Most Wanted Man" Premiere ... Hot Stuff Coming to Broadway: "It's Only a Play" and "A Delicate Balance" — Plan in Advance!“OH. MY. GOD. It’s...
View ArticleLIZ SMITH: Familiar convictions ...
"AND SO with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer,"...
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