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The (Navy) Blue Angel
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
You gotta have style. It helps you get up in the morning. It’s a way of life. Without it you’re nobody. And I’m not talking
Elizabeth George’s Believing the Lie
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Elizabeth George took a big risk in her 2005 mystery With No One as Witness when she killed off a beloved character, Detective Inspector Thomas
Haywire: Gina Carano is the Female Terminator
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
“Don’t think of her as a woman—that’s a mistake.” These are the instructions given by one of the bad guys, Kenneth (Ewan MacGregor playing Mallory’s
Project Runway All Stars—Dressing Miss Piggy
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
She’s a true diva, referring to herself as “moi” and dropping French phrases into her most quotable comments. She knows what she likes, what she
The Lovings—Portraits of Their Love
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
by Woman Around Town on Playing Around
In 1965, only four percent of Americans approved of marriage between the races. Richard Loving, a white man, and his wife, Mildred, a woman of
The Fall to Earth: What Kind of Landing Will it Be?
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The past is never the same for two people with shared history. Fay Schorsch (Deborah Hedwall) and her divorced daughter Rachel (Jolie Curtsinger) have journeyed
Give Him What He REALLY Wants (on Valentine’s Day)
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Pursuit and seduction are the essence of sexuality. It’s part of the sizzle. Camille Paglia What does he really want for Valentine’s Day?! He wants
Before Downton Abbey There Was Foyle’s War
Friday, January 20th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
World War I has come to Downton Abbey, the glorious mansion converted to a hospital to handle the overflow of injured British soldiers. For the
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