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Dress Like Madge Owens (in William Inge’s Picnic)
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Madge Owens is the prettiest girl in a small Kansas town, movie star pretty. Everyone thinks so. A sweet, naïve young woman, she knows she’s
Jill Kargman’s The Rock Star in Seat 3A
Monday, June 11th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Be careful what you wish for. It’s Hazel Lavery’s 30th birthday party. Her live-in boyfriend, Wylie, a chef, has just cooked an amazing dinner for
Laura Dave’s The First Husband: Sometimes Love Gets Messy
Monday, May 21st, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Annie Adams loves the film Roman Holiday. “It was my comfort movie,” she says. “It was, quite simply, my comfort.” Unfortunately for Annie, every viewing
Trendspotting: Printed Pants
Monday, April 16th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Not since the sixties have we seen so many printed pants- jeans, pencils, palazzos and harem pants with florals, geometrics, batiks, and conversational patterns. The
Bob Smith: Playing for the Presidents
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Serving six presidents as the official White House pianist, Bob Smith played during many special gatherings. But one VIP night during the Reagan Administration stands
Think Pink!
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Think pink! think pink! when you shop for summer clothes. ?Think pink! think pink! if you want that quel-que chose. Funny Face – George and
Bags: The Essential and The Frivolous
Monday, August 29th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
These days you can spend a month’s rent on a handbag. A handbag?! I decided not to venture where you’d have to forego taxis, pilates,
Flats, Flats, Flats!
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Creativity often consists of merely turning up what is already there. Did you know that right and left shoes were thought up only a little
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