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Fiscal Forecast 2013 – What Follows the Cliff Compromise?
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
by Merry Sheils on Living Around
It’s almost frightening to use the word “fiscal” so soon after we barely managed to stay last week’s execution with the “Cliff” compromise, but the
Kirk Douglas’s I Am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Kirk Douglas was born in my hometown, Amsterdam, New York. Growing up, my mother would tell me stories about sitting next to Issur Danielovitch in
Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
Although Miuccia Prada (born 1949) was not enthusiastic about the idea of comparing and contrasting her ideas and designs with those of another idiosyncratic Italian
Jazz Appreciation Month Recalls Sinatra the Activist
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The act of a single person—even through music—can influence history. The Smithsonian We remember Frank Sinatra as perhaps the greatest singer who ever lived. Overlooked
‘S Wonderful Gershwin Tunes At Westchester Broadway Theatre
Sunday, March 4th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
A man in the front row beams as his colleagues serenade him with “Happy Birthday.” This is a special evening for him, and these work
Oscar 2012—An Abundance of Riches
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Billy Crystal is back and so is the excitement. There were so many wonderful films and performances this year, that the 2012 Academy Awards will
Michelle Williams Lights Up the Screen as Marilyn
Monday, February 13th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl was perfectly cast to type—Laurence Olivier the “prince” of the London stage as Charles, the Prince Regent
The Artist – A Silent Film Creates Buzz
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
It’s easy to fall in love with The Artist, a charming throw back to a time when Hollywood turned out films without relying on special
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