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The Last Station—The Last Year of Tolstoy’s Life

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
by Woman Around Town on Playing Around

Like Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren is a favorite choice come awards season. At a time when older actresses see fewer starring roles come their way,

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Woman Around Town: Edes Gilbert—Educator Gives Back

Sunday, January 17th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town

Edes Gilbert spent fifteen years as headmistress of the prestigious Spence School, a community that includes many famous and influential graduates and parents. She has

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A Versatile Accessories Designer with an Unusual Touch

Monday, January 4th, 2010
by Tamara Moscowitz on Shopping Around

Vashti de Verteuil (pronounced ver tu’e) is a petite, lively woman with an engaging manner who becomes ever more animated when the talk turns to

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It’s NOT Complicated—Meryl Streep Is a National Treasure

Sunday, December 27th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences needs to create a new category at its annual awards ceremony: Best Performance by a Lead Actress

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Tickets to a Great “View”

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around

Obtaining tickets to ABC’s popular daytime chat show The View is like playing the slots. You need a lot of patience, and sometimes it actually

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A Long Time Ago, In a Hollywood Far, Far Away….

Monday, September 28th, 2009
by Jane Hope Fox on Playing Around

“Hi, my name’s Carrie Fisher and I’m an alcoholic….” And so begins Wishful Drinking, a full frontal romp, warts and all, into Carrie’s world (in

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Julie & Julia

Julie & Julia: A Feast for the Eyes

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

Early in the film, Julie & Julia, Julia Child (played with delicious enthusiasm by Meryl Streep) arrives in France where her husband, Paul (Stanley Tucci),

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Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron Cooks Up a Movie and Pasta

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
by Woman Around Town on Living Around

By Naomi Neft and Cynthia Rothstein Nora Ephron’s movie, Julie and Julia, starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, opens in New York Friday, August 7.

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