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Mika Brzezinski Is Obsessed

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
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Mika Brzezinski is obsessed with food. And not in a good way. The co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe spends her waking hours (and probably her

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Woman Around Town: Jojo Moyes Discusses
Her Best-Selling Novel, Me Before You

Monday, April 8th, 2013
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The first time I heard of Jojo Moyes, the British journalist and novelist, was when I read an essay she wrote in the weekend edition

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Lucky Guy – A Newsman Among Newsmen

Friday, April 5th, 2013
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Mike McAlary (Tom Hanks) could be a sonofabitch. He was also known to leave a bottle of champagne on the desk of a reporter who

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Fabulous Fiction From Favorite Authors

Sunday, July 8th, 2012
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This summer has been a steam bath for the East Coast. Across the country, there’s been wild weather; we’re stuck with political rhetoric and raving

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Showstoppers: Broadway Rocks!—Burgeoning Talent

Sunday, July 1st, 2012
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The invaluable Singers Forum*, a non-profit center for the vocal arts whose alumni since 1978 have included the likes of Tony Bennett, Mandy Patinkin, and

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Nora Ephron—The Voice of a Generation

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
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My guy friends would often kid me about buying a men’s magazine. I couldn’t resist. Nora Ephron was a columnist for Esquire and as a

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Love, Loss, and What I Wore Calls It a Wrap

Friday, February 17th, 2012
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One hundred and twenty actresses—from Jenny Allen to Kim Zimmer—have appeared in the Off Broadway hit, Love, Loss and What I Wore, which opened at

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Woman Around Town: Susan Sullivan—Castle in the Air

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
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Susan Sullivan is a rarity among actresses. One of her first roles was opposite Dustin Hoffman in a 1960 Broadway production of Jimmy Shine. She

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