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Oscar 2013 – A Season of Firsts

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
by on Playing Around

There will be many firsts at the Oscars this year. Seth MacFarlane will host for the first time. For the first time in 31 years,

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Flats, Flats, Flats!

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
by 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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Vicki Abelson: Move Over Gertrude Stein

Friday, December 31st, 2010
by on Woman Around Town

Distracted and wet, uncombed hair dripping onto her hastily tied robe, Vicki Abelson opened the front door expecting a package delivery or the like. Standing

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Pet Wisdom in a Book from Tamar Geller

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
by on Living Around

Dog training books are all around us. Go to a local book store and you’ll easily count 30, 40, even 50 of all kinds. Every

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Don’t You Want Some of Oprah’s Favorite Things?

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
by on Shopping Around

Commemorating the 25th anniversary and final season of her show, Oprah wowed us by dedicating two episodes to giving away her Ultimate Favorite Things. These

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Three Museums Focus on Women

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
by on Playing Around

Does pouring a lot of money into a show make it better? You can decide by traveling first to the Brooklyn Museum to view “American

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Dancing with Some (Fading) Stars and One Wannabe

Sunday, March 21st, 2010
by on Playing Around

Of all the reality shows on TV, Dancing with the Stars has managed to distinguish itself. Contestants have to actually DO something besides allow cameras

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Precious—A Story of Survival

Friday, February 26th, 2010
by on Playing Around

A movie about a 350-pound African-American girl physically abused by her mother and sexually abused by her father seems like a long shot to win

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