Last week I attended a fancy red carpet event. I thought these things were over for a while and I was glad because I had run out of appropriate outfits. But I was wrong. They keep popping up, thanks to my association with LA Moms Blog (where today I have a story up about how … [Read more...]

You may recall my tween obsession with American Idol. It hasn't gone away even though, as Stewart says when each season begins "This will probably be the last year of this show, huh?" I'm not crazy about the new format with the 12 performers for each of the last few weeks, but … [Read more...]

I saw "Revolutionary Road" starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio months ago, and I am here to tell you if you have not seen it yet that it is not, as advertised, simply a look inside a marriage. It is the story of an unconventional, unsatisfied woman in the 1950's who had … [Read more...]

Sometimes the best blog posts are written while the children are wreaking havoc and the dog is barking and the TV is blaring and the phone is ringing and there's someone at the door and a spider just crawled across your desk, because pressure is good for creative energy. This … [Read more...]

Last night I had a conversation with a friend who brought up the idea of synchronicity as it was illustrated in "Slumdog Millionaire," in which the events of the young man's life made it possible for him to excel at the game. Personally, I think he would have traded the money … [Read more...]