Today is Doris Duke’s 99th birthday. She was in the newspapers from the day she was born, her every move chronicled and scrutinized. Her art
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This Is How It Is
So this is how it is: the innocent suffer, the guilty go free, and truth and fiction are pretty much interchangeable. There is neither a
Happy Birthday RFK
Today is Robert Kennedy’s 88th birthday, had he not died 45 years ago at the age of 43. Some men accomplish a lifetime of
Happy Birthday Rock Hudson
Sunday was the 88th birthday of the legendary screen heartthrob Rock Hudson. I once read a recount of how he got his gravely voice. He
Imogene Coca – Style Icon
Today is the 95th birthday of Imogene Coca. There are a lot of people whose lives seem less remembered than others and less recognition is
Rear View Mirror – My Week In Review
Each week, it seems that I have a new word that I want tattooed on my body. If I had the money and knew a
Seven Deadly (Conversation) Sins
Did you listen to extremely entertaining and informative This American Life last weekend? I heard most of it while I was driving around town running
Happy Birthday Georgia O’Keeffe
Today is the birthday of artist Georgia O’Keeffe, born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (1887). She had her first exhibition in 1916, at photographer Alfred Stieglitz‘s
Happy Birthday Veronica Lake
Today is Veronica Lake’s 91st birthday. Have you seen The Blue Dahlia? It is amazing. Her live story is as heartbreaking as she is beautiful.
Happy Birthday Jean Seberg
I do love that a girl from Iowa can become so beloved by the French. Her story reads like a Greek tragedy: fame, three husbands,
Happy Birthday Grace Kelly
Today is Grace Kelly’s 84th birthday. When you realize that and that she died 31 years ago, you should feel robbed. Robbed of having her
Happy Birthday Louise Brooks
This week is the 107th birthday of the original “It Girl” Louise Brooks. Her style is often copied or emulated or desired, but never improved.
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