Ronnie Spector Brings Christmas to Times Square
Despite Michael's being horribly under the weather -- and the asshole drunk standing behind us who wouldn't shut the fuck up -- we had a wonderfully festive time at Ronnie Spector's Best Christmas...
View ArticleSister Act 2
I think anyone who saw a teenage Andrea Jaeger outfox Martina Navratilova at the 1980 Colgate Series Championships -- using a grab bag of drop shots, moon balls and blistering passing shoots to defeat...
View ArticleFur on Fur
It's been a heartbreaking couple of days. Might I suggest a little cuddle time with someone you love to help ease the pain?
View ArticleThe Making of a Swiss Bank Account
Roger Federer's South American exhibition tour rode through Bogota this weekend, where he took on Jo-Willie Tsonga. The Swiss superstar came out on top in -- surprise! -- three exciting sets, although...
View ArticleBrooklyn Is So '80s Haiti
Just received an update from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Because the most recent cases of meningitis have been HIV negative gay men living in Brooklyn, the city has...
View ArticleDon't Bother to Knock
Granted, none of us wants to die. But if you're gonna go, you should be as lucky as jazz pianist Hal Schaefer, whose obituary involves one of the best bits of Hollywood lore of all time, starring...
View ArticleSong of the Day: 'Up the Junction' by Squeeze
Stellar single from the U.K. band's "Cool for Cats" LP (this and the titular track are the band's biggest chart hits -- even surpassing "Tempted" and "Labelled With Love.") My friend Lynn said she...
View ArticleSheep in Wolf's Clothing
Spent a rainy Sunday afternoon with Michael at IFC catching a matinee of "The Central Park Five," the documentary about the horrifying Central Park Jogger case, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and...
View ArticleJen Is Pregnant ... Again
If the celebrity weeklies are to be believed, Jennifer Aniston must be exclusively friends with the staff at her abortion provider these days.
View ArticleNo Chimney Required
Santa's gotta love Rosemary's on Greenwich Avenue almost as much as I do ...
View ArticleCody for Men
Well, I guess the superfan is always the last to know. I'm just now hearing that porn star Cody Cummings recently came out of the closet. Truthfully, I am a bit surprised. He always seemed way more...
View ArticleWhen Fiona Met Chelsea
According to Dan Bucatinsky's Twitter feed, Chelsea Handler will be doing a guest spot on Lisa Kudrow's "Web Therapy." I don't think I've ever enjoyed a comedy series that I have never laughed out loud...
View ArticleSong of the Day: 'Don't Worry Baby' by Ronnie Spector
I never got around to blogging about seeing Ronnie Spector's "Beyond the Beehive," a cabaret show the head Ronette performed over the summer at City Winery, very much in the vein of Darlene Love's...
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