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• When You Wish Upon a Star...

  

  They like me. They really, really like me. I now know how Sally Field felt. Writers have their own version of The Other 99 Percent. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 BOOKS

• Would Bridget Jones Be Plump Today? Renee Says "No"

  

  Helen Fielding is hard at work on the third installment of Bridget Jones's Diary. That's fine with me. I loved the first book, and its movie version. Not to... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Best Daniel Craig Anti-James Bond Movie Ever: Layer Cake

  

  This side of the pond may know Daniel Craig as 007, but our British cousins have had the good fortune of seeing him in a variety of great roles that show a... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Help: Does the Movie's Portrayal of Racism Ring True?

  

  I was (as we say there) born and raised in Atlanta. I grew up in the Atlanta of the 1960s. Back then, the mayor, a progressive-minded man named William... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Purrrrrfect! W Lets Kristen Stewart's Kitten out of the Bag.

  

  When we were little, we all played dress up in our mother's clothes and makeup. I don't know a mom who doesn't enjoy acting as her daughter's makeup artists... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Have You Entered THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S HANDBOOK Contest?

  

  The prize is awesome: $50 in Fandango Bucks, so that you can have a few movie date nights on me.Here's what you have to do:1. Read the excerpt here. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2011 BOOKS

• Book Trailer Smash: Chronicle Book's MIETTE

  

  Dontcha just love it when a book trailer hits it out of the park?I fell in love with this trailer from Chronicle Books, for Miette: Recipes from San... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Stranger Than Fiction: Author William Dietrich is Right. Before Hitler Came to...

  

  Janet Rudolph gives great salon. Last night 'round dusk, much of the San Francisco Bay Area enjoyed sunshine and balmy breezes, but it was a darkening and... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• You Can't Just Write a Book. You Have to Promote It, Too Here's Why.

  

  I had a great conversation with freelance editor John Rakstraw, which was broadcasted on is Blog Talk Radio show. (Click the icon below. The interview starts... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2011 BOOKS, SELF EXPRESSION

• One of My Favorite John Singer Sargent Paintings is Entitled "Repose".

  

  While in Washington, DC for my tour for The Baby Planner, my husband Martin and I had the opportunity to stop into The National Gallery, where I was enthralled... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2011 CULTURE

• I Love It. Shia LaBeouf Gives New Meaning to the Term Office Skank.

  

  Transformers actor Shia LaBeouf kiss and tells. I guess when your name sounds like something you'd find on a menu in a Parisienne restaurant, you'll say anythin... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• I'll Say It, If No One Else Will: THE OFFICE Deserves the Emmy for Best Comedy.

  

  Tina Fey's 30 Rock has been queen of the TV hill for quite some time. Maybe it's me, but I just don't get it. The show's over-the-top farce leaves me cold. Sure... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Could I Have Plumped up on Snacks with Fat Substitutes? Duh. YEAH.

  

  I never met a Snackwells I didn't like. Especially the Devil's Food cookie cake one. So now, I feel betrayed. A new study by the American Psychological... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2011 DIET & WEIGHT

• And the Winner of My $100 Bookstore Gift Card Contest Is....

  

  Drumroll, please: Gabby M., Scottsdale, AZ Here's how I envision lucky Gabby's summer: she's found a cool spot somewhere outside in the early evening, a warm... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2011 BOOKS

• And the GoodReads Contest Winners Are...

  

  I want to thank all 1,048 of you who entered GoodRead's giveaway of five copies of The Baby Planner! The winners are: - Sonia Bond - Renee Lippert - Susan... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2011 BOOKS

• Supreme Court on the Gender Bias Class Action Case Against Wal-Mart is Narrowed...

  

  On one hand, I was disappointed with the Supreme Court ruling that threw the gender bias lawsuit against omnipotent retailer, Wal-Mart, out of court. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2011 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Marilyn Monroe's Little White Dress Sold

  

  They auctioned off Marilyn Monroe's iconic white halter dress from The Seven Year Itch. You remember the one: as she stood over a subway grate in front of the... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2011 CULTURE

• I Love Watching Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace...

  

  No let me be very clear: I like watching Daniel Craig in ANYTHING. Especially tight white jeans. Or nothing. Use your imagination. Watch a bit of it with me: Se... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2011 BOOKS

• Books: Must Live with Them, Can't Live Without Them.

  

  Emptying the nest is a bitch. First there is the emotional upheaval that comes with the decision to leave a house which holds so many family memories. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2011 BOOKS

• Signed Copies of THE BABY PLANNER Are Everywhere! Here's a List...

  

  Looking for signed copies of The Baby Planner? Check out these bookstores and baby boutiques! CA / FAIRFIELD Barnes & Noble 1600 Gateway Boulevard, Fairfield, C... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE