As a kid, trading Halloween candy was a skill and great fun…until my sister got wise to my shenanigans.
When my sister, Sandi, and I were really young we were totally invested in putting on our costumes and collecting …
Memories
He asked me why I went there and I told him. (Remembering Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset Boulevard.)
In the summer of 1973 I was 22. That year I moved from New York, where I’d been a working …
Another legacy department store is closing. Gump’s San Francisco has been a destination for generations.
Their names are the stuff of legend. Every large city in every state had one or two, some cities hosted …
Bells ringing. All different, one for each passenger and crew member that died on United Flight 93.
It’s been almost 17 years since passengers on a hijacked flight from New Jersey to California fought back on September …
Want to watch the 2018 New York City Pride March? There’s an app for that.
The 49th annual NYC Pride March steps off at 7th Avenue and 16th Street this Sunday, June 24th. The March …
The Joy of (1960s) Cooking. Don’t forget to bone your lobster, especially if it’s canned.
Jacob and I love to cook and have a library of vintage cookbooks. This evening we were talking about some …
A Wienermobile, Old Number 7, is headed to a museum as an interactive exhibit for kids. I’m glad.
The days of taking the 1952 Oscar Mayer Wienermobile—known as Old Number 7— for a ride are over. The sculpture …
The designer of the single most identifiable sign of the cold war—and my childhood—has died.
In the 1960s, they seemed to be everywhere. Churches, department stores, apartment buildings, schools, firehouses, libraries, and telephone switching facilities …
The one about a lesson in theatrical timing. Or that messy thing that fell from the sky.
In the 1970s, I was a student at the New York Academy of Theatrical Arts. The school was in …
I was a member of the Playboy Club for years. It was great for business meetings—and other stuff.
The BBC app on my iPhone announced the news last week. Hugh Hefner had died. Learning about his passing didn’t …
Driving to work, I heard a duet that I hadn’t heard in many, many years. And, it was a mood changer.
I anticipated a busy Friday. I left home a little early and headed toward the JFX—that’s I-83 on a map …
Remembering the magnitude of our 9/ll loss. One location, one individual at a time.
List of 9/11 Victims by Location: World Trade Center Gordon M. Aamoth, Jr., Edelmiro Abad, Maria Rose Abad, Andrew Anthony …
Here’s a quick story of an unexpected phone call from a slightly familiar phone number.
The phone just rang. The call was from a Los Angeles area code. The caller’s name wasn’t displayed in the …
I’ve never splashed around in the spray of a fire hydrant. But, it sure looks like a good time.
Growing up in the midwest, the closest I ever got cooling off in the spray of fire hydrant was dancing …
June Foray, the voice of a generation.
“I love everything I do with all of the parts that I do because there’s a little bit of …
Counting down to the 2017 Tony Awards; remembering a very special Dolly
So, the show is nominated for 10 Tony Awards®: Best Revival of a Musical; Best Actor in a Leading Role …
Merry Commerce to you, er uh, Christmas. Merry Christmas…
Nothing says, “Happy Holidays” quite like a Hoover! Click through the slideshow to revisit the uncool side of Christmas.
