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Miss Covfefe, Trump’s in trouble and needs assistance. Hire a minor Puerto Rican celebrity to toss him paper towels.

Asked about Naples, Florida on a 70s talk show I said, “It’s like a giant Valium.”

One summer in the late 70s, I flew from Los Angeles to Naples, Florida for a a visit with my …

NYC ’72, A case of salty goodness fell off the back of a truck and right into my arms.

A few days ago, I was watching Goodfellas and a scene from the movie brought back a tasty memory from …

The Burger King plants a big one on Ronald McDonald. And yes, it’s a thing!

Burger King Finland’s campaign “Love conquers all” is a celebration of love and all the forms it takes. A new …

My sister and I lost our Mother today, and with that our final link to the wheat fields of Kansas.

Patricia Irene (née Riely) Lapham. Mom’s obituary from The Council Grove Republican: Patricia Lapham, a life-long resident of Kansas died …

WFH: Folks say funny things online during lockdown workdays. Check out some of my favorites.

I’ve been working from home since March 13th and now and then I need to zone out for a while, …

One of Broadway’s hottest tickets is free to all this year. The standing-room-only show is virtual for 2020.

The first Broadway Bares was presented in 1992 by Jerry Mitchell and the company of The Will Rogers Follies at …

“We need to change the world one 5-year-old at a time,” Marlo Thomas on Free to Be…You and Me.

In the spring of 1974, LaRae Petrovich and I ran into each other in the office break room. She asked …

Look in your drawers. There may be something small, yet really valuable in them.

Reading a story in Christie’s Magazine last week, I was reminded of a time, a decade or so ago, when …

Nathan Lane, “…out in the Hamptons fighting it out with the over-privileged for toilet paper.”

From the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s At Home with series, a fun, insightful half-hour with Nathan Lane. Nothing more needs to be …

Logo black and white for Richard II - Public Theatre

From WNYC and The Public Theatre: Shakespeare in the Park reimagined for 2020 as radio plays.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, WNYC and The Public Theatre have partnered to bring you Shakespeare in the park …

Do you enjoy the music of film and television? Here’s a streaming event you won’t want to miss.

It’s an all-star cast. Join Sting, Catherine O’Hara, Elisabeth Moss, Anika Noni Rose, William Shatner, Auli’i Cravalho, John Stamos, Patti …

Black and white photo of Stonewall Inn with spot color.

The Stonewall Inn, the first national gay historic landmark in the U.S. is in a bind. Can you help?

I don’t typically share information about fund-raising campaigns, but these aren’t typical times and The Stonewall Inn isn’t a typical …

Jennifer Aniston & Lisa Kudrow have a virtual reunion on Variety’s Actors on Actors@Home. Enjoy!

Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow have two of the best smiles and most infectious laughs in the business and they …

Sharing The New Yorker’s interactive cover for June 22, 2020. Kadir Nelson’s “Say Their Names.”

Profoundly powerful on Juneteenth; tragic and relevant every single day. Click to experience Say Their Names. I lived through this …

David Oyelowo is powerful as Martin Luther King Jr—you can watch the movie, SELMA at no charge.

Selma, director Ava DuVernay’s biopic about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is free to watch and rent on streaming services …

Connecting the World with Words: A conversation on relevance during a time of virus and unrest.

Connecting the World with Words From the National Book Festival Presents series—Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, and Lonnie Bunch, Smithsonian Institution …

It’s PRIDE month and the 50th anniversary of the post-Stonewall march. Here’s a must-see video.

I know a thing or two about LGBTQ marches and parades—I joined my first one in Greenwich Village five decades …

U.S. coronavirus deaths approach 100k—NYTimes shows the power of the printed word.

One story. Just words. Graphically impactful. Tragic. With its singular focus, The front page of The New York Times, blew me away …

Prior to the 2020 primaries and the Presidential election, this should be required reading.

As Jacob and I were using the required black ink to fill in some of the ovals on our mail-in …

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