I watch television at night for several hours on streaming and gravitate toward British features and television shows. The reason? They are well-written and the acting is stellar. The stories make sense and are intelligent. I find most of them on Britbox and PBS Masterpiece which can be added to an Amazon Prime account for less than $10 per month. I have many favorites and … [Read more...]
Travel Tips and Tricks from Samantha Brown
The Travel Adventure Show takes place in Los Angeles every year and I always try to attend. At previous shows, I've learned expert travel tips such as Rick Steves and Patricia Schultz. This time I sat down to watch Samantha Brown, who's the host and executive producer of Places to Love on PBS. Her talk focused on the "places" that were chosen to be featured on her show … [Read more...]
Green Book: Movie Review
Every year I attend an Oscar party with friends and we have a betting pool to pick the winners. Even though most of the pundits predicted “Roma,” “Roma,” “Roma,” I knew in my gut it would not win Best Picture. I checked off “Green Book,” because it was my favorite film of 2018. And I was right! It was the surprise winner that year. Don't ask me about the other … [Read more...]
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski – Netflix Documentary
In 2013, I wrote a blog post about a genius artist and sculptor I knew in the early 1980s. His name was Stanislav Szukalski. It caught the eye of the producers of a documentary film about his life called "Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski." They asked me to do a filmed interview, and I appear in the film for a few seconds. It was produced by George and Leonardo … [Read more...]
Actress Cheryl Hines Talks About Vulvar & Vaginal Atrophy
I interviewed Cheryl Hines, who is an Emmy nominated actress best known for her comedic starring roles in Curb Your Enthusiasm and Suburgatory. Cheryl was the spokeswoman for a campaign for AMAG Pharmaceuticals called “Painfully Awkward Conversations." It’s for post-menopausal women who may be experiencing VVA – Vulvar and Vaginal Atrophy. Dr. Marla Shapiro was also on … [Read more...]