I forgot to ask: Did anyone see the "Trading Spouses" episodes with the earth mother from the Bayou and the other mother, a vegan from California. It was some of the most compelling television I've seen in years. Really. The Boyou woman was so great, and the California vegan such a hateful bitch, that the combo was a fascinating study in

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I forgot to tell you: The other day I got an IM from my secretary: "You have a little food at home. Call [BF]." So I called BF and asked what this was about, us having a little food in the house. No, he explained, a little FLOOD ( Read more... )

Friday night we went to see "Doubt," which won the Pulitzer Prize for best drama this year. It was tremendous. Cherry Jones was unbelievably good as an old, no-nonsense nun who, convinced that a popular parish priest is a pederast, stands up to him, come what may. Cherry Jones was just this pillar of iron light on stage. The playt was performed ( Read more... )

By A. O. SCOTT

Published: April 15, 2005

The reasons to avoid "House of D," David Duchovny's earnest, unwatchable coming-of-age drama, can best be summarized in a simple declarative sentence. Robin Williams plays a retarded janitor.

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On Friday we're hosting a cocktail party for all the lawyers in my firm and their s.o.'s. It will be about 100 people. I started work on the party two weeks ago, and quite a bit is done. The house is gleaming, and is ready for a visit from Elizabeth II. But the pit in my stomach is growing. I'm staying home on Friday, and the party kick off at ( Read more... )

I've been lifting weights at the gym in earnest since I was 30. I'm now 43. After 13 years of pumping iron I was BORED BEYOND ENDURANCE. So I started "cross-training" with my personal trainer, which involves lots of jumping, throwing, lunging, kicking, balancing, and very little weight training per se. The weight I'm using to train now is ( Read more... )