Dick Clark, Entertainment Icon Nicknamed ‘America’s Oldest Teenager,’ Dies at 82

And while the western world was preoccupied with Russell Crowe’s inability to assemble Swedish furniture, thousands of people were killed in an earthquake in Iran. Thousands. At least fifteen thousand at last  [more...]

I just heard on NPR that Peter Stone has died. He was the writer of such diverse stage shows as Titanic, Woman of the Year, The Will Rogers Follies, and my introduction to him, 1776. An odd choice for a musical, the  [more...]

I’m home — in San Jose. Weird to call it home, but I realized this past week that is is. Very strange, the feelings of homesickness that were threatening to overwhelm me, but then once I went back to DC  [more...]