Where Are the Men of My Dreams?
Most women I know think Johnny Depp has about as much sex appeal as a China doll or a Siamese cat-too pretty, too passive. It's male reviewers who've gone ga-ga over him as the hippie pusher in Blow ,...
View ArticleLike Ibsen or Dickens, Sopranos is Our Peak
A lot of us know how Tony Soprano feels. His world seems to be coming apart. The takings-for-granted on which his life has been predicated are breaking down or are being dismantled by forces he doesn't...
View ArticleThe Crime Blotter
Another Victim Claims a Run-in With A.J. Soprano and Friends Robert Iler, who plays Tony Soprano's troubled teenage son, has been spotted again-and not on HBO. An Upper East Side mother visited the...
View ArticleCall Me Tippi! Pregnant Pigeon Makes Me Nuts
Spring in New York City belongs to the toddlers. I love to watch them, but I get nervous when they come too close. Their mothers make me anxious, too. For I am that most tired of clichés: the married...
View ArticleSopranos Again
Watching the latest episode of the Sopranos (Wow, great!), I was reminded of the art lesson I quote from Muriel Spark in a recent entry Fiction is lies. And in order to do this you have got to have a...
View ArticleThe Sopranos: Christmas in June, and Other Delusions
Everyone is now so intoxicated with The Sopranos (including me) that the producers think they can do anything they want with us. It's not a good spot, for us or them. Last night's season finale (which...
View ArticleJonathan Rhys Meyers Joins the TV Club! And HBO Whacks The Sopranos
Thanks to on-demand viewership, TV programming honchos really need to come up with something good these days. There are a few gems in this spring’s lineup: a cable drama (The Tudors), a generational...
View ArticleThe Afternoon Wrap: Friday
Forrest "Frosty" Myers' iconic Soho sculpture "The Wall" is returning to its rightful home at 599 Broadway, after a lengthy argument with the building's landlord. We mirrored the picture because it...
View ArticleDavid Chase Testifies in Jersey Courtroom
Life imitated art in a New Jersey courtroom earlier today when David Chase, the mind behind The Sopranos, testified in the state's federal court to defend his creative ownership of the HBO series....
View ArticleThe Walking Dead Might Actually Kill You Now
You don't want Rick Grimes as your boyfriend. (AMC) Have you noticed that in the last several years, most of the "brilliant" TV shows on AMC, Showtime and HBO star these dangerous, psychopathic...
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