I got a very nice email the other day saying, “We’re delighted to feature your words in the latest book from the Six–Word series, The Best Advice in Six Words. Your advice was selected from tens of thousands of memoirs in consideration via sixwordmemoirs.com, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Quora.” What?!
Michael and I were lucky enough to get tickets to the taping of Oprah’s Super Soul Sessions at UCLA a couple of months ago, and we decided to make a weekend out of it. We were invited to stay at the W Hotel Los Angeles in West Beverly Hills, which is within walking distance of…
I loved the Hyundai Sonata when I test drove it last year, so I was very excited to try out the new 2016 Hybrid on my recent trip to Arizona. And — surprise! — I may have liked this one even better. Before I give you the details, let me set the mood with a…
As I’ve mentioned before, Room by Emma Donoghue is one of my favorite books ever. When I heard it was being made into a movie, I was wary because it was so meaningful to me, and it’s a very hard subject to think about, let alone actually watch. In fact, during a Q&A following a screening…
Every time I hear the word “suffragette,” I can’t help thinking of Mary Poppins, and Jane and Michael’s mother, Winifred, leading an impassioned chorus of women in “Sister Suffragette.” It’s taken me many years to appreciate the inclusion of that important bit of history in the classic Disney movie, and it wasn’t until the 2008…
