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Category Archives: pop culture
Light My Fire
Back in 1967, ’68 and ’69, I was a college student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. “The Berkeley of the Midwest.” It got its nickname- and reputation- because the University of Wisconsin was pretty radical back in those … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, pop culture
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Life In The Fast Lane
As many of my long-time readers know, I have been married more than once. My exes have ranged from captains of industry to musical prodigies. But they all had one thing in common. (Besides me.) They were great drivers. True, … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, pop culture, Sports
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That’s Amore
What kind of Chicagoan would I be if I didn’t write about pizza? After all, we gave the world the gift of “deep dish” and I’m pretty sure we invented cornmeal crust,too. There is more good pizza to be found … Continue reading
Posted in food, Memoir, pop culture
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Paladin
My brother Kenny and my sister-in-law Mary Lu have a lot of friends. And their friends have a lot of cute children. Hence Kenny and Mary Lu get invited to a lot of weddings. And they know the drill. Upon … Continue reading
Posted in pop culture
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Number, Please
ALpine 1- 8186. That was our phone number when we moved from Chicago to the suburbs. I was five years old and I clearly remember the day when our telephone was installed. It was beige and mounted on the wall … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, pop culture
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Girl Crush
This post is dedicated to Joan Himmel Freeman. Stylish, spirited and kind- and my forever girl crush. I don’t get crushes on my own sex often. But when I fall, I fall hard. And right now I’ve had a coup … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, pop culture, Tributes
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Due Date
Today is April twentieth. So let me start by wishing you all a happy Easter and a happy Passover. A lovely time of the year. A time of rebirth, chocolate eggs and the Afikomen. (And great licorice drops- if you … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, pop culture
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Act Two
Tonight at New York’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre, a new play, Act One, opens. It is the adaptation of playright Moss Hart’s famous show business autobiography and it stars Tony Shaloub. Act One has often been called “The Bible of Broadway.” … Continue reading
Posted in books, Memoir, pop culture, Theater, Tributes
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Promiscuous
I’m in love again. And he’s rich, urbane, erudite and English. He possesses beautiful manners, an impeccable wardrobe, a manservant, a monocle and a title. He’s perfect for me and I know we’d be blissfully happy together. There’s only one … Continue reading
Posted in books, Memoir, pop culture
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The Food Network
Long before there was ever a Cooking Channel, Chicago had its own celebrity television chef. His name was François Pope and he hosted a morning program on WBKB Channel 7 called “Creative Cookery.” And even though I was a tiny … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, food, pop culture, Television
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