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Lucille Ball

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Who Dubbed Which Stars' Voices In Movie Musicals?

    Ever watch a star belt out a song in a movie musical and think, "Wow! I didn't know they could sing!"? Well, they couldn't! So many times, a perfectly nice-looking performer with lovely sounds emanating from their mouth is faking it like a drag queen doing Britney -- or even like Britney herself.

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    The Dead Celebrity Cookbook Author Frank DeCaro Dishes About What Famous Dead People Once Ate

    Health CommunicationsCelebs might be gone, but not forgotten​While celebrities now get their food fixes at trendy restaurants like LA's Koi or Nobu, once upon a time they actually cooked. Eartha Kitt made a mean chicken wing, Gilda Radner whipped up a sumptuous apple cake, and Johnny Cash fri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Happy 100th Birthday, Lucille Ball!

    Wikipedia​Saturday marks Lucille Ball's 100th birthday. Those of us who grew up watching I Love Lucy (and later, The Lucy Show) on Nick at Nite and TV Land know what an amazing comedic talent she was. But for all of the wails of "waahhhhh" and all the "'splainin'" she had to do, she was also ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Worst Female Film Performance Ever

    ​I got this idea from datalounge.com, some of whose nominees I'm including, while adding a few of my own, all based on extremely traumatizing experiences. Your horrible choices are: *Cindy Crawford, Fair Game She played a lawyer with pert nipples. I'm the only one that saw this cinema clas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Lucille Ball's Two Least Favorite TV Guest Stars

    ​When Bette Davis dropped out of a guest role on The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show, they naturally got Tallulah Bankehead to fit the arm swiveling bill. Who was a mess. According to the new book, Lucille Ball FAQ, Tallu came to work intoxicated, crashed a production meeting, and when Lucy com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Bridesmaids: The Most Important Female Comedy of All Time? The Gchat Review

    ​Bridesmaids, the Kristen Wiig-penned and Judd Apatow-produced "anti-chick flick," has officially been declared a success. Most reviewers, including our own, seemed to enjoy it. The film beat low expectations and took in nearly $25 million dollars in its opening weekend. This probably means th ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 5, 2011

    Octogenarian Showstopper Rules New York!

    Revived: Marilyn Maye and Sally Kellerman. Clubs aren't dead yet, either.

  • Film

    July 27, 2010

    Brooklyn's Own King of Chutzpah, Phil Silvers, Now on DVD

    Revived: Marilyn Maye and Sally Kellerman. Clubs aren't dead yet, either.

  • Columns

    April 6, 2010

    Will & Grace Star's Affair With George Clooney

    Chattering with Emmy winner Leslie Jordan, plus sounding off on Broadway.

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    How Stars Should Treat Their Fans

    ​I'll never forget when, in my teeny tiny childhood, I wrote an admiration letter to Lucille Ball, and I actually received a signed headshot in the mail as a result. Whether Lucy herself had anything to do with that, it showed that her machine was well greased enough to dole out the tokens of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Medal of Freedom Recipients Announced, Include Tutu, Harvey Milk

    ​President Obama has announced this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. The nation's highest civilian honor has gone in the past to folks like T.S. Eliot, Lucille Ball, Pope John XXIII, Margaret Mead, Jack Nicklaus, Mother Teresa, and Norman Podhoretz. As you may have guessed, Dem ... More >>

  • Film

    July 8, 2009

    Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg Traces a Pre-Lucille Ball Woman's Comedy

    ​President Obama has announced this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. The nation's highest civilian honor has gone in the past to folks like T.S. Eliot, Lucille Ball, Pope John XXIII, Margaret Mead, Jack Nicklaus, Mother Teresa, and Norman Podhoretz. As you may have guessed, Dem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    First Reax Palin-Biden (Still Drunk!)

    ​President Obama has announced this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. The nation's highest civilian honor has gone in the past to folks like T.S. Eliot, Lucille Ball, Pope John XXIII, Margaret Mead, Jack Nicklaus, Mother Teresa, and Norman Podhoretz. As you may have guessed, Dem ... More >>

  • Film

    August 19, 2008

    The House Bunny

    ​President Obama has announced this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. The nation's highest civilian honor has gone in the past to folks like T.S. Eliot, Lucille Ball, Pope John XXIII, Margaret Mead, Jack Nicklaus, Mother Teresa, and Norman Podhoretz. As you may have guessed, Dem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2008

    Lucy, I'm Homo!

    ​President Obama has announced this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. The nation's highest civilian honor has gone in the past to folks like T.S. Eliot, Lucille Ball, Pope John XXIII, Margaret Mead, Jack Nicklaus, Mother Teresa, and Norman Podhoretz. As you may have guessed, Dem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2008

    I'm So Glad We've Had This Time With Carol Burnett

    ​President Obama has announced this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. The nation's highest civilian honor has gone in the past to folks like T.S. Eliot, Lucille Ball, Pope John XXIII, Margaret Mead, Jack Nicklaus, Mother Teresa, and Norman Podhoretz. As you may have guessed, Dem ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 17, 2006

    Horoscope

    ​President Obama has announced this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. The nation's highest civilian honor has gone in the past to folks like T.S. Eliot, Lucille Ball, Pope John XXIII, Margaret Mead, Jack Nicklaus, Mother Teresa, and Norman Podhoretz. As you may have guessed, Dem ... More >>

  • Columns

    May 30, 2006

    NY Mirror

    ​President Obama has announced this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. The nation's highest civilian honor has gone in the past to folks like T.S. Eliot, Lucille Ball, Pope John XXIII, Margaret Mead, Jack Nicklaus, Mother Teresa, and Norman Podhoretz. As you may have guessed, Dem ... More >>

  • Film

    July 12, 2005

    My Man Gregory: A Class-Conscious Screwball Master

    ​President Obama has announced this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. The nation's highest civilian honor has gone in the past to folks like T.S. Eliot, Lucille Ball, Pope John XXIII, Margaret Mead, Jack Nicklaus, Mother Teresa, and Norman Podhoretz. As you may have guessed, Dem ... More >>

  • Film

    October 26, 2004

    Film

    ​President Obama has announced this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. The nation's highest civilian honor has gone in the past to folks like T.S. Eliot, Lucille Ball, Pope John XXIII, Margaret Mead, Jack Nicklaus, Mother Teresa, and Norman Podhoretz. As you may have guessed, Dem ... More >>

  • Theater

    July 29, 2003

    You Call This a Town?

    Finley's 9-11 Liza; Jordan's Search for Normalcy

  • Film

    July 29, 2003

    Ladies First

    Dorothy Arzner's Working Girls

  • NYC Life

    July 29, 2003

    Listings

    Dorothy Arzner's Working Girls

  • Film

    January 21, 2003

    Secrets and Lies

    The Cleric and the Clerk Who Turned a Blind Eye

  • Music

    July 9, 2002

    Tigers in a Spotlight

    The Cleric and the Clerk Who Turned a Blind Eye

  • Columns

    March 19, 2002

    NY Mirror

    The Cleric and the Clerk Who Turned a Blind Eye

  • Columns

    May 29, 2001

    Horoscope

    The Cleric and the Clerk Who Turned a Blind Eye

  • Theater

    April 17, 2001

    Love Machinery

    The Cleric and the Clerk Who Turned a Blind Eye

  • Film

    August 10, 1999

    Palace Walks

    On the Road With the Theatre Historical Society

  • Film

    December 22, 1998

    Shelf Life

    On the Road With the Theatre Historical Society

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