What the hell??

I just watched Spike Lee’s special “When the Levees Broke.” Do I live in America – the most powerful country in the world – or a freaking third-world armpit of a place?!?! I am so embarrassed by the way our government has handled this tragic event that happened almost a YEAR AGO! People have been…

Diva Decadence

With Stephanie, our editorial empress, you never know what to expect. And this was never truer than at her birthday brunch yesterday. “Oh, just a lovely brunch with my closest friends” turned into an over-the-top Grecian love fest perfectly accessorized with a life-size ice sculpture of David (which was equipped with a fountain that poured…

Eat, Pray, Love

Reading books is so much easier than writing them. And, I am an insatiable reader. When I was young, my parents had a stack of Reader’s Digest hard cover books, you know, the ones with different vintage covers on each volume. When I was not using them for Barbie’s bed, I was looking up new…

Diva Says: Events Diva’s Calendar of Cool Highlights: August and September

Diva Says: Events Diva’s Calendar of Cool Highlights: August and September

by Alison Macbeth, Events Diva CALENDAR OF COOL, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2006 Alison likes to mix it up. She seeks out culturally rich and stimulating art, film, music and literary events, festivals, parties and galas that span from “hole in the wall” venues to elegant, formal settings. She hopes to represent these eclectic interests in…