Our brain is simply spinning with the news that Steven Soderbergh is planning on making a 3-D rock musical about Egyptian sexpot ruler Cleopatra. First, the casting: Variety reports today that Mr. Soderbergh is sniffing around Catherine Zeta-Jones to take on the role, previously held by both Claudette Colbert (in 1934) and Elizabeth Taylor Read More
Fresh off the news that Steven Soderbergh's Che has been picked up by IFC Films, now there's word that the director's developing a film based on the last years of singer Liberace. Michael Douglas will star as the flamboyant singer, while Matt Damon is in talks for the role of Liberace's Read More
KARA: "So," my bridesmaid Joy begins, a sinister twinkle in her eye, "how well do you really know Brian?" She unfolds a wrinkled list of Brian's deepest, darkest secrets. We're halfway through my bridal shower. Having had a few glasses of Chardonnay, I'm not intimidated by this quiz. I know all the dirt, even Read More
SD: Let’s talk about aging. Personally speaking, as I get older, I try to think of myself as a fabulous wheel of Brie cheese, i.e., I’m getting better with age. How about you? OdlR: Be careful! You might start melting. And Brie smells horrible when it gets old. For myself, I never think about my Read More
SD: Let’s talk about aging. Personally speaking, as I get older, I try to think of myself as a fabulous wheel of Brie cheese, i.e., I’m getting better with age. How about you?
OdlR: Be careful! You might start melting. And Brie smells horrible when it gets old. For myself, I never think about Read More
What a horrid, torrid week! It started off with the arrival, on Sunday, July 31, of The New York Times. Lurking in the Book Review was a less than complimentary appraisal of Nasty, my latest book (Simon & Schuster). Let me rephrase that: Lurking in the Book Review was a less than complimentary appraisal of Read More
What a horrid, torrid week!
It started off with the arrival, on Sunday, July 31, of The New York Times. Lurking in the Book Review was a less than complimentary appraisal of Nasty, my latest book (Simon & Schuster). Let me rephrase that: Lurking in the Book Review was a less than complimentary appraisal of myself, Read More"Oh my God, this is so much worse than I pictured!" said real-estate guru Barbara Corcoran, speaking from the stage of Caroline's comedy club on Feb. 3.
Well, she got that much right. Looking pert in an orange turtleneck and suede pants, Ms. Corcoran was supposed to be headlining an evening of business-themed comedy to benefit Read MoreWe pet owners are being bombarded by manipulative marketers who are hell-bent on exploiting our increasingly deranged obsessions. Deranged? At this point it's a safe bet that somebody, somewhere in Manhattan is having sex with his or her dog, such is the level of canine fetishization currently gripping our pet-infested isle. Though bestiality has never Read More
Radiation-blocking potassium-iodide pills do not a holiday gift make. Sure, in the event of exposure to certain types of radioactive material, these pills ($28 for 200 65-mg tablets from twotigersonline.com) will prevent your thyroid from absorbing the nasty stuff, but if the rest of you is burned to a crisp, what good is a healthy Read More
I was right in the middle of slicing cooked broccoli into bite-sized florets for the delectation of our Norwich terrier Liberace (it makes him a bit gassy, but he's addicted to it–plus, I'm sure it's as good for his intestines as it is for mine), when an interfering in-law launched an attack.
"All this effort wasted Read MoreOn Tuesday, May 16, Liberace, that "deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavored, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love," would have celebrated his 81st birthday.
This apocalyptically unfavorable review of my hero led to a lawsuit against William Connor of London's Daily Mirror in 1956. Liberace sued for libel and won–a happy Read MoreIt's hard to open a magazine without reading about some lunatic (usually hetero and gentile) coughing up blood on the side of Everest, or a crazed fashion designer seeking spiritual replenishment and design inspiration in someone else's country. I find this mania for "spiritual vacations" very worrying.
Last year my potter partner Jonathan Adler and Read More