Twenty-five years ago, Queen Elizabeth caused a stir when she began her yearly address by saying, “Nineteen-ninety-two has turned out to be an “annus horribilis” (Latin for “horrible year”). I think, in some ways, we could say the same about 2017.
When I came across this article in the September issue of the Smithsonian magazine I read it not once, but three times, simply because I thought it was so far-fetched. I have now changed my mind.
Heidi Klum is known for modeling. She also has a lingerie and swimwear line. Yet, what she often seems most excited about is Halloween. Every year, you can catch her offering sneak peeks into her costume choices and often the process involved in making her visions a reality.
I have always been intrigued by the appearance of Vogue magazine’s jaw-dropping September issue. A crane is needed to pick it up. Only then can one sit down and try to read. I say, “try” because this year it clocked in at slightly over 2 lbs. (I know because we had a weigh-in.) That’s a lot of heft to hold and turn.
On Monday, July 17th I received an invitation via email from “The Apartment by The Line” to a screening of a documentary titled Art of Style that featured Georgia O’Keeffe, the famous artist. “This looks interesting,” I thought to myself so I responded at once to the RSVP. The email also noted that this work was directed and produced by Lisa Immordino Vreeland (her husband’s grandmother is Diana Vreeland).
Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign (cont’d from the last three weeks, posted on Sept. 20th, 27th and October 4th. This is the last one in this series)
THE CONVENTION: The big reveal
Because of space constraints, I’ve skipped ahead to page 280 where the authors declare that: “Hillary had struggled to define herself and her campaign in ways that appealed to voters...
Nope, I'm not going to be speaking about the animal the mule. Instead, I'll be speaking about the mules that are on nearly every third pair of feet in New York City. I was walking into a meeting the other day, which is when I got the idea for this post, and began counting and looking - it was a lot of mules.
Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign (cont’d from the last two weeks, posted on Sept. 20th and 27th)
Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign (cont’d from last week, which was posted on Sept. 20th). I am purposely skipping over Chapter Three because it is primarily about Bernie Sanders and I prefer to concentrate on Hillary.
I first heard about the book, Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes in April 2017, so I decided to reserve it at the library. It’s an awesome 484 pages (with no photos) so one definitely does not read it in an hour.
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Living in New York City, you can walk down certain streets and especially at certain times of day and see a plethora of "designer" handbags. You will see a variety of colors and brands. Of course, you will mainly see what is the trend of the moment or the current "it" bag.
By now, the whole world knows about the spectacular success of the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (Joanne Rowling), so let’s take a brief look at the writer’s personal history and then move on to an update.
