Look, one doesn’t get called the “Oomph Girl” for nothing. Ann Sheridan was fairly busting with oomph. Lots of classic Hollywood stars are cast as the tough but tender
HALL OF DAME
Libeled Lady Be Good
Imagine a movie opening that starred Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks, all in their prime. Now imagine Tom Cruise and Sandra were dating and talking
More Please
LIFE
You’re Wrong About Why You’re Depressed (Probably)
There are reasons you feel depressed, but they may not be the ones you think they are. Maybe you’re like me, you get really down sometimes for what seems
More Please
HALL OF DAME
Women Over 40 Rock!
Whilst I have many annoying memories of Mr. Rooney, I have to say, a lot of Andy’s reasons why he values women over 40 ring true: A woman over
More Please
HALL OF DAME
My Interview With Penny Marshall: In a League of Her Own
Though most famous (to me, anyway) as the Pepsi-and-milk-swigging half of Laverne & Shirley, Penny Marshall’s new memoir, My Mother Was Nuts, reveals her real life was as crazy
More Please
HALL OF DAME
Beauty Marks the Spot: This Cougar is Dahled Up!
If you’ve heard of Arlene Dahl, you know she was a beautiful 1950s movie star primarily famous for her red hair and her beauty mark. (Her first fan letter
More Please
POP-ED
My Perverted Feelings for Mr. Rogers
I have unclean thoughts about Mr. Rogers. I’m not kidding, or trying to be cute. (Who in their right mind would think wanting to mount Mr. Rogers is “adorable”?)
More Please
HALL OF DAME
Helen Mirren and the Bikini Shot Heard ‘Round the World
Sure, Helen Mirren is an Oscar-winning, Shakespeare-trained, supremely talented and thoughtful woman whose legacy includes hundreds of stellar performances on TV, stage, and screen. She holds the title Dame
More Please
LIFE
I Finally Found My Mother, Myself, and A Lot More
You take it for granted. You don’t know you do, but you do. Knowing where you came from, how you came to be in the world, how you came
More Please
LIFE
I Just Met the Woman Who Gave Birth to Me
I just met my birth mother. For half a century, I’ve longed to know who I am, where I came from, how my hair, my quirks, my me came