On March 26, 2010, Alec Baldwin stood in for Kurt Andersen as guest host of Studio 360 (PRI). In this segment, his guest was author Mary Karr, who'd just published a new memoir called 'Lit' about her struggles with drugs…
After hearing much criticism of the film's excessive beauty, I finally saw Tom Ford's A Single Man the other day and, quite frankly, loved every frame, every word, every sound. Many people, as well as paid critics, bash the rigorous…
I recently pulled a Dylan and went electric. I'd been using disposable razors for years, relying on those inexpensive 10-pack single-blade disposables from Duane Reade. My skin has always been extremely sensitive, making daily shaving torturous, no matter what the…
Back in December of 2009, Tom Ford appeared on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Ford was an extremely interesting interview, touching upon the choices he made when writing, directing and designing his debut film The Single Man. Even more…
WNYC's Sara Fishko covers the fascinating tale of New York's first fashion week. In the audio is an over-the-phone chat with the amazing and hilarious Polly Mellen, who was the Creative Director of Allure when I worked for Garren in…
Patti Smith was on The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC on Tuesday January 19th. She was there to talk about the book she's written about the early days of her friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who died of AIDS in…
I've certainly heard of Legacy.com and encountered it when reading obituaries of people I've known who died, but I'd never actually participated... until today. Mary was a friend from childhood. She was actually the oldest of three sisters I grew…
I've been wanting to do this for a long time. Actually, I've already done it. Years ago, I invested a great deal of time in digitizing all my CDs in high-resolution mp3 format (320 kbps), with the intention of holding…