Yes, dumb luck or a bullying, worrywart spouse or friend.

So glad you got through your ordeal. I don’t understand why there is so little useful publicity about the universal — not just little children and the elderly — threat of bacterial pneumonia, the range of its symptoms, how to decide when to go for help, and the available vaccines and treatments. Why isn’t all this…

Most important story is Whoopi’s fight with pneumonia. She nearly died, and her terrifying experience is something we should learn from. There are several lessons:

Yep, that’s the unsubtle sign that thirsty publicity-seeking is actually what this is all about. “Heartbreak”? “Betrayal”? Not except as a scripted campaign. Is Khloé stupid enough to expect anything new from a man who began their own relationship — such as it is— by cheating on his pregnant girfriend? Maybe she is…

Could have been worse. Could have been Vice. Or A Star Is Born. Or Bohemian Rhapsody.

Yes, Christian Siriano does what a designer should do: he first looks deeply at the person who will wear his clothing and then uses his artistic vision to create an original design that enhances the unique best aspect of that person’s appearance and personality. He won my respect when he created that sensational red…

That tux gown says “see me” quietly and powerfully without glitter, glam or hype. The black velvet absorbs the light and cuts out distractions from the profile and the lines showcase his torso and face. Stunning! Is this a new style? I hope to see more of it. Men don’t need to look ready to run off and spear an…

I doubt Trump will do much to actively help Kraft — we all know how his version of “loyalty” is all one-sided and about what benefits him with more money, power and security. If he thinks Kraft might give him huge sums under the table, maybe, but it seems more likely to me that he will back off if things start…

Yeah, comically over the top fakery, and I wish a reporter would ask him how such a stricken, confused-by-dire-illness specimen is fit to hold office. Sepsis and multiple strokes! Maybe his congregation would buy this as a miracle, but how many others are so gullible?

Yes, the same thing happened to me, and right when I had to get wall-sized enlargements for a show right away. I was shocked when the option to pick up at the store nearby, the one I had used regularly for years, suddenly disappeared from the online menu and the closest pick up site was over 45 minutes each way. No…

Yes, the same thing happened to me, and right when I had to get wall-sized enlargements for a show right away. I…

I agree: Costco photo. Many choices as to size and finish (I prefer satin to gloss, with no border) and the app on their web site works well. Good prices, very reliable, good quality, and if you don’t want to pick it up they will ship inexpensively. I also trust them more than most big companies.

I agree: Costco photo. Many choices as to size and finish (I prefer satin to gloss, with no border) and the app on …

I’m with you on the low opinion of Bradley Cooper’s vanity project movie, which should have been titled It’s All About Me. Ten years from now all anyone will care about in that movie is Gaga’s HAAAAAWWW song. Maybe sooner than 10 years. Best picture? Compared to what, Mall Cop? I’m not a fan of the…

By the way, I didn’t notice until after I posted this Mike Lukovich cartoon that his Trump has the Russian flag as a lapel pin. From Wikipedia:

Rodenticides have killed rat-eating red-tailed hawks in New York City too. From 2012:

I see this movie as a vanity project centered on the source of the vanity, a man. Naturally the Oscar voters, mostly wannabe male vanity project directors/stars themselves, are riveted.

Yes, that’s one of the plot types that does not appeal to me at all, either. My theory is that it’s a form of fantasy of letting go of the pressure of responsibilities. He makes all the decisions for her, so she can just let go. It’s a fantasy, so it’s safe.

Sorry! Been there, years ago. My husband perfected a way to hold our baby daughter that was magic. Her little feet stuck out on one side, he would move in a certain way, and presto! Silence and sleep.  I never mastered that technique.

When I started reading romantic fiction I quickly became fascinated with the range, variety and psychology of these novels. They are intended to appeal to the private fantasies of women, and there are a lot of different sorts of fantasies out there. Some are straightforward sexual fantasies, many have powerful rich…

True artistry! I hope the artists had some tongue in cheek fun with some of these over the top covers. And I love the faux teaser line in smaller print on that one: Too bad Camaros hadn’t been invented yet.