I grew up on the Upper East Side when it was mostly family brownstones, walk-ups, older apartment buildings with pockets of the rich on various blocks on the river, or west of 2nd/3rd Aves. It was possible to be working class/middle class and live there. Then ba-zoom, high-rises and super-renovated "townhouses" and…

I'd like to add that if she had to give birth on the street, she picked one of the best corners in NYC to do it. The area a couple blocks east of that intersection is known as Bedpan Alley, because there are a ton of hospitals in half a square mile. Shifts change from 3 to 4, and there's a subway stop on 68th and…

It's been 40 years since the BBC mini-series on the Pankhursts was made. I saw it on PBS, and I'd love to see it again. I don't know if it's available onine on PBS or BBC or wheverever, but if you can find it , it's worth it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt007104…

I love Meryl, but dare I say I'd love to see Emma Thompson or Juliet Stevenson or an English actress in the role. Sometimes Meryl (both for her strength and her fame) gives too much gravitas to a role. Just my opinion.

This is exactly what I heard and saw inside my head when I glimpsed these pix.

Bunnies are yummy. And factory farmed chicken or fishies aren't cute but are still living things. Either you eat flesh or you don't.

and eating bunnies is also adorable!!!

I just hope that whoever interprets Hepburn doesn't concentrate on her voice, because they never have and never will get it right. It was too unique. Instead, I think they should focus on how gracefully and confidently she moved (she was very athletic for her times) and how strong and open her facial expression was.…

Lilo's participation makes perfect sense to me. Like the Republican Party leadership, she's out of touch with reality, desperately trying to hold on to disappearing prestige and followers, and will do anything for a buck.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who likes the heat!

Thank you. Our whole bodies more or less atrophy as we age. Menopause isn't my favorite walk in the park, but it wasn't nearly as awful as some people made it out to be. Maybe because after a lifetime of two days of awful period pains every month, I can now plan my life without wondering if I'll be lying on the sofa…

Charlize Theron's father was an alcoholic and violent abuser who ended up dead when Charlize's mother shot him in self-defense. That's she's hanging out with a man who has a history of violence against his first wife (Madonna) is disturbing.

No, I think it was a reminder that he's married to a woman who also gave birth.

Jay Mohr has made a big deal out of converting to Catholicism. Someone should remind him that gratuitous insults are not a great example of Christianity.

1:53 to 2:06 should be distilled and used as an anti-depressant. I laughed so much I got the hiccups.

The myth that dozens saw Kitty Genovese murdered and did nothing has been debunked again and again, but persists. Here are some more links: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/kil… and....

I'm gonna get all Carolyn Hax here, but she really is right: Gavin DeBecker's The Gift of Fear will teach you a lot about stalkers (and a whole lotta other crazy). I kind of resisted the book for a long time; the excerpts I had read didn't quite convince me. You have to read the whole book, and maybe more than once. …

Not just working class. If you really want to feel like fresh meat, walk around the NYC Financial District. You'll get as many foulmouthed insults shouted from across the street by groups, or whispered in your ear by just one creep, from men dressed in total Gordon Gekko. I first experienced it as a teenager in the…

As a single woman with no romantic prospects on the horizon, I would like to thank you for easing my pain, because just reading the phrase "Nicolas Cage sex pix" will dull my libido for years to come.

The thing about plagiarists, like with other con artists, is that misappropriating isn't just done to cut corners or make money. It's the thrill of getting one over on the world. Stephen Glass went to extraordinary lengths to cover his tracks when he submitted dozens of bogus articles to The New Republic; he probably…