I have found it helpful to just ignore this sort of news. No sense distracting yourself with this kind of political jargon. Who really knows what a caucus or a quorom is? Meg says that avocado extract has been her secret elixir, and if appearances are any guide, well, I'm boarding that train.

Once upon a time hopeful ingenues arrived in Hollywood with the most wonderful starry eyed dreams. In a few days I'm hosting a panel discussion/wine tasting to bring a little clarity to the issue of degrading industry standards. Desperate, insecure, naive young women have got to be made to recognize the fabulous…

When I was in the heat of battle with a swarm of legal parasites I found guidance and strength in the words of that great mystic poet, William Blake: "Be not that feigning warrior, but a fierce and fey phantom." No wait, that's not the quote I'm looking for, but what the hey. This is only Courtney Love so that's the…

II need to have my spa room redecorated. Isn't it best for me to move out during the work so I'll be completely surprised by the redo? Someone should write a book, or better yet, a play about becoming a woman in the age of the internet. I would call it Spider's Web.

Columbia has hinted that they're getting comfortable with the idea of an update of Murphy's Romance, which has got to be the news of the week! I'm not going to pretend I don't have my own picks for the leads, but it's best if I hold my tongue and let nature take its course. First the news that Racquel is returning to…

My development and production company, Norma Hooray!, Inc., has agreed to partially co-host a charity snack break to benefit the victims of that recent disaster. What are the odds of 19 prominent fashion buyers all being on the same faulty catwalk at the same time? I've gotten a solid commitment from Céline, and a…

If I have to call another press agent to get my bio corrected, I swear to Jesus I will just explode! Why do they struggle so much with the fact that I don't include leap years in my age? It's no different than doubting my Iroquois heritage. Who wants to split a Fresca?

The Bay City Rollers were playing at the Greek when I first learned to whistle with my fingers in my mouth. If you have a skill like that people really take notice of you, especially if William Katt keeps pulling your halter top up. I am making a short list of my favorite moods. Near the top is "cautiously optimistic."

A beautiful, no, gorgeous(!) starlet once asked me to hold her coat while she went to the ladies room. I thought "hey, let's have some fun." I put a vile of coke - I think Sammy had forgotten it in my dressing room - I put it in her pocket. Then, as she was waiting on the valet we all jumped into Jimmy Caan's Alfa…

What has happened to all the gardenias in Bell Air?! My God, it's like the whole world has suddenly become so yucky. Babs and Jimmy were by for dinner and we nearly laughed ourselves sick when Earnest called the flan pudding. Pudding!…

One of my fondest memories is the time I had my pancreas rejuvenated. If you're ever considering any necessary elective procedures, I highly recommend the Kaarglarg Clinic, Spa, and Wildlife Preserve just outside Capetown. They have the most wonderful room service. Actual semi-tame zebras bring your coffee and scones…

I'm sure I'm in the mood for a smallish slice of cheese cake without blueberries.

Yachting is not as easy as you might think. There are so many critical decisions and hidden demands for which only experience can prepare you. Like on that cruise with Onassis. Luckily just before launch, Kitty clued me in and I tossed my teal cardigan and espadrilles into the bay before anyone else caught me in them.…

While I was on retreat in Palm Springs with Loni Anderson and Britt Eckland I just happened to read that article in Life about the new wing at the Metropolitan. If I had my druthers I'd completely fill it with floral arrangements and water fountains, because honestly, is there anything more beautiful?

So often Dinah Shore would ring me up at the last moment when one of her scheduled guests had bowed out. Bowed out - that's her cute little expression for when someone was just too blotto to go on. So I'd pop over to the studio and there'd be Dinah, pouring coffee down the throat of Peter O'Toole, or Tony Newley or…

So listen to this. I'm having lunch with Trudy. You know Trudy, Sting's ex. Don't tell her I said that, she'll murder me. Ha! Oh my God, she's so funny. So we're grabbing a nosh at Nobu, I just adore the bean curd Frise there, and guess who strolls in? Right! Donny Osmond. Can you believe? I mean, the nerve…

This is a most magnificent scarf that Sally Kirkland left at Gene Hackman's Hampton cottage. I mentioned it to Sally's agent, Sid Bernstein who I see often at Dustin's, but Sally hasn't gotten back to me yet. I am wearing it now as a tribute to all the beautiful, strong, classy ladies I've admired.

Something Kevin Kline said to me while we were working together has always come to mind at times like this. He said "Always demand a percentage on the back end gross over a piece of the net. Those bean counters are soulless demons. They could prove Gone With the Wind didn't break even." Kevin is very wise, and kind,…

I almost hate to admit this, but I really think I am going to enjoy my vacation in Dubai. The thought of going without my daily past lives therapy had me very panicked, but I then I remembered that intense exotic shopping is the perfect cure for my special condition.

I have so many fond memories of strolling by the lake at Burt's mountain cabin in Tennessee… I really should get that throwing ax he gave me out of the attic.