Perks of the position: got to go down to the West Village to a restaurant called Sushi Samba to have lunch with supermodel Carol Alt, and to interview her for an upcoming pictorial in Playboy. She is a very accomplished woman, and we spoke about her new novel, working for Bob Fosse, dating hockey players, …
It was fun to have lunch today at McCormick & Schmick’s with Steven Schragis, my friend from Spy days and the publisher of my first novel. We had a good time talking about politics and publishing–he thinks Sarah Palin may be a game changer, but I’m not so convinced. By the way, he is now …
Sarah Palin looked great last night, but the best bet is to short the stock. As Lawrence O’Donnell Jr. pointed out on Morning Joe, she proved that she could give a speech in a big hall, a skill which is now useless to her. She may well face an audience as admiring and enthusiastic, but …
“Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned,” read a statement issued on Monday by Governor Palin and her husband, Todd. “We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby.” Isn’t it a good thing, Governor, to live …
On Labor Day, Ginny and I coerced Molly and Cara to go down to the South Street Seaport and take a water taxi around New York harbor and catch the four waterfalls that were installed by artist Olafur Eliasson. Well, I don’t know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we saw them at their …
Isn’t it interesting that Republicans, far more than Democrats, offer the second spot on the national ticket to pink-cheeked newcomers? In my lifetime, the Republicans have nominated as vice-president Richard Nixon, a national figure, but a mere six years out of the navy; the former senator Henry Cabot Lodge; the obscure New York congressman William …
It was thrilling to see Teddy Kennedy take the stage at the Democratic Convention last night, diminished by his disease and valiant even in his 11th hour. One could not listen to his speech without thinking of his great speech at the Democratic Convention in 1980, which, for my money, ranks with JFK‘s inaugural and …
Cara was deliriously happy last week. Not only did she and her friend Nadia Lindstrom see the Jonas Brothers in concert at Bethel Woods NY (site of the original Woodstock, I have been informed), but Nadia’s dad, our good friend Paul, lined up the opportunity for the girls to `meet and greet’ the pop idols. …
The Montana cabin where Theodore Kaczynski was captured is included in an exhibit on the history of the FBI currently mounted at Washington’s Newseum. In a hand-written letter to the US Court of Appeals which can be viewed at The Smoking Gun, the infamous Unabomber, whose bombs killed three people and injured 23 others, objected …
My daughter Maria (the happy, pretty girl at the left) recently returned from a month in Italy. She had a blast. Here are excerpts from an interim report she sent: We got back late last night from Venezia (Venice) around 11pm. Our hotel was a 5 minutes walk from St. Marks Square. I took lots …