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Meet the Rightful Queen on My 13th Blogversary

July 23, 2020 by WendyB

In honor of my 13th blogversary today, I’ve overcome some long-running technical problems and broken into my own blog in order to say hello. My dire need for a new website/blog developer (comment with your resume!) reminds me of the good old days of my blog’s random removal from listings by the now-defunct search-engine Technorati…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, anniversaries, Arts & Entertainment, authors, blogversary, book club, books, Special Occasions Tagged With: isabelle steiger, Paths of Lantistyne, the empire's ghost, the rightful queen

RIP, Elizabeth Wurtzel

January 8, 2020 by WendyB

Writer Elizabeth Wurtzel died yesterday at age 52 of leptomeningeal disease — a complication of metastatic breast cancer that had spread to the fluid around the brain and spinal cord. I met Elizabeth on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. I know the exact date because we were at a black-tie dinner at the Metropolitan Museum of…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, authors, books, In the News, obits Tagged With: bitch, depression, elizabeth wurtzel, lizzie wurtzel, more now again, prozac, prozac nation

Wednesday’s Video: Drinks With Author Syl Tang

October 11, 2017 by WendyB

To mix things up a bit on my YouTube channel, I decided to interview some of the cool people I know. To make sure the interviews are lively, my guest and I are going to do our interviews over drinks! Here’s the first video of the “Tipsy Talk” interview series, featuring futurist and author Syl…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Arts & Entertainment, authors, books, video Tagged With: author interviews, tipsy talk video

The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger

May 22, 2017 by WendyB

Congratulations to Isabelle Steiger — my stepdaughter — whose debut novel, The Empire’s Ghost, has been published by Thomas Dunne Books! The Empire’s Ghost is the first book in an epic-fantasy trilogy that’s set in a once-magical world, where the ruthless dictator Elgar schemes to seize control of an entire continent. He’s prepared to kill…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, authors, books Tagged With: epic fantasy, fantasy book, isabelle steiger, summer reading, the empire's ghost

World AIDS Day: Recommended Reading

December 1, 2016 by WendyB

It’s World AIDS Day, and I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t get to mark the occasion by getting tested with Rihanna and Prince Harry.  But, even though I didn’t get to have my blood drawn with the beautiful people, I’m happy that the event illustrates how attitudes about AIDS have changed since 1987 when…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, books Tagged With: david france, maggie kneip, world aids day

Throwback Thursday: Who’s Got the Button?

November 3, 2016 by WendyB

In 2014, Marie Kondo wrote the book on decluttering. Literally.  The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing was a #1 New York Times bestseller. Fans are devoted to Kondo’s “KonMari” method for organizing their homes. You will not find Kondo’s book perched in my extensive bookshelves.  If you look…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, books, In the News, politics, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: election day, gmhc, hillary clinton, marie kondo, pro-choice, tbt, throwback

RIP, Pete Burns. Plus, Nothing Is New About Patient Zero.

October 26, 2016 by WendyB

The year 2016 must really hate us because another musical icon is gone. Pete Burns of Dead or Alive died of cardiac arrest this Sunday at age 57. Pete never achieved the lasting fame of David Bowie or Prince, but he was a big deal to me and a lot of other 1980s kids. The…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, books, Celebrities, In the News, obits

New York Times Review of “Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939”

September 28, 2016 by WendyB

I don’t think I’ve ever read a book review quite like Michiko Kakutani’s take on Volker Ullrich’s Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939 for the New York Times. The review generated headlines of its own. The Huffington Post said, “New York Times Brutally Subtweets Trump With Hitler Biography Review.” The Washington Post’s take was, “This New York Times…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, books, In the News, newspapers Tagged With: Biography, Book recommendations, Michiko Kakutani, Volker Ullrich

Other Blogs … and Angelina Jolie

November 25, 2015 by WendyB

Thanks to Barbara Palumbo of Adornmentality for including my Screw You earrings in her highlarious holiday gift guide, “From Lovers to Your Landlord: Holiday Gifts For Every Man in Your Life.” (Last year’s guide was “From Mom to the Mistress: Christmas Jewels for Every Woman in Your Life.”) And Alyson Walsh of That’s Not My…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, books

The Complete Taxi Wardrobe: Ring, Shoes and Purse

March 11, 2015 by WendyB

I’ve always thought my New York City taxi ring needed a few accessories. I finally found some! You can get these 1980s vintage Moschino shoes on 1stdibs. I also found a taxi purse at a store called The Wind in the Willows in Naples, Fla. I was a big fan of The Wind in the…

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Filed Under: books, purses, rings, shoes

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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