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Season’s Greetings for a Dumpster-Fire Year

December 25, 2020 by WendyB

If you happen to be in New York, the beautiful Christmas lights at Saks are worth seeing. Recently, I joined the activists of Rise and Resist to check out the light show, which includes a soundtrack. There’s nothing like hearing “Feliz Navidad” booming down 5th Avenue! Why is that song such an earworm? The thing…

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Filed Under: activism, Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, music Tagged With: bergen county jail, ice detainees, paul mccartney, rise and resist nyc

The Weeks in Review

July 14, 2019 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog in June. Monday, June 3:  Giambattista Valli floof meets H&M. Wednesday, June 5: More photos of the Style Crone. Thursday, June 6: Sheila of Ephemera has a vintage toga party. Monday, June 10: Belatedly celebrating Ossie Clark’s 77th birthday. Tuesday, June 11: Always a…

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Filed Under: week in review Tagged With: activism, concentration camps, elizabeth warren, megan rapinoe, paul mccartney, style crone, tiffany caban

Happy Birthday, Almost-Husband Paul McCartney

June 18, 2019 by WendyB

After close to four decades, I still remember the birthdays of my bass-playing crushes from my teen years. John Taylor of Duran Duran will be 58 this Thursday … … and my almost-husband Paul McCartney turned 77 today! View this post on Instagram It's my birthday too, yeah 🥳 #PaulMcCartney A post shared by Paul…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, music Tagged With: almost husband, duran duran, paul mccartney

My Almost-Husband and the Old House

June 11, 2018 by WendyB

I’m all excited and nervous for someone I met once, briefly, four years ago. Sylvia was the nice woman who conducted the tour of my almost-husband Paul McCartney’s childhood home when I visited it in Liverpool in 2014. Sylvia informed us that Sir Paul’s brother, Mike, had visited the house at 20 Forthlin Road, and…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, Celebrities, music Tagged With: almost husband, paul mccartney

The Week in Review

June 25, 2017 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Sunday, June 18: Happy 75th birthday to my almost-husband, Paul McCartney! Monday, June 19: I’m ahead in the square-bag department. I’m also nominated for a 2017 Women’s Jewelry Association Award for Excellence! Tuesday, June 20: Same sequins in 2015 and 2017. Wednesday,…

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Filed Under: week in review Tagged With: givenchy, paul mccartney, Wh, womens jewelry association

Happy 75th to My Almost-Husband, Paul McCartney

June 18, 2017 by WendyB

My almost-husband Paul McCartney turned 75 today! I like that number. #ThrowbackOfTheDay: @PaulMcCartney loved a selfie back in the '60s pic.twitter.com/KWDpn2WotS — NME (@NME) June 18, 2017 Sir Paul’s birthday reminds me that I’ve been meaning to write about the 50th anniversary of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. (The release date…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Beatles, music Tagged With: paul mccartney

The Weeks in Review

October 23, 2016 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what’s been on the blog during October. Monday, Oct. 3: Naughty cufflinks inspired by customer. Tuesday, Oct. 4: Kim Kardashian’s robbery and advice about diamonds. Wednesday, Oct. 5: Halloween jewelry, including earrings for Jason Voorhees fans. Thursday, Oct. 6: Crazy lipstick colors and Remembering a dress worthy of the…

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Filed Under: week in review Tagged With: bob dylan, election day jewelry, kim kardashian robbery, neil young, oldchella, patriotic jewelry, paul mccartney, presidential debate, rolling stones, versace

Oldchella and a Straw Hat Argument

October 15, 2016 by WendyB

In a debate, a “straw man argument” is a way of misrepresenting (or oversimplifying) your opponent’s position in order to make that position easier to defeat. For instance, in an April article in Foreign Policy magazine, Paul D. Miller wrote that Donald Trump’s “America First” policy is a straw man because it offers “a stinging…

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Filed Under: Beatles, concerts, music Tagged With: bob dylan nobel, desert trip, neil young, oldchella, paul mccartney

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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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