Food and Drink Only In New York

the Starlette is back from a quick trip back home to NYC. Being away from the city certainly makes you appreciate the chaos, noise, crowds but maybe not the cold. I’ve been in 80+ degree weather for 2 months so switching to 37º was an assault to the senses. Ah, but how lovely to sit […]

Miriam Makeba Singer/Activist Dies After Performance

Miriam Makeba, a South African singer whose voice stirred hopes of freedom among millions in her own country though her music was formally banned by the apartheid authorities she struggled against, died overnight after performing at a concert in Italy on Sunday. She was 76. Ms. Makeba collapsed as she was leaving the stage, the […]

Rachel Maddow Ratings Soar

Rachel Maddow, a woman who does not own a television set, has done something that is virtually unheard of: she has doubled the audience for a cable news channel’s 9 p.m. hour in a matter of days. “The Rachel Maddow Show,” her left-leaning news and commentary program, has averaged a higher rating among 25- to […]

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