How many of the 10 nominees for Best Picture have you seen this year? I’ve seen nine out of ten (that’s because I belong to the Screenwriters Guild, so I get sent some of the DVDs for the best original and adapted screenplay category). Which movies did I vote for? Well…

When your husband has a mystery illness (first the broken ankle, now the kidney stones…come on, all you amateur Camerons from House: get to work and figure out what he has!), plus you have multiple manuscripts to edit, you need a little something to take the edge off. And obviously, we’ve seen on Intervention what  Read more »

I know you still have money leftover from all those gift certificates you got for Christmas/Hanukkah. Or maybe—like me—you have a winter birthday, and are going to be getting even MORE gift certificates soon (hint). In any case, here’s a book that you’ll want to add to your keeper shelf (in between the Agatha Christies,  Read more »

I know. This is the time when I should be telling you to get people books this holiday season. But you already know this, of course! And if you read this blog regularly, you’ve already bought all the books I’ve recommended throughout the year, and wrapped them up to give to others. So now I’m  Read more »

Happy Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year! Thanksgiving is nice and all—for those of you who went home for the holidays, here’s one of my favorite Liz Phair songs to cheer you up. See? It’s not just you—but let’s face it: It’s really all about the shopping the day after. See, retailers  Read more »