How to turn down an invitiation? Michael has to do it all the time because he's very introvert; he never managed to do it well; and he a...

"Let me start by saying: no one is a bigger feminist than me!"

We're in litigation with our wayward bank and today we'll finally have our day in court, in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, way station on ...

(Hat tip: Paul Krugman)  (And here's a corresponding tidbit from --- no, not from the Green Eyes --- from our Freedom Fries nov...

"Let me help you!"

And here's the clip: For a full transcript, see our earlier post here .

Our longest-lasting controversy is about the river-side café , and while I sing about its charms, such as the chilled, oaky, buttery chardon...

...and says: "I have a dream." (click on the picture for a larger image)

Waiting to be seated for brunch at Jestine's in Charleston (@ a cool 95° F (34° C))

Jacky, the other famous film producer, left the hill and returned to Hollywood, but on the way back she dropped by at Buckingham palace, whe...

We had met him the day before at dinner with Cliona, our neighbor, and Yael, a friend of Cliona. We are all invited over for drinks at his p...

Mark Twain died (or was born) today, a thousand years ago (OK, yesterday). This is the home where he was born, with the fence that opens T...

Rand Richards Cooper has a piece in the NYT in which he laments the decline of RSVP . He sends an e-mail invitation to 45 friends with th...