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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Book: Katie Up and Down the Hall -The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors Into a Family

Posted Dec 17, 2011 7:12 am by Mister D

One day, with a brand new puppy in his arms, Glenn Plaskin impulsively knocked on his neighbour’s door, anxious for advice about how to train her. Soon after, Glenn’s magnetic pet attracts ‘Granny‘, an elderly woman living at the end … Continue reading →

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Book: Just In Time For Christmas, “Show Me The Funny” By Peter Desberg & Jeffrey Davis

Posted Dec 11, 2011 1:12 pm by Mister D

Mister D: Just a special note for the BetteHeads – Mr. Davis has had film projects developed by Bette Midler‘s All Girl Productions among many other things…. Reviews of Show Me the Funny: “They should have called this The Comedy … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Books: Out of the Vinyl Deeps

Posted Nov 22, 2011 3:11 am by Mister D

Barnes and Noble ROCK & ROLL & November 25, 2011 Pioneer Days By Robert Christgau It’s a little silly for me to do the full-disclosure tap dance around the books at hand. I’m quoted ten times in Kevin Avery’s Paul … Continue reading →

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Book: Diane Keaton’s “Then Again”

Posted Nov 13, 2011 6:11 pm by Mister D

Amazon Book Description – Then Again Mom loved adages, quotes, slogans. There were always little reminders pasted on the kitchen wall. For example, the word THINK. I found THINK thumbtacked on a bulletin board in her darkroom. I saw it … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Books: “The Betsy-Tacy Treasury” Society – Bette Midler, Anna Quindlen and Nora Ephron

Posted Nov 9, 2011 1:11 pm by Mister D

New York Times Arts Beat: The Culture At Large NOVEMBER 8, 2011, 10:14 AM A New Edition of Betsy-Tacy Greets Fans, Old and New By PAMELA PAUL A ramshackle four-story brownstone in mid-20th-century Manhattan. A Lower East Side tenement at … Continue reading →

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

From the book: “Warhol’s World”

Posted Oct 20, 2011 2:10 pm by Mister D
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Saturday, October 15, 2011

50 Cent Writes, Bette Raves

Posted Oct 15, 2011 3:10 am by Mister D

Gather 50 Cent Tailors Novel to Teen Bullies October 03, 2011 11:30 PM EDT Curtis Jackson III, also known as rapper 50 Cent, has recently released a novel entitled Playground: The Mostly True Story of a Former Bully which is … Continue reading →

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Tom Waits: Interviews and Encounters, Edited by Paul Maher Jr.

Posted Aug 5, 2011 12:08 am by Mister D

Seattle Pi Book Review: Tom Waits on Tom Waits: Interviews and Encounters, Edited by Paul Maher Jr. By The Dirty Lowdown, BLOGCRITICS.ORG Published 06:25 p.m., Thursday, August 4, 2011 I am writing this review of Tom Waits on Tom Waits … Continue reading →

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Monday, June 27, 2011

The Makeup Wakeup – Bette Midler’s Intro – Page 10

Posted Jun 27, 2011 6:06 am by Mister D
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Saturday, May 28, 2011

David Mamet: “The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture.”

Posted May 28, 2011 12:05 am by Mister D

Wall Street Journal David Mamet’s Coming Out Party Before he moved to California, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet had never talked to a self-described conservative. ‘I realized I lived in this bubble.’ By BARI WEISS In March 2008, David Mamet … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

E-Books Outselling Printed Books?

Posted May 24, 2011 12:05 am by Mister D

Independent Mail More readers use e-readers Posted May 24, 2011 It was inevitable: Amazon.com announced last week that it is now selling more electronic books through its Kindle e-readers than printed books. Sales are up three-fold this year, according to … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Ellen Willis: Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music

Posted May 3, 2011 12:05 am by Mister D

Vol 1 Brooklyn Ellen Willis and the art of no-bullshit rock writing Posted by Jason Diamond Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music University of Minnesota Press I’m sure that when I first began writing about music, … Continue reading →

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Friday, April 22, 2011

Bette On Make-up (For Kim)

Posted Apr 22, 2011 6:04 am by Mister D
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Emanuel Levy – All About Oscar: The History and Politics of the Academy Awards (2003)

Posted Feb 24, 2011 2:02 pm by Mister D

A book with an interestingly cool, analytical approach. Levy has a shrewd section on Oscar-winning acting performances and their tendency towards a cautiously imagined eccentricity or vulnerability. (This is more or less what Robert Downey Jr‘s character in Tropic Thunder … Continue reading →

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Midler Has No Plans To Write Autobiography….But Has Had Offers

Posted Dec 13, 2010 5:12 pm by Mister D

Image via Wikipedia BETTE MIDLER has no plans to write a book about her life – because she would hate to promote an autobiography. The veteran entertainer has previously penned a children’s tale, The Saga of Baby Divine, but she … Continue reading →

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