by Janet Siroto | May 22, 2019
Many of us worry about the specter of Alzheimer’s disease—either for ourselves or for a loved one. We can’t help but think that issues with word retrieval, names, and directions spell the start of a steady slide into oblivion and feel hopeless about the treatment...
by Janet Siroto | May 21, 2019
A couple of the incredible singers whose music we can’t resist have big birthdays coming right up! On May 24, Patti LaBelle (who was born Patricia Louise Holte) gets to blow out 75 candles on her birthday cake. Her fame began in the early 1960s when she was lead...
by Janet Siroto | May 15, 2019
Summer is almost here, and there’s a major beef brewing about the best cool-you-off drinks for the hot days and nights ahead. The gauntlet was laid down by the New York Times this May, in an article entitled “The Aperol Spritz Is Not a Good Drink” and that opened with...
by Janet Siroto | May 13, 2019
Many of us grew up with Doris Day as a cheerful fixture in our early years—she was emblematic of old-school show-biz: a singing, dancing and acting dynamo who personified the cute-as-a-button blonde of the 1950s and 60s, swirling across stage in strapless,...
by Janet Siroto | May 10, 2019
The press has been buzzing that supermodel Tyra Banks has returned to modeling with a splash: She’s on the cover of the wildly popular Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Back in 1997, she nabbed the honor of being the first African American model to appear alone on...
