Latest Happenings
Wildest Dreams, Cocktail~ing, Spring Chick Style!
Saturday, March 20th at 5:37 AM we celebrate the Vernal Equinox, AKA, the 1st day of SPRING! This calls for a cocktail! In: 1 DAY, with 2 MINUTES of your time, and 3 INGREDIENTS: The wildest Dreams of any Spring Chick can hatch: Mix, 6 ounces of Limoncello 12 ounces...
Scott Prior:” Illuminations” at the Cahoon Museum of American Art ~ Catch the Light While You Can
In the life of Scott Prior, light, has been a stream of consciousness. The Cahoon Museum of Art in Cotuit, Ma, organized 35 examples of how this contemporary artist has captured, and been captivated by, it's dynamic force of nature. Reflecting five decades of...
In Your Wildest Dreams ~Ya Gotta Go for the Greens!
This weekend, the Men's PGA Tour is monopolizing the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. But by St. Patty's Day, it's all ours to play. Till then, no special recipe is require for cocktail-ing. Pair your green schemes with a foursome of icy, cold, long...
Alexis Rockman: Shipwrecks Are an Opus of Atmospheric Pressures!
Shipwrecks, by Alexis Rockman, is a color-coded thesis on the environment. Evocative of Herman Melville's, mythical novel, Moby Dick, these paintings rock between maritime latitudes and climate-change attitudes. Get your sea-legs on, this PEM exhibition, organized...
“When Harry Met ~ Oprah”
What happened to Oprah? We've known her as a reliable compass point of insight and compassion. But, Sunday night, during a vapid TV show on CBS, she abdicated that role and found a way to justify taking advantage of Prince Harry and his, Suit's star, wife, Meghan...
Let Your Wildest Dreams Lead to a Pot O’ Gold!
Sure now, Irish or not, this weekend is a fine time for your Wildest Dreams lead ya to a Pot O' Gold '. There's no need to be tellin' anyone where your imagination takes you ~ unless you care to! Finished with a twist, this glittery little cocktail has some tricks in...
Calling all Space Nerds, It’s “MARS-Tini” Time
If your wildest dreams include space travel, NASA's mission to Mars proves dreams really do come true. Last Thursday, an unmanned land-rover, "Perseverance" landed on the red planet to sample the atmosphere and search for signs of ancient microbial life. The space...
Thank You Gwyneth Paltrow
The trial of Harvey Weinstein was salacious, filled with Hollywood drama and included a surprise ending for the politically-connected, media-darling. A year ago today, he was convicted of sexual assault and rape. The once beyond reproachable, mega-mogal remains in...
Need a Lesson Plan? Art Teaches in Every Language
Art is the world's most universal teacher. Given time ~it reveals all truth. Sometimes it's lesson is carved into stone, Other times it's message whispers in a collage . It can be read like a newspaper, filled with wild headlines and the deeds of caped crusaders....
Weekends can get ‘Nippy’ in February : Stay Cozy!
Weary from the winter that drags on with ice, snow and no where to go? STP ~News has an old school suggestion to warm your nippy nights! Add a 'splash' of something decadent to your favorite coco-mix and you'll find yourself comforted from your cold nose to your cold...
Hey Serena Williams, You Can Net More than Money From Tennis.
Sunday, in the finals of the Australian Open, # 3 seed, 23 year old, Naomi Osaka beat # 22 seed, 25 year old, Jennifer Brady, in two sets. Gracious from 'first serve ' to 'game, set, match ' both competitors played like total pros. The 1st Grand slam, of the year,...
Sweet, Tart & a Little Bit Salty… The Barefoot Contessa’s Palomas are Liquid Valentines.
As Valentine weekends go, any mix of sweet, tart and something a little bit salty is a perfect recipe for the occasion. Ina Garten's Palomas translate the theme into a libation that also adds blush to your party plans She the People-News investigated the Barefoot...
Isabella Stewart Gardner & How Her Garden Grows
The long awaited re-opening of Boston's elegant Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is here. If you haven't been, it's bucket-list worthy! This 15th century styled Palace, Fenway Court, is an especially perfect place to court a Valentine, plan a Gal-entine rendezvous, or...
A Native American Love Story; by T.J. Young, aka Sgwaayaans
Storytelling has long been a way to chronicle history. For Native Americans, it remains a tradition that echos like a heartbeat. But, there are many ways to tell stories of Tribal folklore. T.J.Young, aka, Sgwaayaans, is a member of the Yaadaas Eagle Clan. He's drawn...
Feeling the Need to Howl? January’s ‘Full WOLF MOON’ is Tomorrow Night
Since 1582, the Gregorian calendar has chronicled the global standard for marking time. It's a mathematical modification of the Julian calendar's solar dating system. However, long before either calendar was adopted, Native American Peoples relied on their powers of...
Inaugural History Repeats Itself at the White House
On January 20th, 2021 the sun will rise in Washington D.C. at 7:23 AM. By the time the sun sets at 5:15 PM President Trump and his family will be in Mar-a-Lago, their Palm Beach, Florida home. After four years of serving the Nation, Donald Trump will be given little...
“Trump Your Life” and an ‘Interesting’ Conversation with Dr. Keith Ablow About ~YOU
Dr. Keith Ablow is a compass point on today's complicated American landscape. Known to many from appearances on television and radio as a charismatic psychiatrist with practical advice, his latest approach to coping with crisis is dispensed in literary form. "Trump...
Simon and Schuster, Josh Hawley, Howard Stern & selective Rights to Free Speech
Simon and Schuster is the third largest publishing company in America. It's owned by ViacomCBS, a mega-media corporation with a Liberal history. Simon and Schuster is also the company that cancelled the publication of Josh Hawley's book "The Tyranny of Big Tech". ...
Mike DelGuidice and Kevin James Reimagine Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa, AKA, Leonardo da Vinci's fantasy-girl, hangs out inside the world's largest museum. Tourists visiting the Louvre typically find her surrounded by admirers, safely encased behind climate controlled plexiglass. A trend-setter, Mona's been practicing...
Candlelight, Donuts Champagne ~New Year’s Eve,Isabella Stewart Gardener Style!
On New Year's Eve 1903, Isabella Stewart Gardener welcomed guests to her 15th-century-inspired Venetian styled palace for the first time. Roaming the breathtaking galleries of Fenway Court, friends sipped champagne and ate donuts while Boston's Symphony...
Godmothered: a Christmastime Fantasy with a Modern Twist.
Yes, Godmothered begins with "Once Upon a Time", and ends with "And They Lived Happily Ever After" ~ but it's not your typical fantasy. Godmothered shatters the old glass ceiling of fairytales with a new~fangled glass slipper! Updating the definition of "Happily Ever...
“She Said” Is a #MeToo Playbook for Pimping Woman in Politics
And now, it's Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying " I believe all women ~but not that woman". Earlier this week former aide to the Governor ,Lindsey Boylan alleged Cuomo sexually harassed her. On her Twitter account she wrote ' I'm angry to be put in this situation at all. That...
Kathie Lee Gifford : It’s Never Too Late
Soaring between heaven and earth Kathie Lee Gifford's latest book, 'It's Never Too Late' is inspirational, but you'll need a seat belt for this literary destination. Each of it's 208 pages are filled with Kathie Lee's dreams and heartbreaks. Because Gifford thanks God...
Tennis at the White House: How it Started and How it’s Going !
Familiar with the internet meme "How it Started and How it's Going,"? Tennis fans can play along by scoping-out Mrs.Trump's most recent contributions to the history of the White House. The multi-purpose-court more representative of street-life than an appropriate...
Everything Beautiful in it’s Time~ Jenna Bush Hager’s Thoughtfilled Love Letter
'Everything Beautiful in it's Time' is a snapshot of Jenna Bush Hager's all-American family. Written in her warm and breezy style the book is a perfect compliment to her on-air persona as co-host of Today with Hoda and Jenna. Whether she's stargazing in...
The Little Red Hen: What Kind of Party Animal are you?
As the Presidential recounts continue to dig-up voting 'irregularities" and law suits approach the bench, blue dogs still believe in Biden, while red elephants tout Trump. Sorting out who technically won the Presidential election will require complex legal...
“Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion” ~ See it and Be WOW’d !
"Made It: The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion" seamlessly weaves together a flow of gender, industrial and political consciousness into a show that's as elegant as it is emotionally and esthetically provocative. Now through March,14th 2021 The Peabody Essex Museum is...
The American Struggle : Jacob Lawrence
The American Struggle by Jacob Lawrence is a must see exhibit! Organized by the storied Peabody Essex Museum, it's razor-sharp lines simultaneously trace and foreshadow flash-points of American revolution. Articulating phases of national injustice Lawrences'...
‘Joy To the World’, ‘T’is the Spirit of the Season’ at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.
'Joy To the World' 'T'is The Spirit of the Season'! The National Park Service with President Donald Trump and First Lady MelaniaTrump welcome everyone to experience the first-ever virtual National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony from the White House, President's...
Ann, the Other Romney ~ for President?
Members of the Romney family have been contributing to America's landscape since the 1950's. Without question they're successful in business but the All-American family's dynastic ambition is to make the White House their home. Unsuccessful so far, it seems obvious...
‘Our Shoes Our Selves’ 40 Women, 40 Stories, 40 Paris of Shoes, by Bridget Moynahan & Amanda Benchley
'Our Shoes Our Selves' by Bridget Moynahan and Amanda Benchley skips the soulful relationship Cinderella had with her fairytale slippers and races instead to the transformative realities of our soles. Tackling the closeted psychology cobbled into footwear this study...
The Perpetual Social Influence of First Ladies
First Ladies have been social influencers long before there was a tech-y name for it. Often independent of their husbands, with and without the internet, their work advances American ideals and serves the Nation in perpetuity. John and Abigail Adams were the first...
Colin Jost’s “Very Punchable Face” Just Married Scar-Jo and That’s Not the Most Interesting Thing About Him.
***Four months after STP-New's review, Colin Jost's A VERY PUNCHABLE FACE wins an Audie Award.... coincidence? I don't think so! Congrats Colin Jost, this is your year! If you only know Colin Jost as the co-host of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, or as...