Personality Profiles
Kenneth Branagh Has Another Cinematic Masterpiece in "Hamlet"
By Josie Brown (syndication)
The first surprise in Kenneth Branagh's new film production of Shakespeare's Hamlet is his shock of platinum hair. One can't resist the question: So, do blondes really have more fun?
Debbie Reynolds Brings the Movie Magic
Always a trouper, that unstoppable movie legend, Debbie Reynolds, is on top again. Does it phase her? Not in the least. Here's what she has to say about it.
John Gray Says Stop Looking for Love—and Let it find You
By Josie Brown for SingleMindedWomen.com
Tick tock . . . Tick tock . . . Tick tock . . .If that’s all you hear while your date rambles on and on, making small talk in the hope that you’ll actually respond with something other than “Do you wear boxers or briefs?” as a ploy to determine his sperm count, then you’ll never find the right guy for you, says John Gray, author of the bestselling classic Men Are from Mars Women Are from Venus.
Constantin Costa-Gavras Turns His Camera on Television News
By Josie Brown (syndication)
The opening scene in Mad City, the newest ethics thriller by French-Greek filmmaker Constantin Costa-Gavras, is a series of menacing close-ups: a bank window, a van, a watchful eye...
Lynn Woolsey: Lady of the House
By Josie Brown (Get Up & Go! controlled circulation magazine)
Former welfare mother Lynn Woolsey finds herself at home—in the U.S. House of Representatives.
By Josie Brown for SingleMindedWomen.com
Oprah's fitness coach, Bob Greene, is not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. “As the saying goes, they are made to be broken.” Maybe that’s not the intent, but more than likely it will be the end result, explains Greene, for the simple reason that most of us make the mistake of choosing a goal that is almost impossible to reach. Then filled with the unbridled enthusiasm, we push ourselves too hard, and expect miracles—overnight.
Piece by Piece: That's How Mildred Locke Crafted a Career out of Her Passion for Quilting
By Josie Brown (Get Up & Go! controlled circulation magazine)
Should the United Nations ever need help in foreign relations, it need look no further than Bell Buckle, Tennessee. This bucolic village is the home of Mildred Locke, at age 75 once of the nation's foremost quilting instructors...
