It's a Wonderful Life
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Proud Mary
America may be deadlocked in bitter struggles over sexual harassment and abortion rights. But Mary Robinson, the first woman to become president of Ireland, is inspiring a wave of grass-roots feminism that is challenging centuries of repression in a country rocked by recent scandals pitting sex against the church.
MAUREEN ORTH reports.
In approaching her death from AIDS, Tina Chow found the sense of mission that had eluded her in her years as the stylish enchantress who reigned over the beau monde in-spot restaurants she created with her then husband, Michael Chow. As MAUREEN ORTH reports, Tina fought the disease and its preconceptions–especially the lack of respect for women with AIDS — with her unerring grace, making her death her most bravely beautiful statement.
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It took a grown-up woman to save rock and roll. . . and soul to save herself
Read morePeople are talking about the most controversial movie of the year Terms of Endearment. It’s either the brightest and bravest or sappiest and soapiest — star-maker of 1984. Here, an intimate talk with “Terms” author Larry McMurtry about the fabulous women of his imagination and his life . . . And a celebration of Shirley MacLaine — her sexy, gutsy presence in this movie proves that aging well is the best revenge
Read moreHer life is a series of amazing twists, from Hollywood child to Barbarella to Hanoi Jane to — now — big-time tycoon and one of America’s most-admired women. Here, Fonda talks about the turning points of her life . . . and what’s next.
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The Cockettes were victims of the Big Hype — that peculiar New York phenomenon whereby people and things are declared hot, cool, in, out, under, and over. The poor little gold differs of ’71 from San Francisco made a big mistake — they believed it.
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