Washington, D.C. Letter: Power at Play

Original Publication: Vogue, September 1984. By Maureen Orth & Karen Feld. IN THE CAPITAL, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER—SO ARE LUNCHES, DINNER PARTIES, TENNIS, SHOPPING, SUPERMARKETS…             Being informed, Washington style, is a…

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Watch out for S.158

Original Publication: Savvy Magazine – April, 1981. January 22, 1973:  Supreme Court Rules a Woman’s Right to Abortion Protected by 14th Amendment. January 22, 1982:  President Reagan Signs Into Law Legislation Banning Abortions,…

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Squeezing Money Out of Rock

Original Publication: New York Magazine – February 11, 1980.             Irving Azoff is throwing chocolates out of the window of his speeding limousine, just wafting them right out there onto the…

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Night of the Peanut

Original Publication: Newsweek 7/26/76 By Maureen Orth with Lisa Whitman  The first thing that the posh New York restaurant 21 did in honor of the Democratic National Convention was to…

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