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Orli Auslander
Orli Auslander is a British-born Israeli artist, writer, and illustrator known for her feminist work. Life and career Auslander began her career in millinery, creating hats for celebrities and working with designers like Cynthia Rowley. She also worked on the costumes for the movie ''Clueless'' and the CBS sitcom ''High Society''. Auslander later became a DJ and producer for Z93, and then WLIR, where she hosted a show under the pseudonym "The English Muffin." She left radio in 2003 and returned to making art, exhibiting her work in solo shows such as "Pretty/Ugly," which dealt with her personal experience with misogyny and sexism. In 2016, Auslander published her first artist's book, ''I Feel Bad, All Day, Every Day. About Everything.'', a collection of autobiographical drawings and text about the guilt associated with being a woman and a mother. The book was published by Blue Rider Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and was reviewed positively by ''The New York Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Rowley
Cynthia Rowley (born 1968) is an American fashion designer, known for her books, television appearances and "flirty" and "carefree" women's clothing designs. Early life and education Rowley is a native of Barrington, Illinois a northwestern suburb of Chicago. She is one of three children born to Ed Rowley, a former science teacher, and his wife, Clementine, who was a painter. Rowley made her first dress at age seven. Her grandparents included the designer of the Pabst Blue Ribbon logo and a painter. She graduated from Barrington High School and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988. Rowley was kicked out of her junior year art show at SAIC because her use of wings in her design. In an interview with the ''Chicago Tribune'', Rowley said that Marshall Field's had bought her first collection while she was still a student at SAIC. Career In 1981, Rowley won an SAIC fellowship award in her senior year and used the money to move from C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clueless
''Clueless'' is a 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. It stars Alicia Silverstone, and was produced by Scott Rudin and Robert Lawrence. The film is a loose adaptation of Jane Austen's 1815 novel '' Emma''. The plot centers on a beautiful, popular, wealthy high school student who wants to do "good deeds." She befriends a newcomer and decides to give her a makeover while playing matchmaker for her teachers and examining her own existence. ''Clueless'' was filmed in Southern California over a 40-day schedule. Heckerling studied Beverly Hills High School students to understand how teenagers in the 1990s talked and learned some appropriate slang terms from them. The film grossed $88 million worldwide, and was further successful in the home video market. It has received positive reviews from critics and is considered to be one of the best teen films of all time. ''Clueless'' has developed a cult following and has a continuing le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Society (1995 TV Series)
''High Society'' is an American sitcom television series starring Jean Smart and Mary McDonnell that aired Monday nights on CBS from October 30, 1995, to February 26, 1996. It was added to the CBS schedule as a replacement for ''If Not for You,'' a sitcom that was cancelled after a few episodes. The theme song was "The Lady Is a Tramp" sung by Chaka Khan. Its premise was similar to the campy British comedy series ''Absolutely Fabulous''. Storyline The series revolves around two New York City women who acted in an outrageous, campy, and decadent manner. Ellie Walker (Jean Smart) is a successful author of trashy romantic novels, and her best friend and publisher is Dorothy "Dott" Emerson (Mary McDonnell). Emerson is a divorced mother with a preppie college-aged son, Brendan Emerson ( Dan O'Donahue), a College Republican, who resists Ellie's relentless sexual advances. At the publishing house, the women worked with a flamboyant gay male secretary named Stephano ( Luigi Amodeo) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBWZ
WBWZ (93.3 Hertz, MHz "Z93") is a commercial radio, commercial FM radio, FM radio station city of license, licensed to New Paltz (village), New York, New Paltz, New York, and serving the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York state. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its effective radiated power (ERP) is 330 watts, broadcasting from a transmitter near Marlboro Mountains, Illinois Mountain in Marlborough, New York, on a tower shared with longtime sister station 107.3 WRWD-FM. Z93 calls itself "Today's Classic Rock". It primarily plays harder-edged classic rock titles with some active rock songs from the 1990s and 2000s that are not usually heard on Classic Rock stations. Its main competition is 101.5 WPDH in Poughkeepsie, which also leans to classic rock but not as hard-edged. History WBWZ's construction permit was awarded by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1991 to Betty Walker, the mother of then-WRWD owner William H. ("Bud") Walker. She also owned a local apple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLIR
WLIR was a radio station that played a New Pop, new music/modern rock format on the frequencies 92.7 FM broadcasting, FM, 98.5 FM, and 107.1 FM from the 1980s into the 2000s. Bob Wilson, longtime WLIR employee and historian, created the website WDAREFM.COM (Dare FM), which maintains the spirit of the original WLIR. He also programs the music playlist. The website broadcasts a mix of alternative rock from the past and present day, along with former WLIR/WDRE personalities, such as Larry The Duck, Drew Kenyon, Andre, and Rob Rush. WLIR on FM radio WLIR was best known as an influential radio station that launched the careers of many music acts and disc jockeys from the 1970s through the 1990s. In 1970, it changed to a Progressive rock (radio format), progressive rock format before switching to a New Pop, new music/modern rock format in 1982. The station originally broadcast from studios at the Garden City Hotel in Garden City, New York, then 175 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead (village) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House Limited is a British-American multinational corporation, multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate publishing company formed on July 1, 2013, with the merger of Penguin Books and Random House. Penguin Books was originally founded in 1935 and Random House was founded in 1927. It has more than 300 Publishing imprint, publishing imprints. Along with Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, Hachette, HarperCollins and Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House is considered one of the "Big Five (publishers), Big Five" English-language publishers. On April 2, 2020, Bertelsmann announced the completion of its purchase of Penguin Random House, which had been announced in December 2019, by buying Pearson plc's 25% ownership of the company. With the purchase, Bertelsmann became the sole owner of Penguin Random House. Bertelsmann's German-language publishing group Verlagsgruppe Random House will be completely integrated into Penguin Random House, adding 45 imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times Book Review
''The New York Times Book Review'' (''NYTBR'') is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to the Sunday edition of ''The New York Times'' in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry. The magazine's offices are located near Times Square in New York City. Overview The ''New York Times'' has published a book review section since Saturday, October 10, 1896, announcing: "We begin today the publication of a Supplement which contains reviews of new books ... and other interesting matter ... associated with news of the day." In 1911, the review was moved to Sundays, on the theory that it would be more appreciatively received by readers with a bit of time on their hands. The target audience is an intelligent, general-interest adult reader. The ''Times'' publishes two versions each week, one with a cover price sold via subscription, bookstores, and newsstands; the other with no cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Feel Bad
''I Feel Bad'' is an American sitcom, based on the book ''I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything'' by Orli Auslander, that premiered on September 19, 2018, on NBC. It stars Sarayu Blue, Paul Adelstein, Aisling Bea, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, and James Buckley and is executive produced by Aseem Batra, Julie Anne Robinson, Amy Poehler, Dave Becky, and Joshua D. Maurer. In November 2018, it was announced that the series would conclude on December 27, 2018 and that NBC would make a decision regarding a potential renewal at a later date. In May 2019, the series was canceled after one season. Premise ''I Feel Bad'' follows Emet, a wife, mother, and career woman who "feels bad" when she deviates from her own standards of perfection while trying to "have it all." Cast and characters Main * Sarayu Blue as Emet Kamala-Sweetzer * Paul Adelstein as David Sweetzer, Emet's husband * Madhur Jaffrey as Maya Kamala, Emet's mother * Brian George as Sonny Kamala, Emet's father * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarayu Rao
Sarayu Rao (born March 7, 1975), also known as Sarayu R. Blue, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Angela on the Fox sitcom ''Sons of Tucson'', as well as Dr. Sydney Napur on David E. Kelley's ''Monday Mornings'' on TNT. She has also guest starred in a number of television series. Acting career Rao's first notable acting role came in the 2007 film ''Lions for Lambs'', co-starring with Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, and Meryl Streep. She has had guest roles in numerous TV shows, such as ''Veep'', ''Bones'', ''The Big Bang Theory'', '' HawthoRNe'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', and ''Two and a Half Men''. In 2010, she had a recurring role as Angela on the Fox sitcom ''Sons of Tucson''; the show lasted one season. In 2012, Sarayu was cast as Dr. Sydney Napur, a series regular on David E. Kelley's medical drama ''Monday Mornings'' (TNT). In 2018, the actress became the lead in NBC TV series, '' I Feel Bad''. It was cancelled after season 1. In the same ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Adelstein
Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television series ''Prison Break'' and his role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC medical drama ''Private Practice (TV series), Private Practice''. In addition to supporting roles in films such as ''Intolerable Cruelty'' and ''Memoirs of a Geisha (film), Memoirs of a Geisha'', he is also known for his recurring role as Leo Bergen on ABC's ''Scandal (TV series), Scandal'' and as Jake Novak in the Bravo (U.S. TV network), Bravo television series ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce''. He also played David Sweetzer on the short-lived NBC comedy ''I Feel Bad''. Adelstein co-created the dark comedy TV series ''Imposters (TV series), Imposters'', which aired on Bravo (U.S. TV network), Bravo and ran for two 10-episode seasons from 2017 and 2018; he is credited as a writer on 6 episodes. He also played the role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalom Auslander
Shalom Auslander (born 1970) is an American novelist, memoirist, and essayist. He grew up in a strict Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Monsey, New York, where he describes himself as having been "raised like a veal". His writing style is notable for its existentialist themes, biting satire and black humor. His nonfiction often draws comparisons to David Sedaris, while his fiction has drawn comparisons to Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett, and Groucho Marx. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages and are published around the world. Early life and education Auslander was born and raised in Monsey, and attended Yeshiva of Spring Valley for elementary school, and then high school at the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy in Manhattan. Career Auslander has published a collection of short stories, ''Beware of God'' (2006), a best-selling memoir, '' Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir'' (2007), and two critically acclaimed novels. His work, often confronting his religious Jewish backgro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Women Writers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
