Peggy Siegal, Best Hostess in a Supporting Role
Photo “I have impeccable relationships with directors,” Peggy Siegal said of a rival. “He has impeccable relationships with models.” Credit Ryan Pfluger for The New York Times Hunched over her saumon marine, Peggy Siegal, the omnipresent New York film publicist and event planner, was sitting between Oliver Stone and Anne Hearst at the Manhattan restaurant La Grenouille last October, talking about the night she tried to ascend to the throne of England. At a birthday d..>> view originalThe Dish: Chef and restaurateur Andrew Carmellini
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Please enable Javascript to watch this video The Northeast braces for "life-threatening" temperatures as bitter cold arctic air blows through much of the Northeast this weekend. More than a dozen states are currently in a wind chill advisory or warning, according to the National Weather Service. Wind chills of 25 F to 45 F below zero are expected for parts of New England, meteorologist says. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio urged New Yorkers to take precautionary measures in a press confer..>> view originalCrowdfunding Site Barnraiser Weaves A 'Growing Tapestry' Of ...
2016 NFL free agency: Should Giants pursue Buffalo DE Mario ...
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Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD) is certainly a hot topic in the restaurant space. As the company has grown rapidly over the last few years, BWLD has had periods where the stock was very expensive and others where it was relatively cheap. I've covered BWLD a bunch of times and have had various stances on the stock depending upon the price at the time, as the story with BWLD has always been one of valuation. The business is terrific and always has been; it's just the price that has been the hang..>> view originalThe feminist failure of “Silence of the Lambs”
“Don’t you feel eyes moving over your body, Clarice?” The question posed by serial killer Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs is still overwhelmingly creepy, 25 years later. Lecter, played with lip-licking menace by Anthony Hopkins, means to remind FBI trainee Clarice Starling that men are always watching her—himself most definitely included. The classic thriller, which came out 25 years ago today, is preoccupied with the sinister nature of the male gaze. Director Jonathan Demme got his sta..>> view original
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