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In 1927, Irving Berlin wrote Puttin’ on the Ritz. In the 90 years since then, this song about style has never fallen out of fashion. In 2009, I first posted about the fact that Irving Berlin’s Puttin’ on the Ritz has had a dazzling run, not just in American popular
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Sorry for the blog silence today. My time has not been my own, and that’s been true from early morning to very late at night. However, in lieu of all the blogging I wish I could have done, here is an absolutely splendid jive from Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold:
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Although I’ve been watching Dancing With The Stars this season, I haven’t blogged about it. This salsa, though, is worth writing about. Because this season of Dancing With The Stars coincided with a change in my migraine medicine, the slightly lower energy that change produced has meant that, while I’m
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Dancing With The Stars always goes all out for Halloween, and last night was no exception. Every single dance had a Halloween theme. I would be remiss, therefore, if I didn’t say that the dancers weren’t the only stars of the evening: The people behind the scenes, the ones who
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Last night was a fun evening, because the them was “Eras.” For the couple dances, each couple was assigned a decade, from the 1920s through the 1990s. Then, for the two team dances, the groups were designated as “past” and “future.” Although most of the dances were a little disappointing (a
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You’re not imagining it — I skipped last week’s Dancing With The Stars. I had a project and never got to the TV. I’m back in business, though, so here’s the quick run-down, with my impressions of last night’s events, which was all about Latin dancing. Indeed, the guest judge
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After watching even 20 minutes of Tim Kaine (it was like having my brain burned with acid), it was a relief to turn to Dancing With The Stars and learn which two teams were being cut. Before I name names, let me say that the right people went home. Either
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The circus came to town for Week 4 of Dancing With The Stars. Cirque du Soleil provided the inspiration for each dance, with many of the pros opting to have Cirque performers doing their amazing acrobatics in the background. That was a poor decision for some of the dancers, who
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Yes, I know you’ve been dying for your weekly Dancing With The Stars update. Monday night’s show was a rushed one because it had only an hour due to the debate. In that hour, the twelve remaining stars were divided into competitive pairs that had to do the same dance. The
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Another day in which I didn’t blog as much as I would have wished. Thankfully, the team is working away at WOW! Magazine. If you check in today, you’ll find all of these great posts: The Bookworm Beat 9/21/16 — the “I’m mad as Hell” evening edition and open thread
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As my sister said, “the right person left.” Yesterday, Jake T. Austin bid farewell to Dancing With The Stars. In the round-up that I did yesterday, I commented that he wouldn’t last, and that his lackluster performance would see him leave pretty quickly. At least he tried . . .
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When I was in school, I hated being forced to work with groups, since I too often ended up doing the lion’s share of the work (and, on a couple of occasions, did nothing, which made me feel uncomfortably guilty). As an adult, however, I’ve discovered the joy of working
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Last week, I wrote about the new season of Dancing With The Stars. It occurred to me that it would be fun to keep you updated about things. Again, in alphabetical order by first name, here are my impressions from last night, which saw all the dances shaped around theme
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Enough of politics. I need a break from the lies, the spin, the meanness — and that’s just the media. It’s time for a palette cleanser and, with Dancing With The Stars having kicked off its 23rd season, I’ve got that emotional refresher lined up. A quick explanation about why I happen
Continue readingDancing With The Stars’ 22nd season premiered last night. Nyle DiMarco blew me away. He was good by any standards, but the fact that he is completely deaf made it all the more amazing:
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