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Is Howie Kurtz Crushing on Emily Miller?

Woman Up alumna and sister columnist Emily Miller got a big wet valentine from media columnist Howie Kurtz in the Washington Post this morning. If you read his story headlined "Sideswiped by Scandal, Trapped by the Past" over the Internet you might ...

From BONNIE GOLDSTEIN, Politics Daily,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Washington Post Company,  U.S. Senate

Winning Health Care Ad Maker Eric Hurt's Creative Range

Organizing for America Tuesday announced the winner of the Health Reform Video Challenge contest the Democratic Party conducted to choose an ad that will focus attention on the health care debate before Congress. The president's message arm plans to ...

From BONNIE GOLDSTEIN, Politics Daily,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Congress,  Vimeo,  David Plouffe

Peter Galbraith -- Rich, Dedicated, Sleeping Easy

Raised in a privileged household and educated at Harvard and Oxford, Peter Galbraith, son of legendary JFK-era economist John Kenneth Galbraith, has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to public service. He was for 14 years a senior staffer on the U.S. ...

From BONNIE GOLDSTEIN, Politics Daily,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Peter Galbraith,  U.S. Senate,  John Kerry,  Harvard University,  John Kenneth Galbraith

Growing Up at 16 -- Ready or Not

While I steel myself to watch "Precious," I'll consider that even in a privileged life, the path of each girl to her own adulthood requires the loss of innocence. That lesson is illustrated by the very different kind of 16-year-old girl's trauma drama ...

From BONNIE GOLDSTEIN, Politics Daily,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nick Hornby,  Carey Mulligan,  Alfred Molina,  U.S. Senate

New Info on Taconic Parkway Drunk Driver -- Our Sister's Keeper

So the police report is out, http://www.lohud.com/assets/pdf/BH146203117.PDF yet the Shuler investigators haven't seen them, according to the news reports. What kind of investigator does not obtain the official police report, which was taken on July 31, ...

From BONNIE GOLDSTEIN, Politics Daily,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Diane Schuler,  McDonald's

We Get Letters . . . Politics Daily Gives Advice

I recently lost my job as head of a small but strategically placed East Coast state and am considering my professional and personal prospects for the future. I entered public service relatively late in life after a successful career in finance that ...

From BONNIE GOLDSTEIN, Politics Daily,  5 Nov 2009

Michelle Triola's Post-Palimony Happy Ending

First time? A confirmation email will be sent to you after submitting. Members enter your username and password. Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. ...

From BONNIE GOLDSTEIN, Politics Daily,  2 Nov 2009

Dear Hilary Swank: Please Put on a Robe

The following is a guest post by my friend, New York writer and memoirist Julie Klam, author of Please Excuse My Daughter, who was upset by the following interview in the November issue of fashion magazine Marie Claire: Interviewer: What do you sleep ...

From BONNIE GOLDSTEIN, Politics Daily,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Hilary Swank,  Sue Miller,  Diane Keaton,  Liam Neeson

A Doghouse Made out of Veal: Too Much Gravy?

(The superstar Vanity Fair photographer reportedly has serious debt and, in a recession, taking on smaller jobs helps loosen up the economy.) However, though the Obamas are obliged to build good will, and are well-advised to extend their brand, I'd ...

From BONNIE GOLDSTEIN, Politics Daily,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Vanity Fair,  Annie Leibovitz,  Michelle Obama,  Jay Leno,  Barack Obama

Better Living (and Child Bearing) Through Chemistry: Pros and Cons

In 1959, a free booklet for 10-year-olds printed by the Kotex Co. extolled, with cheery drawings, that the onset of menstrual periods signified a girl was on her way "to becoming a young lady." Typical of that era, not a word of explanation about ...

From BONNIE GOLDSTEIN, Politics Daily,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: US Food and Drug Administration,  Ban Ki-moon

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