My blogs

Blogs I follow

Industry	Arts
Occupation	Arts/Culture Journalist
Location	United States
Introduction	I'm a tango dancing, opera singing arts/culture journalist/critic. Pet peeves: rudeness, bad editing, copy-catting, manipulative behavior, moodiness (not cute, people). Some of my favorite classic actors: Norma Shearer, Greta Garbo, Greer Garson, Bette Davis, Clark Gable, Fredric March, Errol Flynn.
Interests	Dancing (Argentine tango and Latin), singing (opera, musical theater), theater (musicals, Shakespeare), classic films, music, art (I love Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Pre-Raphaelite, tho' I can't draw, myself), languages (mostly French, smattering of Italian), cooking.
Favorite movies	The Scarlet Pimpernel, Much Ado About Nothing, A&E's Pride and Prejudice, The Women, All About Eve, Sabrina...
Favorite music	Big band/jazz (Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Buble, Pink Martini), opera (Composers: Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Rossini; singers: Mirella Freni, Cecilia Bartoli, Jose Cura, Luciano Pavarotti, Bryn Terfel), tango (Piazzolla, Gotan Project, traditional), Latin...
Favorite books	Authors (books, plays, screenplays): Jane Austen, Ann Radcliffe, Shakespeare, Billy Wilder.