Work Until You Die
In case you haven’t noticed the ads yet, screen legend Lauren Bacall is doing TV commercials for the little-known retailer Tuesday Morning. You know, I would have thought Bacall’s place in The Dakota already had been paid for.

What a Racket
Publicly financed stadiums aren’t enough? Strangely capitalized partnerships not quite cutting it? Local tax subsidies insufficient? Apparently not. Now sports franchise owners have their grabby hands out for another $2 billion in tax breaks.

Call Me Clueless
I guess it’s all in who you don’t know. Killing time while waiting for an appointment, this morning I read Howard Gensler’s gossip column, “Tattle,” in the Philadelphia Daily News, and played a little game I enjoy.

It’s called “Who’s That?” and to play one uses the primary bold-faced names in the column. Play along using today’s “Tattle” column: Paris Hilton: know her (“Know” here meaning, “I’m familiar with the name but might not be able to pick him/her out of a line-up.”); Nick Carter: never heard of him; Usher: no idea; Joseph Bonanno Sr.: heard of him; Paul McCartney, heard of him; the Bangles, familiar with them; Guy Ritchie: not a clue; Esther Ritchie: no idea; Demi Moore: know her; Ashton Kutcher: hey, two in a row; Sarah Dunn: wait, three in a row! (Dunn is a former Philadelphian whose first novel, The Big Love, has been getting favorable reviews; Stephen Sommers: no idea; Bob Ducsay: nope; Jennifer Aniston: got that one; Cindy Margolis: can’t place her; Benji: know him, but he’s unlikely to be the one I remember; and finally, Lindsay Lohan: forget it.

Today’s score: 9 known, 7 unknown. That’s pretty good for me.

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