Linda LaRoche

Last week I told a friend how I was part of a class action suit brought up against several film studios due to ageism. There is nothing...

Isn’t it ironic how talents run in the genes?

This summer may not include a wonderful vacation so to make up for that fact, I've been indulging in other activities that have been...

There is a sort of underlying association between words, colors, and, sounds, and that precision motivates thought forms. Take a look at...

PARIS A girl came in the café and sat by herself At a table near the window. I wished I could put her in the story, or anywhere, but she...

I’ve been thinking a lot about my mother, actually not a day goes by that I don’t think of her in some way, in particular since I’m about...

When my favorite cousin David passed, at his eulogy I told stories about us being kids. We spent a summer with him, cousin Camerina, my...

Afternoon tea is often dismissed as something only little girls and frivolous ladies do, on Saturday afternoons and other occasions in...

As far as I can remember my mother loved the kitchen. She got the bug from her mother and she got it from hers. The gene was passed on...

The mornings all go the same way these days — I wake up to what sounds like an alarm clock but it beeps only inside of my chest....

Everyone knows what happened at this year’s Oscars, and they may shy away from Award ceremonies. That isn’t my style, however, I was...

Today I was thinking about love since this would have been my Father's birthday. His zest for life, his ambition, his love of play, and,...

I’ve been to every place imaginable in Los Angeles. That is not to boast, it’s because I’m curious and have a love of discovery,...

I binged on the Netflix original comedy-drama Emily in Paris: Season 2. I also binged on season 1. Why? Because I wanted to be in Paris...

Admittedly like most everyone out there my movie viewing for the last two years has been primarily through streaming services. However,...

I love history and every year I look forward to the Winter Solstice, so with that in mind, I thought I’d share its meaning from both...

I re-watched Sophie’s Choice about a week ago and was struck by Kevin Kline’s boldness to stand out. He refused to follow the norm and...

Rossini’s rendition of La Cenerentola, aka Cinderella, debuted in 1817 as an opera, the tale of a woman cast aside by her own family, who...

Twentieth Century-Fox Studio mogul Darryl Zanuck predicted of television, and was quoted as saying, “People will soon get tired of...