Linda LaRoche

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...

"As above, so below." Legend has it that these words belong to the great mystic, philosopher, astrologer, and prophet Hermes...

Last night I witnessed the end of the pandemic hiatus at Los Angeles Opera. It felt weird. It felt, in certain essential ways,...

Off to see the world, there’s such a lot of world to see. When I first heard the lyrics of Moon River by Henry Mancini, I was in my...

I watched the 1995 film Raising Isiah for the first time a few days ago and was left with many thoughts. In some ways, it’s about the...

Last week I met Margo Martindale at a book signing. In case you don’t recognize the name, you undoubtedly have seen her as a character...

This last election, in my opinion, brought out the worse in people. It’s taken some time for people to see the light at the end of the...

Be sensible of your wants, that you maybe sensible of your treasures. -Thomas Traherne I grew up believing I was different from my...

With so many people homebound this past year, indoors has become the new outdoors. Home is where you exercise, digitally chat with...

We are living in a revolutionary period where the old has to break down for the new world order and growth to emerge. 2020 was brimming...

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of my mother. Her beauty, her scent, her giving nature, the sound of her voice, the way...