Living Legend Joan Collins: A One-Woman Dynasty, by Liz Smith


wOw’s Liz Smith shares a piece she wrote for Q, the Quest magazine quarterly, spotlighting queen bee of ‘Dynasty’ Joan CollinsLiz Smith | Today 7:00 am Editor’s Note: Liz Smith profiles Joan Collins — the sultry, glamorous beauty — in the spring issue of Q, Quest’s quarterly magazine.Here we present the full story as Liz wrote it. To see the article as it appeared in Q, including photos of Joan Collins, click here. “I never chased fame!” So said Joan Collins. Of course Joan said this when fame — real fame! — had finally caught up ...

Sarah Palin Discusses Trig Decision: She Had to 'Walk the Walk'
Sarah Palin got personal while discussing abortion yesterdaySarah Palin | Today 9:25 am Sarah Palin ventured outside Alaska yesterday and headed to Indiana, where she addressed a crowd of nearly 3,000 pro-life activists. In an especially candid moment, Palin discussed her decision making when it came to having her son, Trig, who she knew would be born with Down’s syndrome. The governor told the crowd that she knew she could abort the child, but chose to "walk the walk" and support his life. Palin explained that she was out of Alaska when she found out, and did briefly toy with the idea of terminating the pregnancy: "There, just for a fleeting moment, I thought, I knew, nobody knows me here. Nobody would ...

Carville Likes Hillary as 'Go Daddy' Girl, But Says State Dept. Wouldn't Be Pleased
James Carville would love Hillary Clinton to do a ‘Go Daddy’ commercial to settle campaign debt, but it won’t be happeningPost | Today 8:55 am Hillary Clinton confidante James Carville is going to extraordinary lengths to settle the secretary of state’s campaign debt, including offering her up for a cameo on Web-host company Go Daddy, which has a reputation for airing risqué commercials. Carville was discussing the matter with Go Daddy honcho Bob Parsons during a radio interview yesterday, during which Parsons suggested Clinton appear in one of his company’s commercials: “If Hillary Clinton would be a Go Daddy Girl … and do a cameo in one of our commercials, I’ll give her a million bucks." Carville loved the idea, Politico reports, but suggested the State ...

'Grey Gardens' Review: These Women Were Not Meant to Be Caged
HBO adaption of ‘Grey Gardens’ premieres April 18. wowOwow’s correspondent Melissa Silverstein reflects on ‘Little Edie’ (Drew Barrymore) and ‘Big Edie’ (Jessica Lange)Grey Gardens | Today 12:00 am Editor’s note: Melissa Silverstein is the founder of WomenandHollywood.com. The below review is also available on her website. A Jessica Lange sighting on TV or film has sadly become a rare occurrence. The good news is that this weekend, on HBO, Lange is out in full force as "Big Edie Bouvier Beale" in the drama "Grey Gardens." She co-stars with Drew Barrymore as her daughter, Little Edie, in the film version of the women’s lives, which previously were immortalized in Albert and David Maysles 1975 documentary. Interweaving pieces from the documentary and adding a longer ...

Dear Margo: Facing Facts
A woman’s sex life has been bad for 26 years. Margo Howard’s bright advice …Dear Margo | Today 12:00 am Facing Facts DEAR MARGO: My partner and I have been together for 26 years. After a messy divorce, he said he didn’t need a piece of paper to tell him whom to love. A few months ago I finally got up the nerve to tell him how dissatisfying our sex life has been. I asked him if he wanted to tell me anything, and he said he had not been aware that there was a problem. I tried to be as specific as I could, while at the same time not blaming him. He knew I was inexperienced, because I told him. Now to the problem: Since our "talk," we have not had sex. In fact, he seems to fall asleep on the couch more and more. I wanted things to get better, not worse. We ...

Heidi Klum's Husband Seal Confirms Pregnancy to Fans
Musician Seal confirmed last night at a New York City concert that he and Klum are expecting a babyGood News! | Today 9:35 am After sources spilled to E! News that supermodel Heidi Klum was pregnant with her fourth child, her husband Seal confirmed the gossip on Thursday night at a New York City concert. Speaking to fans at Radio City Music Hall as Klum and kids sat six rows from the stage, the musician said: [The] topic of debate outside our hotel is, ‘Is Heidi having another baby? Heidi and I are having another baby! I mean, Heidi is doing all the work. And as doting dad to three children, Seal deserves a lot ...

Liz Smith and Q Present: Joan Collins, a One-Woman Dynasty (Photos)
wOw’s Liz Smith shares a piece she wrote for Q, the Quest magazine quarterly, spotlighting queen bee of ‘Dynasty’ Joan CollinsPhoto Essay | Today 7:00 amEditor’s Note: Liz Smith profiles Joan Collins — the sultry, glamorous beauty — in the spring issue of Q, Quest’s quarterly magazine. Here we present the article, as it appeared in Q. Click here to read Liz’s accompanying story. “I never chased fame!” So said Joan Collins. Of course Joan said this when fame — real fame! — had finally caught up with her, during her spectacular reign on TV’s “Dynasty.” Once one is that world famous, one can say anything convincingly …
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