Category Archives: Dinner Party Talk
Travel – TSA pat down
I’m traveling south today. Headed to the Florida sunshine and a cocktail by the pool. Getting there will prove to be a more stimulating experience than usual. While I’m en route to sunnier climates, enjoy Saturday Night Live’s take on … Continue reading
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Tagged #american, #brucelittlefield, #saturdaynightlive, #travel, #tsa
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American Fun – Cookie Monster
Sesame Street is getting so clever. Tell me how to get to pop culture mainstream! First, there was that Katy Perry boobie thing, then I hear Lady Gaga is going to do the Muppet movie… and today the Street has … Continue reading
Gossip – NY Daily News & Bruce
Check out today’s NY Daily News and Frank DiGiacomo’s Gatecrasher column. He tells the story of my flight from LA to NY sitting next to Adrien Brody. When you see Adrien next to you and a TV commercial for Disney’s … Continue reading
American Icons – Oprah!
Oh! Oh! Oprah! You are amazing. Watch her latest and greatest giveaway during her “Ultimate Favorite Things” spectacular. I’ll let the cat out of the bag and tell you it’s a 2012 Volkswagen Beetle… but you just have to watch … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #brucelittlefield, #giveaways, #oprah, #santa
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Dinner Party Talk – For your weekend
It’s Thanksgiving week. So, let’s talk turkey: Turkey lingo. A “fryer” is a turkey under 16 weeks of age and a “roaster” is 5 to 7 months old. An old male turkey is better eating than a “young tom,” which … Continue reading
American Fun – American talk
Those of you who know me know I don’t speak foreign words. They didn’t teach us those in South Carolina! So, I love today’s episode of MTV’s American Talk With Josh Horowitz (the only episode of American Talk), host Josh … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #brucelittlefield, #harrypotter, #hp7, #mtv, #mtvamericantalk
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Dinner Party Talk – Beatles on iTunes
After several years of negotiation and red tape, The Beatles have arrived on iTunes. You could say Apple met Apple yesterday, since The Beatles record label is called Apple Records. Apple made a huge deal about the release, calling it … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #brucelittlefield, #thebeatles
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Life 101 – Power of ten
I remember a teacher showing Powers of Ten in school. I didn’t understood it’s magnitude then, and I’m sure it’s over my head now. It’s a fascinating intellectual journey that transports us from a lakeside picnic in Chicago to the … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #brucelittlefield, #eamesbrothers, #powerof10, #rayeames
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Dinner Party Talk – For your weekend
Trade in. A Florida woman was charged this week with trying to sell her 8-week-old son so she could buy a new car. The baby’s grandma brokered the deal, initially demanding $75,000, but cut the price to $30,000 when the … Continue reading
American icons – Marilyn Monroe stuffing
This week Ted Lee and Dan Lee stepped into the kitchen to make Marilyn Monroe’s stuffing recipe for the New York Times. They found the recipe in the new book “Fragments”– a collection of Marilyn’s scribblings, mostly when she was … Continue reading
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