Author: Michael

Shortly after the Broadway premiere of Jon Robin Baitz’s “Other Desert Cities” in 2011, I interviewed one of its stars about playing the doyenne of a famous, albeit fictitious, Republican family living in Palm Springs. Stockard Channing told me that her character, Polly Wyeth, carried a two-ton weight on her shoulders from the moment she stepped on stage. In other words, Polly and her actor-turned-ambassador husband Lyman (then played by Stacey Keach) harbored a very big secret that they had disclosed to no one else, not even their “two children.” One of those children has to remind Polly, early in…

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Gisele Bündchen delighted fans by unexpectedly appearing in the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The model, 46, surprised fans with a pre-taped video appearance that captured her lying on a couch in pink lace lingerie paired with the brand’s signature pink-and-white striped bathrobe. The video was aired at the show just ahead of the Sunday, October 18 live event kicking off inside Los Angeles’ Sony Pictures Studios. “Are you ready for the show?” Bündchen seductively asked the camera after it panned across her toned physique in the video, which was later shared by Bündchen via her Instagram Stories. The clip…

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