Recent content by emason

Am I the only one who had no sympathy for Liz’s tantrum? Nobody held a gun to her head and forced her and her allergies to go on Survivor. Sorry, Liz, but not sorry.

One night as I was coming down the stairs from my cheap seat at the ballet at the Met I spotted Helen Wagner, glamorous as could be in a stunning dress and mink coat and dripping jewelry, coming out of the orchestra. Wagner played middle class wife and mother, Nancy Hughes, on As the World Turns...

I used to be an avid soap watcher back in the day and by back in the day I mean I started in the late 50s. I rushed home from school at lunchtime so I could watch Love of Life and I rushed home after school to make sure I didn’t miss The Secret Storm or Edge of Night, Young Doctor Malone, Our...

I asked Google what time it is in Shanghai and I was given 11:44AM Friday; this was at 10:44PM Thursday in NYC.

Actually, it’s Friday am there - time difference, you know.

A russet, a/k/a Idaho, potato baked at 450F for 1 hour so that you get a good crunchy skin, served with plenty of butter and salt and fresh-ground pepper.

No one except for, if I remember correctly, Brian Boitano, who was quoted as saying he heard that Wylie was winning the practices.

You got all high and mighty about no drugs in ballet; this book makes it clear there are. Sorry, not sorry.

Read Swan Dive by Georgina Pazcoguin, a former soloist at NYCB; she talks about her drug use and that of others at the company.

Even better if it’s banana, peanut butter, and bacon.

I remember Tiffany and Johnnie Steigler at a late 90s competition (Philadelphia Nats 98?) where I was mesmerized by their crossovers; perfectly in sync and absolutely beautiful. I didn’t care about anything else in the program; I just wanted to see those crossovers. Word on the street was that...

I am so sick of twizzles; can we please have a year off with some other required element in Ice Dance. Down with twizzles (at least for a year)!

Well, we all have different perspectives. I’ve had a series of health issues lately; I’ve been in the hospital 3 times since Labor Day and at this point I just want to be entertained. The Italians were wonderful but the Brits brought the entertainment with a capital E. Sorry, Italians, but I’m...

I don’t think it’s cheaper on the senior level, but if, perhaps, he has limited training funds, he might prefer to go senior and use his funds there. I don’t know his personal situation; I’m just speculating on a possible reason.

Is it possible that it’s partially a financial motive? Skating is expensive and perhaps Broussard can’t afford to stay at the junior level.