The Mary Tyler Moore Show was a huge influence on me as a kid. She was exactly the kind of person I aspired to be—an independent career gal on the go in the big city.     Thank you, Mary, for being such a fabulous role model!  

I teamed up with friends for the Women’s March, but I ended up mostly just walking around solo. What an exhilarating and hugely successful event. There must have been at least a zillion people, and that’s probably an under estimation.       And speaking of women’s marches…     Let’s keep the momentum going!  

On the eve of Trump’s inauguration, what better way to escape the doom-and-gloom than to go to the cinema? My welcome relief was Julieta, the latest creation by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar. Like many of his other films, it’s a psychological study of complicated women, and filled with fantastic acting. While there’s some humor, it’s mostly a serious movie about grief and longing.…

Here’s my pitch: Caitlyn Jenner and Chelsea Manning play “odd couple” roommates based on their real life personas. Hilarity ensues as they clash over politics, patriotism and how to be a proper trans woman. Will Caitlyn convince Chelsea to ditch her Che Guevara tank top for something silky? Find out on the premiere of Two Non-Cis Girls.

This photo, believe it or not, is from three years ago at Yoko Ono’s 80th birthday party.     I was hosting Bingo at Le Poisson Rouge and then wandered into the main room for her celebration. The decor included this tree covered with tags of spiritual sayings about peace, love, etc. I even got to see her…