Abigail Pogrebin, a former producer for Mike Wallace at "60 Minutes" is the author of "Stars of David," (Broadway Books) and the upcoming "One and the Same" (Doubleday)

Blog Entries by Abigail Pogrebin

Clash of the Kindles

Posted March 29, 2009 | 04:55 PM (EST)


My husband and I are in love with our Kindles. But the little hand held machines are straining our marriage.

I should start with the arc of the romance: It all began with Kindle One. My husband brought the gadget home and I salivated as he began to wirelessly receive...

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Power in a Poem

1 Comments | Posted February 4, 2009 | 03:08 PM (EST)


Two days ago, I sat in a typical, hulking public school in the Bronx, in a sunny library with grates on the windows, and heard vigorous poetry.

I'd shown up feeling tired, distracted, my Blackberry overrun with unreturned emails. But suddenly I was jarred by the raw...

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Confessions of a South Pacific groupie?

Posted June 12, 2008 | 02:27 PM (EST)


I'm a Type A, over-scheduled, super-rational person who has suddenly become a simpleminded, starry-eyed sap.

The reason? I recently saw the revival of South Pacific at New York's Lincoln Center Theater.

I've been trying to keep my obsession in check. I haven't written a fan letter or stalked...

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Family Politics

Posted January 30, 2008 | 04:05 PM (EST)


My close liberal family is now officially divided. My parents, Bert and Letty Cottin Pogrebin, support Hillary Clinton. My brother, David, and I are ardent supporters of Barack Obama. My twin sister, Robin, has yet to declare herself.

Everyone is obviously entitled to his or her opinion....

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Victoria Joins the Anti-Role Models

Posted July 17, 2007 | 06:26 PM (EST)


Stupidity is in.

I realize that's not a revelation. Paris, Brittany, Nicole, and Lindsay have made stupidity seem stale by now. But then, last night, Victoria arrived. As in Beckham: The British siren who was a pop music success for five minutes in the 90s and went on...

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