Blog Entries by Elizabeth Gregory
Morphing the Daditude: Father's Day 2008
Parents had a big year in 1908 -- our modern Mother's Day had its start that May in a church in West Virginia. Inspired by that service, and in the shadow of a mining disaster that killed many local dads, the first Father's Day followed fast, two months later and...
Mother's Day Born Yesterday: A Quick Century of Big Change for Modern Moms
Posted May 8, 2008 | 10:52 AM (EST)
What's in a mom? On any other day she might smell as sweet, but we give her particular credit (and roses) on the second Sunday of May. It's been this way for 100 years.
Our modern Mother's Day was born a century ago (on May 10, 1908 -- in...
Halle, Baby! Cate, Baby!: Scripting the New Later Motherhood
Posted April 29, 2008 | 04:45 PM (EST)
Congratulations to Cate, to Halle, and to all the new Hollywood moms and their families! At 38 Cate is the latest in a long line of later Hollywood moms. Last month it was Halle at 41, before that J.Lo with twins at 38, Salma at 41, Marcia - 44, Tina...
Ready or Not?
Posted January 17, 2008 | 05:41 PM (EST)
What do Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama have in common? They all began their families at relatively advanced ages. Hillary was 32 when she had Chelsea in 1980, Laura was 35 when the twins arrived in 1981, and Michelle was 34 and 37 at the births of her...
Until last month, Jason Burnett was a high-ranking political appointee at...
Jenny McCarthy struts her stuff in a sexy black swimsuit...
The Hill reports that Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman is considering legislation that would...
NEW YORK - Sex crime has a telltale signature, even when those directing the outrages are some...
Barack Obama should not move, or even appear to be moving, toward right-wing views...
John McCain, aided and abetted by his loving protectors in...
Verne Troyer's ex-girlfriend and sex tape co-star Ranae Shrider spoke to News Of The World about...
Lara Logan is pregnant and will marry the father of her baby, Joe Burkett, the...
For months, a sense of dread has been percolating within Republican circles over potentially...
"Gracefulness has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul," wrote...
In the wake of Barack Obama's recent perceived move to the center,...
One coffee drinker's bad news is another coffee drinker's good news,...
Posted June 14, 2008 | 04:26 PM (EST)