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BetteBack February 6, 1994: Self-confidence transcends physical beauty

June 6, 2012
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Indiana Gazette Self-confidence transcends physical beauty By Jackie White February 6, 1994 Sharon Smith thinks Robin Turtle j is one of…

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BetteBack February 12, 1994: Readers’ Slings And Arrows Cut To The Quick

June 6, 2012
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Aiken Standard Slings From Readers Cut To The Quick By Erma Bombeck February 12, 1994 There s a story about…

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BetteBack January 30, 1994: Bette Midler Turns Down “Oscar” Hosting Gig

June 5, 2012
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European Stars And Stripes Hanks, Williams good picks to take Oscar host job By JACK MATHEWS January 30, 1994 Though…

Articles/Essays Travel Video

Video: Top 10 Celebrity Picks in Central Park: Travel Therapy With Karen Schaler

June 2, 2012
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The Huffington Post Celebrities Pick Top 10 Favorite Places in Central Park, NY (VIDEO) By KAREN SCHALER What do Tina…

Articles/Essays Spring Picnic

Spring Picnic 2012: “Oh my God, we’re in the toilet already. Thirty-six seconds, a new record!” ~ Bette Midler

June 1, 2012
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Vanity Fait Susan Sarandon Was Mugged in Union Square Park–by a Squirrel by Bennett Marcus 12:45 PM, JUNE 1 2012…

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Thank You Brazil! Will Your Pee Play Back “Wind Beneath My Wings?”

May 31, 2012
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CNET Guitar Pee urinal: Be a bathroom rock god by Amanda Kooser May 30, 2012 In one of the latest…

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Kathy Griffin’s New Talk Show On Bravo An Experimental Hit!

May 29, 2012
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Tampa Bay Times Kathy Griffin’s new show will ease up on celebrities … sort of May 30, 2012 If you…

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Scott Wittman On Bette Midler, Jackie Curtis, And Cabarets

May 29, 2012
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ArtInfo Q&A: Scott Wittman on Drag Superstar Jackie Curtis and Employing “Cabaret Crazies” By Patrick Pacheco MAY 29, 2012 Jackie…

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BetteBack December 30, 1993: The Highs And Lows Of Television

May 28, 2012
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Daily Herald A look at year’s highs, lows (of which (here were plenty) By Tom Shales December 30, 1993 WASHINGTON…

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Actors share movie roles, decades apart

May 25, 2012
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Detroit Free Press 1 part, 2 players: Actors share movie roles, decades apart May 25, 2012 Plunged back into 1969…

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Bette Midler got lei’d by Mr. New York himself, Mayor Bloomberg

May 22, 2012
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The Huffington Post Bette Midler Gets Lei’d by Mayor Bloomberg Tom Murro Posted: 05/22/2012 Last Wednesday May 16, the divine…

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Rock History At The Pine Knob Theatre

May 19, 2012
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The Oakland Press Pine Knob/DTE amphitheater has hosted buckets of rock history Friday, May 18, 2012 4:45 PM EDT By…

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Donna Summer: Celebrities Reflect On The “Last Dance”

May 18, 2012
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New York Times May 18, 2012 Memories of Donna’s Disco Nights By JACOB BERNSTEIN IN 1975, a 26-year-old singer who…

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Divine Grace, Hedda Lettuce, Michael Musto to Take Part in Pride Month NYPL Events

May 17, 2012
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TheaterMania John Epperson, Hedda Lettuce, Michael Musto to Take Part in Pride Month NYPL Events May 15, 2012   Additional details…

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Alena Waters (The Showgirl Must Go On) In Tne Documentary “The Standbys”

May 15, 2012
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The Wall Street Journal Is ”˜Smash’ Real? Broadway Actors Weigh In May 13, 2012 NBC’s “Smash” has taken every Broadway…

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BetteBack Aug 22, 1993: Hocus Pocus And Whaddaya Got? A Big Budget Bomb

May 13, 2012
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Newsweek How To Market A Big-Budget Bomb Aug 22, 1993 8:00 PM EDT Disney‘s “Hocus Pocus” is a case study…

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BetteBack Aug 22, 1993: What’s The Matter With Hollywood?

May 13, 2012
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Newsweek Hollywood & Vice Aug 22, 1993 8:00 PM EDT Entertainment: Heidi and her little black book have Hollywood running…

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American Masters’ Johnny Carson: King of Late Night premieres Monday, May 14 on PBS at 9 ET/PT

May 11, 2012
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Johnny Carson gets the last laugh in PBS documentary The King of Late Night left his mark on generations of…

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The ManHattan

May 9, 2012
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London Evening Standard Evening Standard Cocktails Blog 09 May 2012  The Manhattan “Bartender, I’d like a Manhattan, please”, says Bette…

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Reminder: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Premieres On HBO Tonight (Friday)

May 4, 2012
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New York Post Greatest hits By MAXINE SHEN Last Updated:11:03 PM, May 3, 2012 When music legends both young(ish) and…

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Is Catherine Zeta Jones The Next Bette Or Babs?

May 3, 2012
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Wales Online Is Catherine Zeta Jones poised for crossover music success with Rock of Ages role? by Robin Turner, May…

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The Magical, Mystery Tom Waits Bus Tour!

April 23, 2012
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The Guardian All aboard the Tom Waits bus tour! By Leonie Cooper Monday 23 April 2012 You can’t get more…

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BetteBack May 5, 1993: Another Movie Optioned But Lost – The Florence Greenberg Story

April 23, 2012
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New York Times Easy listening with the ‘mom’ of rock ‘n’ roll May 5, 1993 TEANECK, N.J. – When Florence Greenberg…

Articles/Essays Environment

So High So High I Almost Touch The Sky

April 22, 2012
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New York Post These NYers are really roofin’ it By SUSANNAH CAHALAN and CYNTHIA R. FAGEN Last Updated: 5:08 AM,…

Articles/Essays Bette Midler

Celebrities Who Decided To Elope

April 11, 2012
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Business Insider 15 Celebrity Couples Who Decided To Elope By Kirsten Acuna April 11, 2012 Talk show host Ricki Lake…

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Compost toilet taster day

April 8, 2012
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Canada Free Press All of the Latest Poop on Compost Wes Porter Sunday, April 8, 2012 “It’s hard to compost…

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3 Kid Stars Who Made the Move Successfully To Adult Stars

April 7, 2012
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OMG Dakota Fanning Opens Up About Moving from Child Star to Adult Actress — 3 Kid Stars Who Made the…

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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: Bette Midler To Introduce And Give Award To Laura Nyro’s Son (Yay)

April 6, 2012
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Forbes Rock Hall Does the Right Thing for Laura Nyro‘s Son Roger Friedman, Contributor 4/06/2012 Eli and the Thirteenth Confession…

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Audio: Bette Midler To Guest On “Song Travels with Michael Feinstein,” A New NPR Radio Series

April 2, 2012
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Can Bette Midler Get Laura Nyro’s Award To The Rightful Owner – Her Son?

March 30, 2012
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Forbes Secret Emails Show How Laura Nyro‘s Son Got Shafted by the Rock Hall 3/30/2012 I told you a couple…