I became an “adult orphan” on April 11, 2017, although I’d never heard that term before. My dad died in the early hours of that spring morning; my mom had passed away three months earlier on a snowy winter’s night. Now, both parents — lifelong lifelines — were gone. A close friend of mine emailed condolences and then added, “Now, you’re an orphan, too.”
Of course, becoming an adult orphan isn’t a tragedy; it’s actually the normal way of the world. Read More...
In 2012, she briefly appeared in the 2012 remake of Gambit as a dignified, but flatulent, hotel guest. In 2013, she appeared as Sister Gregory, a Roman Catholic nun, in the Father Brown episode "The Bride of Christ". She played the title role as the vanishing lady herself, Miss Froy, the character previously played by Dame May Whitty and Dame Angela Lansbury in the previous two versions, in the 2013 TV film The Lady Vanishes from the BBC, directed by Diarmuid Lawrence from an updated screenplay by Fiona Seres. Read More...
Explore More In the 1980s and early ’90s, Richard Minadeo created jewels for rock royalty. Fans of his chunky gold pieces — studded with rhinestones, sharp-carved beads and religious imagery — included Cher, Carly Simon and Madonna.
Then, in the early 2000s, he disappeared. “I didn’t think I would make jewelry again,” the now 70-year-old tells The Post, after his in-your-face baubles went out of style. “I was walking dogs to supplement my social security. Read More...
