by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 18, 2018 | Weekly Column
The Princess, now a senior in college, was explaining to me the other day that it’s very important to avoid the appearance of being “extra.” I had no idea what she meant. “Extra what?” I asked innocently. I usually use that...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 11, 2018 | Weekly Column
I’m digging the “apology tour” by the likes of Wells Fargo, Uber, Starbucks and Facebook these days. Someone’s been very naughty and, in a refreshing change of pace, they’re owning it. You can’t turn on the TV or open a...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 4, 2018 | Weekly Column
Let me be clear: I have nothing against Cynthia Nixon. She was great as Miranda in “Sex & the City,” both the HBO series and the films that followed. A tough-talking corporate lawyer with an occasional tender turn –who can forget when she...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 28, 2018 | Weekly Column
There was something about President Trump’s goofy “I hereby demand…” tweet last week that reminded me of Michael Scott, the famously dunderheaded boss in “The Office,” but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. But then I...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 21, 2018 | Weekly Column
You have to admire the stones on Mark Zuckerberg. Rather than retreating to his climate-controlled sleep pod with unlimited Fruity Pebbles (just a guess) after a tough week testifying before Congress, he has roared back with the splashy launch of a Facebook...
by Celia Rivenbark | May 7, 2018 | Weekly Column
You know how awkward it is when you love to socialize with a group of couples but there’s that one…that one couple where you like only him or only her? She’s a grump and a gossip (which would be OK, except she only gossips about people you...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 30, 2018 | Weekly Column
Jeff Sessions must be wondering if the whole world has gone mad. Despite being appointed to the powerful position of Attorney General of the United States, Sessions never seems far from the joyless, pursed-lipped tattletale of his youth. In Washington, Sessions...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 23, 2018 | Weekly Column
Now that I’ve seen that Mark Zuckerberg actually owns a big-boy suit, I feel much better about the future of Facebook. OK, no I don’t. Like many who have testified before Congressional committees before him, Zuckerberg had been coached on how to...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 16, 2018 | Weekly Column
I knew when I felt the racing pulse, the flushed skin and constantly upset stomach that I had it. Yes, it’s true: I’m Putin-intolerant. Or Putin-sensitive if you prefer. I have a legitimate allergy to Putin. He speaks and I can only imagine...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 16, 2018 | Weekly Column
I knew when I felt the racing pulse, the flushed skin and constantly upset stomach that I had it. Yes, it’s true: I’m Putin-intolerant. Or Putin-sensitive if you prefer. I have a legitimate allergy to Putin. He speaks and I can only imagine...
