by Celia Rivenbark | Aug 8, 2016 | Weekly Column
Recently I learned that when Certified Diva Mariah Carey enters a room, she likes for only her hit songs to be used as background music the entire time she is present. And when I say “likes for” I mean that if you’re the deejay and...
by Celia Rivenbark | Aug 1, 2016 | Weekly Column
When I read an email last month informing me I was entitled to eight free concert tickets as part of a class-action lawsuit filed against Ticketmaster, I was as giddy as a 14-year-old girl at a Taylor Swift meet-and-greet. I read this alone at my computer and...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 25, 2016 | Weekly Column
In his continuing quest to “make America 8 again,” Donald Trump has successfully lowered the level of debate to that of the ubiquitous red-faced bully we all remember from elementary school. Every school has one; it’s practically a Central...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 18, 2016 | Weekly Column
Because I live in a neighborhood where “One Tree Hill” was filmed back in the day, I’m used to seeing gaggles of mostly German teens merrily aiming their iPhones at houses for a quick picture. Sometimes, because I am Super Nice, I don’t...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 11, 2016 | Weekly Column
A few years ago, I wrote a column about how unfair it is that men get all the credit for a successful summer cookout when the only thing they actually do is (1) go buy the ice and, OK, that was it; there is no (2). Women really loved that column. I still get...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 5, 2016 | Weekly Column
So the Brits want a do-over, eh? Turns out the “Leave” proponents didn’t exactly tell the whole truth about how it was going to play out once the United Kingdom exited the European Union. Sorry old chums. So now we see baffled Brits...