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...massive 20 ft. by 20 ft., with a breakfast bar or dining nook. "If you have a party, everybody ends up hanging out in the kitchen. That's where you spend so much of your time, whether you're cooking, eating or sitting around and yakking," says Martha Stewart (no, not that one) of Ames, Iowa, who is finishing a major overhaul. "I want it to be a comfortable place where other people will enjoy spending time...
...Takes Two" borrows the chord pattern from "Sea of Love" and the mood of Barbara Lynn's "You'll Lose a Good Thing" (a Waters favorite oldie, used in the movie). There's a black-girl-group uptempo number, "Welcome to the '60s," that echoes "Heat Wave" and other Martha and the Vandellas tunes...
...congressional hopefuls Martha F. Clark and Katrina Swett, and Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) thanked the students for their efforts...
...golfing terms, Hootie Johnson used too much club. When the chairman of Augusta National Golf Club--host of the prestigious Masters tournament--responded to a letter from Martha Burk, chairwoman of the National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO), who was inquiring whether the all-male bastion would consider women for membership, his response wasn't a polite "Thank you for your interest, but this is a private club." Nope. Johnson swung from the heels. Gripped it and ripped...
...Martha, Martha, Martha! We still can't take our eyes off the slow-motion car wreck that is Martha Stewart. Today's tidbit, from the New York Times, is that Martha Stewart Omnimedia, parent company of Martha, is looking for a new CEO, one that can, as the New York Times notes, "refocus attention on the company - and away from Ms. Stewart's legal troubles." Hmmm. Still, as her millions of fans will attest, Martha isn't solely the sum of her allegations. For an excellent assessment of why our favorite domesticatrix has such a fundamental appeal, see Caitlin Flanagan...