Last week I saw a fantastic play, Call Me Izzy starring Jean Smart. One woman, two hours, no intermission.  Just Jean.  Such a range in her acting ability, especially if you're a Hacks fanatic like me.  Not a remote chance you'd feel a pinch of Deborah Vance in this...

In English, ferme la bouche literally translates to fold your mouth.  Don't you know someone you'd just love to lay this one on?  It sounds much less crass in French. Most things do.  Take Va te faire foutre.  Say this to someone in Paris and you'll lower your already...

I'm hosting a dinner party and decided on making Bœuf Bourgignon.  It seems easy enough when my partner (currently in Texas) makes it.  Cubes of beef and a bottle of wine, right?   Wrong.   First off, they're a zillion recipes claiming to be the best one for the ages....