Zoe Saldaña Celebrates Immigrants in Tearful Oscar Win: Read Her Full Speech
An emotiobal Zoe Saldaña celebrates immigrants in a tearful Oscar win speech for Best Supporting Actress in the film “Emilia Pérez”
Author: Tony Castro
TONY CASTRO is a Harvard and Baylor University-educated historian, Napoleonic scholar and author of several books, including the landmark civil rights history Chicano Power, which Publishers Weekly acclaimed as “brilliant… a valuable contribution to the understanding of our time.”
He is also the author of critically recognized biographies of Ernest Hemingway and baseball legends Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio, as well as a dual biography of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
He is currently working on a biography of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Dream That Broke My Heart: My Brief, Beautiful, and Utterly Absurd Love Affair with Miley Cyrus
It began at Canter’s Deli, of all places, because where else would one find true love at dawn? The air smelled of pastrami and ambition. And there, across the room, stood Miley Cyrus, wearing an oversized leather jacket and a look of unmistakable destiny. Our eyes met over a plate of lox and bagels. Sparks flew. Probably crumbs, too.
J.D., You Were Always the Coolest Guy in Town
Songwriter J.D. Souther had that rare gift of capturing heartbreak and hope all in one breath. He could take a moment, a feeling, and turn it into something timeless. It wasn’t just music; it was emotion set to melody. And like all great songwriters, he wrote from a place of truth.
If Marilyn Had Been a Car, She Would Have Been a Ferrari
I AM FLYING OVER THE TOP OF L.A. in the world’s greatest sports car, clocking speeds well above 100 miles an hour then quickly braking to a fraction of that to keep the Ferrari from sailing off a winding curve on Mulholland Drive and into a canyon below — and it’s like orgasming in a dream. I am either about to wake up or go the way of James Dean, hypnotized as I am by the Ferrari’s spine-tingling engine sound as enchanting as the seductive sirens of Greek mythology.
If Marilyn Had Been a Car, She Would Have Been a Ferrari
From the debut of “Magnum PI” in 1980, Hollywood began an unrequited love affair with the Ferrari, objectifying, worshipping it and turning it into a glorified sex symbol much as it did Marilyn Monroe.
‘If Marilyn Had Been A Car…’ Is A Big Winner
Here’s a photo from the Biltmore Hotel ballroom stage just as the presenters announced Tony winning the Los Angeles Press Club feature writing award.