Not so fast Myriad Genetics.  Back to court with you so the judicial system can reconsider the decision to uphold your patents on OUR BRCA genes.  Good news for we BRCA mutation carriers, bad news for you.  Or is it?

Myriad’s stock rose 56 cents on Monday, following the Supreme Court ruling that their right to patent our genes needs to be…

The first round of announcements have been made about the Sarasota Film Festival (SFF), and, no, the rumors that John Hamm will be in attendance were not confirmed. However, the implication at the SFF kick-off party was that more big announcements are yet to be made, contingent on confirmation from the stars. Hope is not lost; handsome Hamm could still make the list! But no matter who comes to town, the SFF, scheduled for April 13-22, is sure to be a good time!…

I’ve wasted so much time wishing my hair would grow back.  I’m done with it.  I don’t even want it to grow back because it just falls out again and I have to ride the same old roller coaster.  So I have a new wish.  Here it is: I wish I had male pattern baldness.

No, it’s not because I’d prefer to be a bald man.  Male pattern baldness (also known…

On March 26, 1911, American playwright Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus, Mississippi. His works featured Southern settings and include; The Glass Menagerie, Night of the Iguana, and two Pulitzer Prize winning plays, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.  In celebration of Williams' birthday, A. Parker's Books and Book Bazaar offer the following two titles:…

I want hair.  I so want hair.  I want it to grow thick and long and luscious and to never stop growing.

Careful what I wish for.  While I so miss a normal head of hair, I’ve never mourned the loss of the hair on my legs and armpits.  The loss of eyebrows and eyelashes is the icing on the alopecia cake, but there is an upside down version of this hair loss cake that would be equally…

Top 5 Reasons Eyelash Extensions Beat Out Mascara

The Sarasota Film Festival has announced NYU@SFF, our inaugural program presented in association with NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Working with student filmmakers, producers, curators, professors and alumni to create a program of films and events at this year’s festival, The SFF will provide a showcase for NYU Tisch filmmakers to share their work, ideas and vision in our community. The 14^th Annual Sarasota Film…

March 17th is St. Patricks Day, commemorating the patron saint of Ireland. In celebration, A. Parker's Books and Book Bazaaar offer the following 4 items:

1. Wright, Thomas. HISTORY OF IRELAND.…

Alopecia made the list!  Of “My Extreme Afflictions” that is.  It’s a series on ABC’s news show, 20/20, in which they are covering some truly bizarre health inflictions.  It was emotionally difficult to watch the alopecia segment, but as it was sandwiched between Extreme Hoarders and children suffering from…

The Sarasota Film Festival is proud to announce that Jake Schreier's ROBOT & FRANK will open the 2012 Festival with a screening at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Friday, April 13^th. Frank Langella and Mr. Schreieattend the festival’s Opening Night festivities.

Set in the near future, ROBOT & FRANK is the story of Frank (Frank Langella), a retired thief living alone and resigned to longing for the local librarian (Susan Sarandon).…

We’re gearing up for Selection Sunday March 11^th, 2012 and, if you are involved in an office bracket like I am, you know that Sunday signifies the official start of March Madness!! I’m the organizer of the brackets in my office pool – The ‘Bracket Mistress’ –  and this year I am bound and determined to come out on top. I am offically declaring that I want UNC-Asheville to live up to the hype and win it all because I am NOT a Syracuse fan. A group of us diehard March Madness fans…

A. Parker's Books and Book Bazaar will be exhibiting at the 31st Annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair this weekend.  It's a great Fair, with many notable book dealers from across the…

What does a woman do when she wakes up and discovers half of her eyebrow missing?  No, it was not one of those college pranks in which mischievous things happen while sleeping.  This is alopecia rearing it’s ugly head again.  My 11-year battle with this disease has provided tears, joy, disappointment, embarrassment, resignation, strength, growth, wisdom and…

Historically men have dominated green jobs, yet a new report is trying to shift the tides. The report recently released by the Department of Labor, “Why Green Is Your Color: A Woman's Guide to a Sustainable Career,” highlights the fact that green jobs tend to be dominated by men, yet opportunities abound for women as well. It has been noticed as well by Ecotech Institute, the first and only college entirely focused on preparing America’s…

In 1681, King Charles II of England granted a huge tract of land in the New World to William Penn to settle an outstanding debt. The area later became Pennsylvania. Two years later, Penn was busy with plans for a city he called "Philadelphia." As one of the earlier supporters of colonial unification, Penn wrote and urged for a Union of all the English colonies in what was to…