Tino Wallenda and the Flying Wallenda family will attend the World Premiere screening of THE SHOW MUST GO ON

on Friday, April 20th at 5:30 PM, Sarasota Opera House.

THE SHOW MUST GO ON explores the unique familial bond that exists within the high flying Wallenda clan who,…

Sounds like Bald Barbie is in the works and she’ll have company.  MGA’s Bratz and Moxie Girlz are losing their locs as well in solidarity with Bald Barbie and all the doll-loving young girls out there coming to terms with hair loss.  One small step for bald girl-kind.  Top her off with a beaubeau® and we’re talking one giant step for Bald Barbie fashion.…

More and more studies are telling us that breast cancer screens lead to unnecessary treatment.  I think it all boils down to your focal point, population vs. individual.  Medical recommendations based upon population-level outcomes differ from those based upon individual outcomes.  The numbers tell us that the…

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Penelope Ann Miller, Oscar nominee and star of this year’s Oscar winning Best Picture, The Artist, will attend The Sarasota Film Festival. Ms. Miller receives the 2012 Career Tribute on April 20^th at the Sarasota Film Festival Filmmaker’s Luncheon hosted at the Sarasota Yacht Club. Her film Think of Me will play at this year’s festival. This will be Ms. Miller’s second visit to the Festival, having previously been a guest during the first year of…

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…