(Washington Flyer magazine 5/8/2013)
This Chile-born actress still loves to travel, but nothing beats the sights and sounds of Santiago.
(Washington Flyer 9/1/2010)
With four kids vying for her attention in the background, CNN's Soledad O'Brien is the picture of poise during our interview, showing how easily she juggles a high-profile job with other, more demanding responsibilities.
(The Conversation/Amanda de Cadenet/Lifetime Network 9/15/2012)
How a stylishly rebellious young sister act from LA induced in me a wistful fashion nostalgia...
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 3/18/2013)
My interview with the two-time Oscar winner, who talks about how she stays so fit, her dreams of motherhood, and her new HBO film, Mary & Martha.
(Washington Flyer magazine 1/5/2013)
"Parenthood" star Lauren Graham goes off script with her first foray into fiction.
(WebMD the Magazine 9/2/2011)
My q&a with funny man Seth Rogen, who inspires laughs and tears in his poignant new film, "50-50."
(Washington Flyer magazine 11/8/2012)
Tyler Perry, the man behind the Madea mask, tries on a new persona in gun-wielding CIA man, Alex Cross.
(WebMD Campus 10/10/2013)
My quick Q&A with Disney princess turned chart-topper, Demi Lovato, who talks throat surgery, the Jonas Brothers, and her father's sudden passing earlier this year.
(WebMD the Magazine 11/1/2012)
Taye Diggs chats about fatherhood and his new children's book, "Chocolate Me."
(Washington Flyer magazine 4/3/2012)
Meet the actor who plays a sleazy scandal-snuffer opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus's second-in-command in HBO's new hit comedy, "VEEP."
(Washington Flyer magazine 9/1/2012)
A cover story chat with D.C. native Casey Wilson, star of ABC's "Happy Endings."
(Washington Flyer 11/2/2011)
Claire Danes returns to the small screen fighting the war on terror in Showtime's stellar, suspenseful "Homeland."
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 6/7/2015)
My chat with "Magic Mike XXL" fitness fanatic, Joe Manganiello.
(WebMD the Magazine 5/1/2012)
My interview with the British former TV presenter, magazine photographer, and current host of Lifetime's "The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet."
(Financial Times / Asia edition 12/1/2009)
For the Financial Times, I wrote two versions of my interview with film director Ang Lee. The feature-length article was translated into Chinese, a first for me! (See Word file for English.) The shorter version appeared in the FT's fashion supplement, Watch This Space (pdf coming soon).
(momtastic.com 4/1/2014)
Don't diss helicopter parents. For what bygone "free" era, exactly, are we so nostalgic? My grandmother got up before dawn by the time she was 5 years old to deliver milk bottles to her neighbors to help earn her keep; I myself was a lonely latchkey kid left to her own devices.
(Financial Times / Asia edition 11/30/2009)
My feature-length interview with film director Ang Lee in its original English.
(WebMD Magazine/webmd.com 11/10/2015)
Are you giving your kids too many presents during the holidays? What's healthy, and what's not? An expert weighs in.
(momtastic.com 4/24/2014)
When my 6-year-old daughter revealed she never uses the bathrooms anymore at school because she's too afraid to pee--the effect of frightening lockdown drills--I knew it was time to speak up against the NRA and its army of lobbyists.
(The Conversation/Amanda de Cadenet/Lifetime Network 6/26/2012)
Are you as good to yourself as you are to your closest pal? Try it sometime. You'll like it.
(Washington Flyer magazine 3/1/2012)
Actress Kerry Washington takes on real-life D.C. scandal fixer Judy Smith in the new series, "Scandal."
(Washington Flyer magazine 3/4/2013)
My cover story with Aaron Eckhart, star of the new action flick, "Olympus Has Fallen," which is being described by Hollywood types as "Die Hard at the White House."
(WebMD the Magazine 9/1/2006)
Jerome Bettis may be "The Bus," but sometimes asthma tackles him. Here, he frankly discusses how he refuses to be sidelined by the condition.
(WebMD the Magazine 11/5/2011)
Alicia Keys has changed the lives of 250,000 children affected by AIDS with her Keep a Child Alive organization. Here, my interview with the inspiring, 14-time Grammy Award-winning songstress.
(Washington Flyer magazine 9/1/2014)
My interview with the president and leader of the free world--on "Scandal," anyway--Mr. Tony Goldwyn.
(WebMD the Magazine 5/1/2009)
(Click pdf for magazine layout; link for web verion.) Three years after a broken engagement, a bout with breast cancer, and deciding to start a family on her own terms, Sheryl Crow sings about her newfound happiness and dedication to health--physical and emotional.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 7/15/2015)
Is your child at risk for "cutting" or self-harm? I spoke with an expert about the troubling--and growing--disorder among teens.
(The Conversation/Amanda de Cadenet/Lifetime Network 7/3/2012)
Yoko Ono said it. So did a fresh-faced Obama back in 2008, and the editor of the New York Sun to a kid named Virginia. Do you say "yes"? My latest post for The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 6/9/2014)
Neil Patrick Harris talks with me about fatherhood, surrogacy and an "Angry Inch."
(WebMD the Magazine 8/15/2009)
Meet this "House" doc who makes saving animals her pet cause.
(WebMD the Magazine/webmd.com 6/4/2012)
For this cover story the star of "Magic Mike" and "Killer Joe" opens up to me about his fitness-focused foundation for inner-city kids (Just Keep Livin'), plus discusses the joys of fatherhood and family.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 12/31/2012)
Julianne Hough reveals her favorite beauty products, work out classes, and healthy go-to snacks, and talks about her new film, "Safe Haven."
(USA Weekend / USA Today 1/23/2012)
Katherine Heigl has a soft spot for her canine companions.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 6/10/2014)
Lisa Ling on how motherhood changed her focus--and made her determine to raise a "little feminist."
(Washington Flyer magazine 1/1/2005)
A sample of a travel story.
(WebMD the Magazine 5/1/2007)
(Click pdf for magazine layout; link for web verion.) Writing sample of a celebrity cover feature with a health & fitness focus with tennis ace Serena Williams. Click on pdf at left to view magazine layout.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 5/6/2013)
The star of NCIS: LA, who is a father of five, talks fatherhood, fitness, and balancing career with family.
(WebMD the Magazine 2/1/2005)
An example of a feature for which I directed the casting, photo direction, writing and editing. (Web link does not depict photos; pdf of magazine feature does.)
(The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet 11/12/2012)
The "F" word is powerful. I'm referring, of course, to "feminism."
(Washington Flyer magazine 11/1/2007)
(Click pdf for magazine layout; link for web verion.) An interview with breakout star Taraji P. Henson, who now calls Don Cheadle, Cate Blanchette, and Brad Pitt colleagues.
(The How-To Issue By Molly Templeton 8/4/2012)
When the New York Times Book Review ran a male-dominated, certainly sexist "How-To" issue, editor Molly Templeton issued an online challenge to women writers to deliver less gender-driven material. Here's my post on how to love a dog without getting your heart crushed in the process.
(Washington Flyer magazine 3/1/2005)
I revamped a 17-year-old publication to better serve an upscale audience of frequent travelers. I led a new staff, added new departments, oversaw the redesign and gave Flyer a new, more modern focus. Covers travel, D.C. trends, dining, boldfaced names.
(Franklin Elementary School 3/1/2012)
Working with a select team of five 8- and 9-year-old magazine staffers for an elementary school social studies unit, I mentored the development and publication of a city magazine project. Art director: JoDee Stringham.
(Financial Times 11/15/2009)
A cover story on the globetrotting, do-gooding actress, Maggie Q., who is now appearing in several showcase roles opposite Ethan Hawke and Paul Bettany.
(WebMD Magazine / webmd.com 9/8/2015)
My quick chat with "Scream Queens" star Abigail Breslin, who is also releasing a new book to provide social media and dating advice for teens.
(WebMD Magazine / webmd.com 9/8/2015)
My quick chat with "Scream Queens" star Abigail Breslin, who is now also the author of a book providing social media and dating advice to her fellow teens.
(Spotlight magazine 6/1/2011)
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Starz/BBC sci-fi hit, Torchwood.
(Washingtonian.com 6/11/2014)
How the dog I once rescued saved me. A personal account of true love for Washingtonian Magazine.
(The Conversation/Amanda de Cadenet/Lifetime Network 5/14/2012)
Who were you when you were 11 years old? For Amanda de Cadenet's new "The Conversation" website, I suggest women reacquaint themselves with the pre-pubescent girls they once were.
(Washington Flyer 3/1/2011)
Dishing with Britain's most famous food revolutionary, Jamie Oliver.
(Washington Flyer magazine 1/1/2009)
(Click pdf for magazine layout; link for web verion.) An interview with Christina Hendricks, aka, Joan Holloway of the acclaimed AMC series, Mad Men.
(The Conversation/Amanda de Cadenet/Lifetime Network 8/8/2012)
Pregnancy and childbirth: the good, the bad and the ugly. My latest post for The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet.
(Washington Flyer magazine 4/29/2014)
Former Extra! host, best-selling author and emerging web mogul Maria Menounos shares her healthy weight loss secrets.
(Washington Flyer magazine 2/1/2005)
Another sample of my regular back-page questionnaire. Interviews conducted with: Lewis Black, Kermit the Frog, Kitty Kelley, Wolf Blitzer, Martina Navratilova, Colin Quinn, "Project Runway"s Wendy Pepper, Henry Rollins, novelist Curtis Sittenfeld, chef Jose Andres, the "Reliable Source" scribes, and more.
(Washington Flyer 5/1/2011)
Olympian Michelle Kwan has landed beautifully in D.C.--and she wants a job at State. (Did you hear that, Hillary Clinton?)
(WebMD the Magazine 3/1/2005)
I was a founding editor on this consumer health magazine, which I launched/co-edited for its first three years. WebMD is the print sister of the famous website, with a distribution of 10M+. Celebrity covers, fitness, nutrition, sex, emotional health. I am now a regular contributing writer.
(WebMD the Magazine 10/1/2012)
10 questions with Lucy Liu, star of the new CBS drama, "Elementary."
(WebMD the Magazine 3/8/2011)
Julie Bowen of "Modern Family" fame plays a less-than-perfect mother on TV -- and in real life, too. And she's perfectly OK with that.
(The Conversation/Amanda de Cadenet/Lifetime Network 6/19/2012)
My latest post on women's bodily upkeep, the pressure to conform, and how we break it to our young daughter's that they, too, are in for such rituals.
(WebMD the Magazine 2/1/2005)
Sample of the regular back-page questionnaire in WebMD with comedian ROSEANNE BARR. While on staff I was in charge of casting this page, and often conducted the interview myself. (Web link features Jerome Bettis interview; pdf is of Roseanne Barr.)
(Washington Flyer 9/1/2011)
Easi Morales, star of indie gem "Gun Hill Road," on what it's like to play roles of both mentor and star in his poignant new film.
(WebMD.com 5/1/2010)
The first female Iron Chef talks cooking, her new restaurant, and her latest cookbook.
(Washington Flyer 7/1/2010)
She may be a badass in reel life, but in real life she's as bracing as a warm bath. Meet Lucy Liu: actress, artist, and humanitarian.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 10/1/2014)
For my second cover story with Queen Latifah (the first was for USA Weekend), I ask this Hollywood royal about her most challenging role yet: caring for her mother, who is stricken with scleroderma.
(WebMD the Magazine 10/1/2013)
For singer-actress-poet Jill Scott, creativity is at her core.
(WebMD the Magazine 9/1/2008)
(Click pdf for magazine layout; link for web verion.) British superstar Jamie Oliver, aka The Naked Chef, dishes with me about revolutionizing the way kids eat.
(Men's Fitness 9/12/2010)
Sober for 20 years now, Rob Lowe is still chasing huge highs: the awesome wave, the virgin mountain powder, and the title of serious media mogul.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 11/20/2013)
Anchorman 2 star Christina Applegate grew up in the spotlight -- and still managed to develop a healthy body image and sense of self-esteem. Now, she's sharing her hard-won wisdom with her preschool daughter.
(Washington Flyer 11/1/2007)
Kermit the Frog ribbits with Lauren Paige Kennedy about the wetlands, D.C., housing prices, and a certain blonde pig.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 12/1/2014)
Fat-shaming your growing girl can lead to a lifetime of obesity.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 9/8/2015)
Funnyman Seth Meyers talks with me about surviving SNL on no sleep, married life, his love of running, and why doing Late Night is like training for a marathon.
(Momtastic.com 9/6/2014)
Musings on why women can look to Joan Rivers for inspiration, even if they didn't always love her mean-girl humor.
(Men's Fitness 11/1/2011)
"Twilight" heartthrob Kellan Lutz trades in his fangs for Greek mythology, playing Poseidon in "Immortals."
(WebMD the Magazine 10/1/2009)
Marcia Cross, the flame-haired actress of "Desperate Housewives" fame, discusses her latest role: health advocate in the war against cancer, a disease her husband of three years is currently fighting. Click on pdf for magazine layout; URL for web version/link.
(WebMD the Magazine 3/1/2011)
Danica McKellar, aka Winnie Cooper from "The Wonder Years" is a best-selling author of math books for girls. Now she's adding to her own family.
(WebMD the Magazine 8/16/2009)
(Click pdf for magazine layout; link for web verion.) Not only is newly minted Late Night host Jimmy Fallon number-one in his time slot, the comedian has cleaned up his health act, too, trading hangovers for vegetable juice and blind sight gags for LASIK.
(purpleclover.com 4/27/2014)
How do women really feel when the male gaze moves on? My latest post for purple clover.com.
(Washington Flyer 7/1/2011)
Actress Ashely Judd finds a fiery voice in a moving new book and her continued work in Washington championing the plight of women and children worldwide.
(WebMD the Magazine 9/1/2010)
Lauren Graham, the star of NBC's critically beloved series "Parenthood," nails playing the Single Mother once again--even though she grew up without a mother in her home.
(momtastic.com 3/22/2014)
Attention, anti-vaxxers! Your kids may one day take issue with your jeopardizing their health. My take on the immunizations debate.
(Inspirato Magazine 10/25/2012)
Former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager travels to Tuscany in style with her husband and closest pals for a delicious Italian escape.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 3/4/2014)
The late night talk show host opens up about why honesty is always the best policy, even when it comes to your most humiliating moments.
(The Conversation/Amanda de Cadenet/Lifetime Network 5/31/2012)
A reflection on the most complicated relationship of all, the one between mothers and daughters, for The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet.
(WebMD the Magazine 5/1/2008)
(Click pdf for magazine layout; link for web verion.) How does Kelly Ripa juggle motherhood, marriage, and Regis, too? A frank and funny interview.
(USA Today/Weekend 1/16/2009)
Actor Liev Schrieber talks tough about the cost of war, his rep as an "intellectual," and his new film, DEFIANCE.
(WebMD the Magazine 6/1/2010)
A frank discussion about love, intimacy and relationships with the man who symbolizes sex in the "Sex and the City" series and blockbuster films, actor Jason Lewis.
(Washington Flyer magazine 7/10/2013)
Don't kid yourself: despite having so many star siblings, Marlon Wayans is his own funny man.
(USA Weekend Magazine 1/6/2012)
For this cover story Queen Latifah chats with me about accepting yourself exactly as you are, how she stays healthy and fit, and why Dolly Parton inspired her to do her new film, "Joyful Noise."
(WebMD the Magazine 11/1/2009)
A Q&A with actor Stanley Tucci about his role in "The Lovely Bones," being a father in real-life, and his wife's tragic passing earlier this year from breast cancer. Pdf is edited version for the magazine; URL is the longer, uncut version for the web.
(Washington Flyer 10/29/2010)
Harrison Ford plays against good-guy type in his latest comedy, Morning Glory.
(WebMD the Magazine 5/1/2012)
The star of "What to Expect When You're Expecting" chats with me about the pressures of fame and finding emotional balance again.
(Spotlight magazine 8/15/2011)
What happens when a member of Generation X grows up and becomes a parent? Ty Burrell of "Modern Family" fame knows the answer isn't "Father Knows Best."
(WebMD the Magazine 11/1/2010)
The woman who will forever be Princess Leia opens up about her latest misadventure, turning her best-selling memoir "Wishful Drinking" into an HBO special.
(AOL City's Best: Los Angeles 10/13/2010)
"Jackass 3-D"'s Steve-O dishes on why LA is the only place to live if you're an extreme stuntman, skateboarder and occasional dancing fool.
(Men's Fitness 4/1/2010)
Actor Chris O'Donnell has already done the superhero thing. Now he's a fitness buff, doting dad, beer drinker, and star of a new hit crime drama on CBS.
(Washington Flyer 3/1/2005)
The provocative biographer Kitty Kelly has her own life examined--and bares her nails as she talks Washington, coke at Camp David and nail salons.
(WebMD Magazine/WebMD.com 3/3/2016)
(Inspirato Magazine 2/22/2012)
The tennis legend talks about what drives him to net tens of millions of dollars to fund his foundation for children.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 3/10/2015)
Our kids are glued to their digital devices. Should parents encourage or discourage technology for teens? What about cyber safety?
(WebMD the Magazine 1/1/2010)
Harrison Ford talks about his latest role in "Extraordinary Measures," and explains why he'd rather take action--personally and professionally--than be coined an action hero.
(WebMD the Magazine 5/1/2006)
Writer and literary giant Joan Didion talks grief, magical thinking, and suffering the loss of both her daughter and husband.
(Washington Flyer 7/1/2005)
Author Curtis Sittenfeld educates me about high school,
summer reading and D.C.'s preppiest watering hole, Smith Point.
(WebMD the Magazine 1/1/2011)
The rock icon and newly married, new mother of a baby son discusses how pregnancy forced her to change her tune when it comes to health, creativity and well-being.
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 10/1/2014)
What do you do if you can't stand your kid's BFF? I interview an expert who tells parents what to do.
(Washington Flyer 1/1/2010)
A chat with Dana Delany, Wisteria Lane's wackiest new resident, as she takes on her toughest role yet: co-president of The Creative Coalition in Washington, D.C.
(The Conversation/Amanda de Cadenet/Lifetime Network 4/4/2012)
An essay on our Frankenstein-ian times. When it comes to needles, scalpels, silicone, and, yes, tourniquets, this writer say it's time to stop the madness.
(The Conversation/Amanda de Cadenet/Lifetime Network 7/13/2012)
Do you enjoy being a "girl"? How about being called one? The restarting of a dialogue that many thought finished decades ago...
(WebMD the Magazine / WebMD.com 7/11/2013)
Comedian Chris Rock talks growing up, bullying, helicopter parents, and how he'll handle the young men who want to date either of his two preteen daughters.
(Travel + Leisure Magazine 6/1/2004)
An inspection of the District's newest luxury hotel.
(Travel + Leisure Family Magazine 3/1/2004)
Kid-friendly destinations in the nation's capital.
(Frommer's Washington, D.C. Day by Day 5/30/2006)
Author of a Frommer's "Day to Day" D.C. guide (released Nov. 2006), part of an innovative travel series that creates real-time intineraries to be used for inspiration or followed exactly. Covers monuments, memorials and museums, but also tours new shops/lounges/restaurants in emerging 'hoods.
(WebMD the Magazine 7/6/2011)
Actress Bryce Dallas Howard is celebrating two big films opening later this summer, plus Baby Number Two on the way.
(Travel + Leisure Magazine 9/1/2003)
A closer look at Washington, D.C.'s hottest emerging neighborhood, Fourteenth Street.
(Where Magazine 9/1/2004)
An interview with the nation's first female African-American billionaire -- and no, it's not Oprah Winfrey.
(WebMD the Magazine 2/1/2009)
(Click pdf for magazine layout; link for web verion.) Funny lady Julia Louis-Dreyfus is nothing short of serious when it comes to raising two strong boys, putting her family first, and cleaning up the planet.
(Washingtonian Magazine 9/1/2001)
Cover story about a lost dog that managed to stir up Georgetown -- and a pet detective, an animal psychic, a Clinton Cabinet member, and the late Katharine Graham.
(The Conversation/Amanda de Cadenet/Lifetime Network 9/7/2012)
Clothes encounters of the wrong kind: little girls dressed like trollops, with Mom serving as stylist.
(The Washington Post 9/7/2003)
The truth about epidurals and drinking castor oil to induce labor. A delivery nurse speaks.
(Washington Flyer 1/1/2011)
The man who plays the president on "The Event" leads off-screen, too, championing the efforts to end the AIDS epidemic forever.
(WebMD the Magazine 6/1/2011)
My chat with vampire Stephen Moyer of True Blood fame...