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Jennifer Aniston paid homage to Barbra in a photo shoot that is featured in this month's Harper's Bazaar magazine -- and here's what Barbra said about the photos: I was very flattered that Jennifer Aniston chose to interpret my style with the photos in Harper's Bazaar. She's a delightful person, and I think she did a wonderful job.Read more »
Barbra Streisand, actress/singer/director/writer/composer/producer/designer/author/activist and eight-time GRAMMY® winner (as well as GRAMMY Legend and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient), will be honored as the 2011 MusiCares® Person of the Year at its 21st annual benefit gala, it was announced today by Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the MusiCares Foundation® and The Recording Academy®, and Paul Caine, Chair of the MusiCares Foundation Board. Proceeds from the dinner and concert honoring Streisand — to be held in Los Angeles during GRAMMY Week on Friday, Feb.Read more »
Barbra was in Aspen this week to attend the 'Aspen Ideas Festival'. Entering its sixth year, the Aspen Ideas Festival is a conversation-packed exploration of some of the most important ideas and pressing issues we face. Presented by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic magazine, the Festival strives to highlight the ideas of experts at the forefront of their fields and of leaders whose actions are changing the world. Here's a photo of Barbra talking to Harvard Professor, Niall Ferguson:
Sacramento, CA July 7, 2010 - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver today released the names of the 2010 inductees to The California Museum's California Hall of Fame. In its fifth year, the California Hall of Fame has continued the tradition of honoring legendary people who embody California's innovative spirit and have made their mark on history. The 2010 California Hall of Fame inductees are: Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, film-maker James Cameron, Silicon Valley visionary investor John Doerr, father of modern banking A.P.Read more »
For nearly five decades Barbra Streisand has been one of the most singular figures in American entertainment.Read more »
Fans will be thrilled to hear that "Little Fockers" will hit theaters this Christmas -- and here's a sneak peek at Barbra's role, as she returns as sex therapist Roz Focker. Read more »
Barbra has posted her first statement with regards to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig explosion here: http://www.barbrastreisand.com/us/statement/corporations-wont-self-regulate

Maureen McMullan, a 30 year old Music Student at Berklee College of Music in Boston came face to face with her idol after performing the George Gershwin Jazz classic 'Summertime' at a student show.

The music student, originally from Coatbridge in Scotland, was stunned when she was told that someone wanted to congratulate her on her performance.

"I was astonished when Barbra Streisand stepped forward. "She took my hand and said, 'You have a wonderful voice. Never give up.'"Read more »

Barbra attended the BookExpo America (BEA) Opening Night's Keynote Reception last night at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York, in an event that was open only to members of the book trade. Barbra was there for one reason only -- to talk about her forthcoming book "My Passion For Design" which will be published by Viking on November 16, 2010.Read more »

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN - New York Times.

The veteran global investor Mohamed El-Erian, who runs Pimco and has lived through many a financial crisis, recently issued a report describing the new, perilous state of today’s global economy. He described it like this: “The world is on a journey to an unstable destination, through unfamiliar territory, on an uneven road and, critically, having already used its spare tire.”Read more »

By Maureen Dowd -- The New York Times. When does a woman go from being single to unmarried? As my friend Carol Lee, a Politico reporter, observes: “It seems like a cruel distinction and terrifying crossover.” Single carries a connotation of eligibility and possibility, while unmarried has that dreaded over-the-hill, out-of-luck, you-are-finished, no-chance implication. An aroma of mothballs and perpetual aunt. Men, generally more favored by nature as they age, can be single at all ages.Read more »

STREISAND SCORES ANOTHER # 1 DEBUT WITH "ONE NIGHT ONLY;" DVD OF LEGEND'S RETURN TO CABARET PERFORMANCE TOPS MUSIC DVD CHARTRead more »