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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010, 4:59 pm
Here's a new photograph of Barbra with Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Barbara Boxer from the "Women Making History" luncheon, held in Bel Air last week.
Photo by Laurie Bailey.
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AUGUST 5, 2010, 3:33 pm
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. If only she had a bump on her nose.
AUGUST 5, 2010, 3:43 am
You can read Barbra's statement regarding today's decision about California's Proposition 8 here:
http://www.barbrastreisand.com/us/statement/barbras-statement-proposition-8
AUGUST 4, 2010, 4:07 pm
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 »
JULY 9, 2010, 2:14 pm
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:
JULY 7, 2010, 2:19 pm
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.Read more »
JULY 1, 2010, 6:54 pm
For nearly five decades Barbra Streisand has been one of the most singular figures in American entertainment. From the cabaret to the Broadway stage, from television and film stardom to her acclaimed work as a director, from the recording studio to the concert hall, she has demonstrated that the extraordinary voice that launched her career was only one of her remarkable gifts.
JUNE 25, 2010, 5:32 pm
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 »
JUNE 9, 2010, 3:10 pm
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
JUNE 2, 2010, 1:59 pm
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 »
MAY 26, 2010, 2:22 pm
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 »
MAY 12, 2010, 1:29 am
STREISAND SCORES ANOTHER # 1 DEBUT WITH "ONE NIGHT ONLY;" DVD OF LEGEND'S RETURN TO CABARET PERFORMANCE TOPS MUSIC DVD CHART Read more »
AUGUST 6, 2010, 2:12 pm
The Minneapolis-based retailer Target just gave over $150,000 to buy ads supporting Minnesota state Rep. Tom Emmer, a far-right Republican candidate for governor. This makes Target one of the very first companies to take advantage of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision allowing unlimited corporate cash in elections.
Target must think customers won't care. They're wrong: We do care, and we need to let them know that we want Target -- and all corporations -- out of our elections. Can you join me in sending a message to Target's CEO at the link below?Read more »
AUGUST 5, 2010, 3:40 am
This is in response to Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's decision to deem California's Proposition 8, banning gay marriage, unconstitutional.
"With this judge's decision, we are closer to the day that all people will have access to the same fundamental rights. Hopefully, this remaining civil rights violation will soon be a part of our past and we can look to a future where all people will be treated equally under the law."
--Barbra Streisand
JUNE 9, 2010, 3:08 pm
by Barbra Streisand.
It’s now well over a month since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf of Mexico and created the largest environmental catastrophe in American history. The question haunting everyone is: how was this allowed to happen? From the devastated fishermen and business owners in the Gulf Coast to environmental activists across the country— we all have been watching, horrified, as millions of gallons of oil continue to pour into the ocean, destroying people’s livelihoods, poisoning marine life and destroying coastlines and eco-systems for decades to come.Read more »
MARCH 29, 2010, 5:32 pm
Last week, the Republicans took a big gamble and lost by lining up on the wrong side of history with their battle against health care reform. After the bill passed in Congress, all we heard from Republicans on the 24 hour news channels was, how can Congress pass a bill without even one Republican vote? The answer is…the same way President Clinton passed his Budget Reconciliation Act in 1993. He had to rely solely on Democrats to win passage after not one Republican voted for either his stimulus plan or his budget.Read more »
MARCH 8, 2010, 7:12 pm
1992 was called “the year of the woman” so in 1993 before presenting the award for best director I said, “Tonight the Academy honors women and the movies but I look forward to the time when tributes like this will no longer be necessary because women will be honored without regard to gender but simply for the excellence of their work.”
Well the time has come, it’s 2010 – 17 years later and it was with great pleasure that I presented the award for Best Director to Kathryn Bigelow.
MARCH 5, 2010, 2:07 pm
“Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said yesterday that there are limits to American military power and it's time for the State Department and other agencies to step up efforts abroad. "US foreign policy is still too dominated by the military, too dependent upon the generals and admirals who lead our major overseas commands and not enough on the State Department," he said.”
---From the Center for American Progress, Progress Report
FEBRUARY 23, 2010, 2:59 pm
By Barbra Streisand.
Last January, Barack Obama was sworn into office after being elected by an overwhelming majority of the country. His historic victory was a mandate for change. With new energy occupying the White House, and a re-invigorated progressive leadership at the helm in Congress, Americans believed that positive change was finally going to rattle the “business as usual” status quo that had plagued Washington D.C. for the past eight years.Read more »
JANUARY 28, 2010, 1:05 pm
I felt like I was in suspended animation as I read the Supreme Court decision which, essentially enables a corporate coup d’état of America’s Democracy.
Our country’s Founding Fathers never intended for monarchs or the business establishment to rule our nation. No, the Founders of our country began the Constitution with the words, "We the People of the United States…"
That sentiment was again expressed when President Lincoln in his famous Gettysburg Address said it simply but powerfully, that our government was of the people, by the people and for the people.Read more »
AUGUST 26, 2009, 4:52 pm
Ted Kennedy was America's Senator for so long and he inspired so many millions of us with his wisdom and compassion. He is gone but he leaves us with his vision of America to guide us and his clear voice that will reverberate forever. He was always a fighter for justice, working to help those left behind. He will be terribly missed.
AUGUST 14, 2009, 1:53 pm
Health Insurance Reform Reality Check
8 ways reform provides security and stability to those with or without coverage
Ends Discrimination for Pre-Existing Conditions: Insurance companies will be prohibited from refusing you coverage because of your medical history.
Ends Exorbitant Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Deductibles or Co-Pays: Insurance companies will have to abide by yearly caps on how much they can charge for out-of-pocket expenses.Read more »
JUNE 4, 2009, 1:00 am
There has been a lot of conversation lately about how the ability to identify with another person's circumstance makes one unqualified to wear the judicial robe. Since President Obama's nomination of Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, the word empathyRead more »
JANUARY 26, 2009, 2:00 am
Please join me in donating to People For's work to defend constitutional values and confirm Eric Holder.
Then take a moment, if you've not yet done so, to sign the petition to the Senate.
I'm writing to you now to let you know about my friend and President Obama's nominee for Attorney General, Eric Holder. Read more »
AUGUST 30, 2010, 7:22 pm
By Bob Herbert -- The New York Times.
America is better than Glenn Beck. For all of his celebrity, Mr. Beck is an ignorant, divisive, pathetic figure. On the anniversary of the great 1963 March on Washington he will stand in the shadows of giants — Abraham Lincoln and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Who do you think is more representative of this nation?
Consider a brief sampling of their rhetoric.
Lincoln: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
King: “Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter.”
Beck: “I think the president is a racist.”Read more »
AUGUST 23, 2010, 6:18 pm
By PAUL KRUGMAN -- New York Times.
We need to pinch pennies these days. Don’t you know we have a budget deficit? For months that has been the word from Republicans and conservative Democrats, who have rejected every suggestion that we do more to avoid deep cuts in public services and help the ailing economy.
But these same politicians are eager to cut checks averaging $3 million each to the richest 120,000 people in the country.Read more »
AUGUST 23, 2010, 12:58 pm
The Huffington Post.
The middle class is getting whacked by the Great Recession. Fifteen million people are out of work, another 9 million workers can only find part-time jobs, and millions more have given up looking for work altogether. Those lucky enough to be employed are unlikely to see any substantial wage gains for years to come.Read more »
AUGUST 23, 2010, 12:55 pm
New York Times.
For months, it has been clear that Republican Congressional candidates would benefit from independent voters’ dissatisfaction with President Obama. With the Republican field now largely in place, all voters might want to take a close look at who those candidates are.Read more »
AUGUST 16, 2010, 5:36 pm
The New York Times.
By GAIL COLLINS
The story in American history I most like to tell is the one about how women got the right to vote 90 years ago this month. It has everything. Adventure! Suspense! Treachery! Drunken legislators!
But, first, there was a 70-year slog.
Which is really the important part. We always need to remember that behind almost every great moment in history, there are heroic people doing really boring and frustrating things for a prolonged period of time.Read more »
AUGUST 12, 2010, 1:56 pm
Robert L. Borosage -- President, Institute for America's Future
Huffingtonpost.com
"I still believe that this will be largely a referendum on the administration's policies," said Senator John Cornyn of Texas, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, explaining why the primary successes of wingnut tea party conservatives may not hurt Republican chances this fall.Read more »
AUGUST 11, 2010, 3:20 pm
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Corporate-Sponsored Government
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AUGUST 9, 2010, 2:54 pm
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AUGUST 5, 2010, 4:22 pm
New York Times.
Until Wednesday, the thousands of same-sex couples who have married did so because a state judge or Legislature allowed them to. The nation’s most fundamental guarantees of freedom, set out in the Constitution, were not part of the equation. That has changed with the historic decision by a federal judge in California, Vaughn Walker, that said his state’s ban on same-sex marriage violated the 14th Amendment’s rights to equal protection and due process of law.Read more »
AUGUST 5, 2010, 3:11 pm
By Bill McKibben -- LA Times.
Environmentalists have tried the compromise route. It hasn't worked.
Try to fit these facts together:
•According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the planet has just come through the warmest decade, the warmest 12 months, the warmest six months and the warmest April, May and June on record.
•A "staggering" new study from Canadian researchers has shown that warmer seawater has reduced phytoplankton, the base of the marine food chain, by 40% since 1950.Read more »
AUGUST 2, 2010, 2:07 pm
By Bill Press, Tribune Media Services
You've heard of the gang that couldn't shoot straight? Barack Obama's the man who can't shoot straight. His first 20 months have zipped by with nothing to show for them. He's broken every promise he made. He's achieved not one major legislative accomplishment. It even took him three months to plug an oil leak.
That's the rap on President Obama, from commentators on both the right and the left. It's ubiquitous, it's loud, it's earnest -- and it's dead wrong.Read more »
AUGUST 2, 2010, 2:05 pm
By DAVID STOCKMAN - New York Times.Read more »
FEBRUARY 11, 2010, 9:20 pm
To clarify the ridiculous assertions relating to Barbra Streisand's participation in the new "We Are The World," the recording of which I attended with her, Barbra hit it on her first take, but then asked Patti Austin, who was producing the vocal session, if she could do a few more to see what else she might come up with. Patti thought the first take was perfect, and she thought the fourth one was more perfect. They stopped at "more perfect."
---Jay Landers / SVP A&R Columbia Records.
FEBRUARY 3, 2010, 5:45 pm
I discovered in a recent book of rather serious intent, and in which I was otherwise fairly treated, that the author chose to print some of the silliest fabricated tales about me even after acknowledging that they were “perhaps more apocryphal than true.” I was surprised that this author would not even bother to check his facts. I don’t care if someone doesn’t like my work or tells a story that is unflattering…as long as it’s the truth.Read more »
NOVEMBER 11, 2009, 6:58 pm
An Addendum to my Truth Alert about Pete Hamill’s 1963 Article in The Saturday Evening Post.
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I wanted to write an addendum to the Truth Alert I posted below because I couldn’t stop thinking about which “friend “could possibly have so misjudged me. I decided to track down Pete Hamill, who wrote the 1963 article that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. Read more »
MAY 18, 2009, 1:00 am
Just for the record...the claims and statements attributed to me in Jon Peters' book proposal are either completely distorted or simply untrue.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, 1:00 am
Rush Limbaugh is plugging a new book whose conservative agenda attacks liberals. But the facts the book alleges about Barbra Streisand, as reported in the WorldNetDaily website, just aren't factual.Read more »
JULY 3, 2007, 1:00 am
It seems we have yet another example of irresponsible journalism. A falsehood masquerading as fact has somehow made its way into a reputable newspaper. An unsourced and fictitious claim from over 10 years ago has been printed as fact in a recent UK daiRead more »
NOVEMBER 1, 2006, 2:00 am
In view of press speculation that there was a political aspect to an incident at one of the recent Ft. Lauderdale performances of the current Barbra Streisand national tour, the star wishes it known that she discoveredRead more »
APRIL 7, 2006, 1:00 am
The New York Post Page Six column, as usual, intentionally and maliciously lied by omission! Their story today (April 7) starts off: "Barbra Streisand has finally gotten around to reading" the latest unauthorized biography on her, when in facRead more »
AUGUST 11, 2004, 1:00 am
TABLOID MISSTATEMENT: In the August 16 issue of the National Enquirer, the tabloid's "gossip editor"
asserts that Barbra Streisand was not filming "Meet The Fockers" during the Democratic National Convention
and further asserts that, thereRead more »
JUNE 9, 2003, 1:00 am
A software tycoon has prominently featured Barbra Streisand's name on his website along with photos of her home and has been sued by the artist who is seeking the same anonymity he provided to thousands of othRead more »
NOVEMBER 5, 2002, 2:00 am
Answer: They DON'T!
It seems from a flurry of fabricated stories about Barbra Streisand
in the conservative New York Post that this publication feels that
freedom of the press only applies to those who own the presses.
This concerns the latestRead more »
OCTOBER 16, 2002, 1:00 am
FLAGRANT USE OF FABRICATED QUOTES AND DISTORTION OF STREISAND'S COMMENTS Read more »
A conservative Republican candidate desperately tying to unseat respected Democratic Congresswoman Ca
AUGUST 31, 2009, 10:58 am
Barbra Streisand may make beautiful music, but she rarely listens to it.
"I don't understand today's music," Streisand acknowledged, adding that she does enjoy some contemporary artists. "I saw John Mayer recently. My God, what a great guitarist and singer, but I don't turn on music. I listen so much when I am making a record. . . . I get so tired of music."
Especially when songs favor the beat over the lyrics.Read more »
AUGUST 26, 2009, 4:54 pm
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AUGUST 21, 2009, 6:35 pm
Barbra Streisand will be gracing the cover of PARADE Magazine this weekend.
Her complete interview, photos and more can be found on Parade.com
Her complete interview, photos and more can be found on Parade.com
AUGUST 19, 2009, 7:23 am
There are now four ways for fans to compete for a place at the Village Vanguard Gig in New York on September 26th.
1. Pre-order the album for a chance to win passes.
2. Show Us Your Streisand Video Contest
3. Sammie's Cutest Pet Photo Contest
For more information on the contests, click here.
AUGUST 18, 2009, 4:24 pm
It was announced yesterday on the QVC Shopping Channel Web Site that Barbra's Collaborator and Co-Director, Richard Jay-Alexander, will be appearing on QVC on Friday August 28 at 10pm, for the introduction of Barbra’s new recording, in a very personal way.
Richard will fill the hour with “behind-the-scenes” information, exclusive video footage of Barbra and everything you want to know about the highly anticipated new album, produced by her longtime friend and fellow artist, Diana Krall. Buying the recording(s) on QVC will also bring opportunities not offered elsewhere.Read more »
AUGUST 12, 2009, 1:32 pm
(NEW YORK) - (August 12, 2009) - Barbra Streisand’s “STREISAND THE CONCERTS" DVD set has been accredited Gold and Platinum in the United States in its first two months of release, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) which also affirmed that the 3-disc Streisand package has achieved the highest sales for any music DVD during 2009. The super-selling set reigned for three weeks as a solid number one on the Billboard Top Music DVD chart as well having a multi-week run at #1 in the United Kingdom.Read more »
AUGUST 10, 2009, 1:06 pm
Barbra has recorded her first video interview for the upcoming Love Is The Answer album.
Click here to watch the interview (you'll need to scroll down): http://www.amazon.com/Love-Answer-Deluxe-Barbra-Streisand/dp/B002DYJAIO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1249918767&sr=1-1
AUGUST 8, 2009, 9:00 pm
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW EXHIBIT TO SAIL ABOARD CUNARD’S QUEEN MARY 2
LIVE AUCTION AT THE BEVERLY HILTON IN BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. ON OCTOBER 17th & 18th
Possessions to Span Her Life And CareerRead more »
AUGUST 6, 2009, 11:28 am
By SANDY COHEN (AP)
LOS ANGELES — Want to lounge in a wicker chair from Barbra Streisand's sunroom? Perhaps wear one of her designer dresses or tinkle the keys of her baby grand piano?
Your chance is coming in October, when Streisand will auction more than 400 personal items to benefit her charity.
"What good does it do in storage," the 67-year-old entertainer said. "Let someone else enjoy it. These things, they're not forever. We pass them on and reap the benefits for something important."Read more »
AUGUST 5, 2009, 6:27 pm
Barbra Streisand Celebrates Release of New Jazz-Flavored Album,
Love Is The Answer, With Rare Club Show
In what promises to be a once-in-a lifetime thrill for a hundred of her luckiest fans, Barbra Streisand will celebrate the release of Love Is The Answer---her new album of jazz standards and classics--- by singing a selection of these songs at New York’s legendary Village Vanguard, where she last performed in 1961 as the opening act for Miles Davis.Read more »
JUNE 22, 2009, 1:00 am
(June 22) Artist's First New Studio Collection Since 2005 Features Intimate Jazz Settings by Diana Krall & Arrangements by Johnny Mandel
Love Is The Answer Available Everywhere Tuesday, September 29
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JUNE 4, 2009, 1:00 am
(June 4) Read Barbra's statement on Judge Sotomayor here.
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