Cliché corner
By
Suzan Revah
Suzan Revah is a former AJR associate editor.
"The diva of decorating [hostess supreme Martha Stewart] is apparently unhappy with her take from the shows and publications she brings to millions." ( Des Moines Register ) " 'It's natural for women's bellies to protrude,' says Christine Baranski, the dressing room diva on TV's 'Cybill.' " ( Tampa Tribune ) "But our diet diva Jenny Craig apparently snagged Jackie [Onassis'] 5.4-carat pear-shaped diamond ring last week at Sotheby's.." ( San Diego Union-Tribune ) "..writer Mary Jacoby..provided an eye-catching window on the snooty thoughts and ways of [Sally] Quinn, a diva on the Washington party scene and wife of former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee." ( Washington Times ) "The real question in this politically expedient fantasy is whether [Sharon] Stone can do death-row acting. And, in her fierce-prison-diva way, she can."
( Entertainment Weekly ) from more than 300 references to divas, some of
them actual opera divas, during the month of May ###
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