Evers since she was discovered by Twin Peaks director David Lynch in 1984, Alicia Witt has been building an enviable career for herself in Hollywood. The 25 year-old actress has played the precocious teen-age daughter of television’s Cybill, a singing prodigy opposite Richard Dreyfus in Mr. Holland’s Opus, a porn-star in search of Hollywood fame […]
Sean Maher Is A Cat Person
Wall Street financier Carl Icahn is famed for prescribing dogs for those on the Street looking for a friend. For those who aren’t Wall Street wizards, but play on them on television, cats are a viable option as well. Actor Sean Maher, the hot young star of Fox’s new series, The Street, adopted Nicholas and […]
Sophie B. Hawkins: In Tune With Animals
The multi-talented recording artist, Sophie B. Hawkins’ greatest dream is, “that all people who love animals consistently share their wisdom so humanity can make a leap in consciousness.” Like many people who have been profoundly affected by the presence of pets in their lives, Sophie B. Hawkins’ transformation occurred five years ago when she […]
And At The Begining There Was Samnang
In mid-summer of 1995, a young man who was working as a security guard at our (then) home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, returned from a short trip to his homeland in Stung Treng. With him he brought an infant gibbon that he claimed to have bought from the man who had captured it. He said that since my wife, Mieko […]
How to Kiss a Dolphin… and other romantic thoughts
I flash back to my favorite TV show when I was ten. Nothing could get me home before dark, except Mom calling out the front door: “Sharon, Flipper is on TV.” I never missed a show for 5 years, and always fantasized that someday Flipper would save me from drowning in a ten-story tsunami. So […]
Abercrombie & Kent: Taking the Lead in Wildlife Preservation
The Abercrombie & Kent group of companies are fully committed to responsible travel that conserves the natural environment and sustains the well being of local inhabitants. Through the Abercrombie & Kent Global Foundation (A&KGF), the A&K group addresses the issues raised by non-sustainable use and loss of habitat and the need for education regarding natural […]