Confessions Of A Spelling Bee Pronouncer

Every March, I get an email from Joan Lanigan at City Hall: The Binder has arrived. The Spelling Bee words are in The Binder. I need The Binder because I’m the Pronouncer.  And so, my annual participation in the Boston Citywide Spelling Bee begins with a bit of spycraft—not the Tom-Cruise-scales-the-Burj-Khalifa type, more the George-Smiley-hands-you-a-file … Read more

Tori Spelling and Carmen Electra Bugged Telephones to Catch Dishonest Boyfriends

Spelling remembers the surprising discovery she and Carmen made whereas speaking about listening units with RHOSLC’s Britani Bateman — who’s been embroiled in her personal “spy” drama on the present, teasing if it comes again in Season 6. What’s up with all of those dishonest males? That is what Tori Spelling and Carmen Electra had … Read more