All hail the Queen ...

Helen Mirren, still getting it done at age 62, doing a brief but cute interview on the Today show this morning to promote her photo-filled memoir, In the Frame:



I would have had her appearance on Letterman last night if the cable hadn't gone out for the exact span of her interview. Bother.

Age is just a number ...

There are many reasons for a lot of us, myself included, to feel old and even over the hill. Well, here's something to ease the pain of the advancing years and maybe even give out some hope. Because today is the 60th birthday of Bernadette Peters, one of the most beautiful and beguiling women ever to lighten the Broadway stage. And this, my friends, is what 60 can look like these days (click for a larger version) ...



If that doesn't make your day, not much will. Well, maybe chocolate and marshmallows. S'mores - s'mores for everything! Bernadette gets a double order.