Lisa Bernhard

Articles

2008-11-15T17:32:00.072-05:00

• NYT story on Hockey Moms, who've schlepped to the rink for their kids, only to be swept off their feet and onto the ice by the thrill of the sport, and the therapy of it, too.
• Self magazine story on the alarming lack of info given breast cancer patients about reconstruction, with my experience as a 29-year-old patient.
• NYT ad column on the enigmatic game show network , GSN—where Jerry Springer and Gene Rayburn mingle and online games score.
• Glee welcomes icon Carol Burnett, who dishes on Betty White, Facebook & her odds of appearing on Dancing with the Stars: "You might see me getting root canal first."
• Comedian Wanda Sykes on pole dancing, Patrón Silver and "greening" the porn industry. (And defending "white guys" Leno and Letterman, too.)
• John Ritter's wife, actress Amy Yasbeck, opens up about John's misdiagnosis—and how a simple MRI may have saved his life.
• Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss on finding Peggy's voice, (now ex) paramour Fred Armisen (of SNL) and witnessing a Broadway scandal.

Television Reporting

2008-11-15T17:31:00.008-05:00

Here's my reel. There's silly (Britney and Paris share stockings!), serious (9/11-themed documentaries), sad (James Brown's memorial service) and celebratory (New Year's Eve in Times Square!). Plus, Viacom/Paramount chief Sumner Redstone (he's the old guy) on dissing Tom Cruise, and Rosie O'Donnell on panty-less stars (well, not on them, but, you know...).

Weekly Web cast: The Stupid Cancer Show

2008-11-15T16:27:00.006-05:00

Progressive. Disruptive. Unapologetic. Chemo-tastic! Join cohost Matthew Zachary and me for The Stupid Cancer Show live Mondays@8PM/ET.
The voice of young adult survivors. Episodes also available on iTunes.

More print clips

2008-11-14T17:16:00.034-05:00

• Exclusive: Ellen Degeneres on Simon, Howard Stern, Oprah, Portia, Twitter—and her critical say behind the scenes of Idol.
• NY Times piece on Crystal Chappell, one-half of the Guiding Light same-sex couple known as "Otalia," whose savvy use of social media helped launch her "Otalia"-inspired Web series, Venice.
• The Mentalist is a hit, but who can see into its future? The show's creator on why prime time television is a "sausage factory" and TV psychics are fakes.
• From the White House to the dog house, the creator of the reality series Greatest American Dog is an unlikely master. Woof.
• Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney learn why Founding Father John Adams wasn't just "the boring guy" in HBO's miniseries John Adams.

Web Video

2008-11-14T17:15:00.017-05:00

Video I wrote, produced & hosted for Self.com on a conference for young women affected by breast cancer.

Books

2008-11-11T20:01:00.001-05:00

"Becoming Myself: Reflections on Growing Up Female" (Hyperion, 2006) is a collection of personal essays by actors and writers — including J.K. Rowling, Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, Maya Angelou, and, um, me — recalling significant memories of growing up female. Compiled by Willa Shalit, producer of The Vagina Monologues and co-founder of V-Day. Read my chapter or buy the book.

More print: Exclusive interviews, profiles, etc.

2008-01-22T20:04:00.021-05:00

Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney,
Ellen Degeneres, Christopher Reeve,
Aaron Spelling, Bill Cosby, River Phoenix,
Richie Sambora, John Ritter and more...