August 2005


Feature
The View’s Meredith Viera dishes on a very personal “Hot Topic”: herself.

She may be a renowned, Emmy award-winning journalist (60 Minutes, Turning Point, West 57th Street), talk show host (The View) and game show host (the daytime version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire), but Meredith Viera is as down-to-earth as they come. She’s seen her husband, veteran television producer Richard Cohen, through his battle with multiple sclerosis, as he chronicled it in the New York Times and more recently in the book, Blindsided. She is a child advocate with three kids of her own (Ben, 16; Gabe, 14; and Lily, 12), and when it comes to “Hot Topics,” Viera just loves to shoot from the hip. She is honest, straightforward and humble, qualities you don’t often find in Emmy award-winning celebrities. But, even with all the quirks and foibles of her job and family, she recently spoke to Long Island Woman about why she wouldn’t change a thing.

Fitness
Pilates, Yoga, Yogalates- Whatever your fitness level of your choice is, consider joining a group fitness class to rev up your workout.

No matter what kind of exercise you do, it’s time to shake things up, throw your body a curve ball and change your routine. Stuck in a rut with those last few pounds? Change the stimulus and watch your body change along with it.

FYI
Is your favorite color among the top colors preferred by women in 2005? Are you interested in finding stylish shoes that are animal-friendly? Love wine enough to check out a new wine magazine dedicated to women? In need of the perfect recipe? Check out this month’s FYI.

Relationships
Scientific reasoning now supports your need to get together with the girls.

The candles are lit, the wine is poured, the mandatory chocolate dessert is standing by- this is, however, not a long-awaited night of romance for Mom and Dad but, rather, the scene for a fathering of mom friends for a monthly Bunco night.

Stage
Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Marsha Mason takes on a challenging new role in Steel Magnolias, but not before speaking with Long Island Woman about the “regular jobs” and former roles that brought her to today.

Spend five minutes with Marsha Mason, one of the most soft-spoken, patient actresses in New York, and you’d never guess that she’s getting enormous laughs each night at the Lyceum Theatre for her role as the most grumpy and sarcastic of the six women in Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias. As Ouiser, Mason has perfected the scowl and sullen veneer that Shirley MacLaine made famous in Herb Ross’ 1989 film. “I keep thinking, ‘Oh my god, I’ll have to get botox after this show is over!’” laughs Mason. “I’m starting to permanently get those furrowed brows and the downward-turned lips. I have to smile during the day so I can work those facial muscles.”

Support Groups
An extensive listing of Long Island area support groups primarily geared toward women.

Happenings
Consult our extensive guide to what’s new and interesting in the arts, education and more this month on the Island.

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