April 20th, 2017
After last’s year plethora of events for the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death, a more modest calendar follows this year for the 453rd anniversary of his birth.
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March 31st, 2017
Just when we thought the craziness of the world was leveling out, Crayola announced that one of its longtime crayons, dandelion, will be retired. This revelation comes on the heels of Monopoly’s replacement of the thimble, the boot and the wheelbarrow tokens. The world, indeed, has gone mad.
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February 27th, 2017
My first sentence for this Oscar review began like this:
The 89th Academy Awards may not be remembered as particularly unique. Justin Timberlake’s knockout opening set the bar high, but the energy left the room quickly.
Check that. What happened at approximately 12:15am was an Oscar first.
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February 20th, 2017
This year was a fine year for film, as was 2015. Not only were independent and documentary films leading with great work, but people of all colors and genders were represented in the mix. Let us hope that this diversity of writers, actors, directors, cinematographers, etc., continues and becomes an integral part of the filmmaking community.
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February 7th, 2017
A weekend visit to The Lowline Lab was the perfect pick-me-up from the dreary mid-winter.
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February 3rd, 2017
Like last year’s post, books are still a forever gift – and much easier on the figure than chocolates. This year’s crop of books spans high art titles to more popular works of culture and science.
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January 21st, 2017
Hundreds of thousands of women, men and children of all colors, ages, and creeds marched on 42 Street turning north onto Fifth Avenue on Saturday, 21 january 2017, in solidarity with groups in DC, across the country, and around the world. It was a beautiful thing.
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January 21st, 2017
Listen up: The day has arrived, 21 january 2017. Many of us are taking to the streets in New York City, Washington DC, across the country and around the world in solidarity.
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January 19th, 2017
December 30th, 2016
The opening paragraph of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities (written in 1859) may never have felt more current.
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