Primarily because husband prefers other gift wrap media: aluminum foil and paper sacks. But mostly aluminum foil, which he insists serves the additional purpose of shielding our brains from alien invaders. He’s no Grinch, that husband. I wanted to share a couple of particularly delectable aluminum-wrapped items he handed me on Christmas morning. Firstly:
These are [...]
Branded by A Little Tea or Something
I am a terrible patient and thus avoid doctor visits like plague. Plus. It is my firmly held belief that doctor appointments spawn more doctor appointments—and who has time for that? But I relented last week and saw an orthopedist after I took a spill on [...]
Balloon Dog by Jeff Koons at the Chateau de Versailles exhibition; photo, Ed Alcock for the NY Times
I meant to post about this a few days ago, when the picture above appeared on the cover of the NY Times Arts section; Kristen Sloan over at the Winger beat me to it. Drat. Of [...]
In the last few months I’ve gotten to know the work of Patricio Melo a little bit (at left). He is a soloist with Ballet de Santiago (Santiago, Chile), and a clearly gifted young dance photographer. Patricio is also a contributor at the Winger; if you go there and click on the word “posts” under [...]
Of the original posts awaiting reconstruction on my new blog, this one—London is Calling—is one of my favorites; I posted it on March 23, 2008:
(Photo: Paul Kolnik) While we’ve been on spring break, New York City Ballet has been in London. Thanks to the fabulous videographer, blogger, and former NYCB ballerina Kristin Sloan, we have a behind-the-scenes look [...]