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• People, Stop What You’re Doing and Listen to Lianne La...

  People, stop what you’re doing and listen to Lianne La Havas sing No Room for Doubt, and then pre-order her new album Is Your Love Big Enough on Itunes. If... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 CULTURE

• Anthony Bourdain & Me

  

  Anthony Bourdain has always meant a lot to me. We share a similar demeanor, despite the fact I’m a 32 year old female who has never been a professional cook. Bu... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Don’t Know Where I First Discovered Bertolt Brecht....

  

  I don’t know where I first discovered Bertolt Brecht. Wait, I do. It was at the Centres Pompidou at an exhibition of the life works of Nancy Spero a few years... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Colson Whitehead Top Ten Tips on Writing

  

  Colson Whitehead delivers his top ten tips on writing in the New York Times today. You can read the full list here but my favorite is this one: Rule No. 9:... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bringing up Bebe

  

  Not having children, I have an unearned and slightly bias view of this book. But first of all, I LOVED it. I was intrigued by the cross-cultural study, as I’m... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Few Weeks Ago, Chris Found Himself in the Familiar Position Of...

  [Flash 10 is required to watch video.]A few weeks ago, Chris found himself in the familiar position of waiting for me outside of a shop in Paris. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 CULTURE

• Alex Katz

  

  I think of Alex Katz when I think of the hippest, and newest in a string of downtown hotels. I think of him when I think of post modernism, even though he’s... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• “You Are Still Young. Free.. Do Yourself a Favor. Before...

  

  “You are still young. free.. do yourself a favor. before it’s too late, without thinking too much about it first, pack a pillow and a blanket and see as much... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 CULTURE

• South of France. April 2012

  

  South of France. April 2012 Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 CULTURE

• 27 Secrets to Writing Like Hemingway

  

  teachingliteracy: amandaonwriting: 27 Secrets to Writing like Hemingway “There is nothing to writing” he wrote. “All you do is sit down at a typewriter and... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jhumpa Lahiri's "Unaccustomed Earth"

  

  One of my favorite authors, Jhumpa Lahiri, writes of the immigrant experience from Indian couples as they forge livelihoods and new generations in America. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Klimt Was One of the Crown Kings of Vienna’s Secession...

  

  Klimt was one of the crown kings of Vienna’s Secession period in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. He is the Austrian answer to Lautrec, with portraits of more... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 CULTURE

• Is There a Song More Perfect? It’s of Another Era, With...

  Is there a song more perfect? It’s of another era, with the complex harmony and Dan Auerbach’s impressive vocals. This is real, lasting, original,... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 CULTURE

• Ed Burns

  

  I’ve loved Ed Burns since the Brothers McMullan. He’s still the same rugged, Queens native, tellmeaboutit white guy from fifteen years ago, except now he’s... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Toulouse Lautrec

  

  is one of my favorite artists. It would be impossible for me to choose his best pieces, but here are two stand outs. The colors represent that incredible... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• More Favorite Realistic On-screen Couples

  

  More favorite on-screen couples chosen for their realistic, intelligent stories of relationships. Patrick Wilson and Claire Danes from Evening. What. a. cast.... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Forever War, by Dexter Filkins

  

  Dexter Filkins jumped ship at the New York Times last year, and is now reporting for the New Yorker from Turkey. I have to imagine he got a pretty good offer... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Slovenia

  

  is a small, underrated country on the travel circuit where you can be winding deep through the old WWI Red Ambulance route in the Julian Alps one minute, and... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Brandenburg Gate at Dusk

  

  . Berlin isn’t necessarily a beautiful city, but its a living testament to 20th century history. Its what a “new” city looks like after its been ravaged by... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• HBO’s The Newsroom: Why So Cheesy?

  

  HBO’s newest dramedy The Newsroom opens with an incredible bang reminiscent of many a Bill Maher soliloquy from Real Time.  An alleged party-less news anchor... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO