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• Favorite Song Friday: the Ballad of Lucy Jordan

  

  Flipping through my iTunes the other day I came across this oldie but goodie from Marianne Faithfull, "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan." Her album, Broken English, wa... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback Game of Thrones Thursday

  

  The show runners of Game of Thrones, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, have caught up to the books. Some scenes from George R. R. Martin's A Dance with Dragons... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• This is What Happens When You Binge-watch

  

  I've been re-watching Game of Thrones, building up to the new season starting again on Sunday. The show is so intricate. Even when you know what's coming,... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

  

  It's not summer yet, but whenever I hear oldies but goodies like this one on the radio I can't help but think of the summertime ... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• i Tried — i Really Tried ...

  

  I've been trying to get rid of chemicals in our lives - both in the refrigerator and in the medicine cabinet. I've always liked to play with my hair color, so... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: Middle of the Road

  

  I have always like Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, a true, kick-ass rock star. I've always liked this song, "Middle of the Road," too, but it seems to have... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: Trouble

  

  "Trouble" is a new song from Iggy Azalea featuring Jennifer Hudson. After hearing it, you might think it should be credited the other way around ... Pin It... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback Thursday: Old New York Family Photos

  

  Listening to the Bowery Boys podcasts of Old New York has made me wonder what life in the city must have been like for some of my ancestors, who came here from... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Careful Where You Step

  

  The man o' war jellyfish have been everywhere, all over our beach lately. I have gotten some minor stings on my feet, on the tops of my toes, but that hasn't... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• i Love the Bowery Boys

  

  No not these guys, although I grew up watching them and like them too. These guys. Greg Young and Tom Meyers (from Warby Parker) I am addicted to their podcasts... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lovejoy, Series 4: up to His Old Tricks

  

  Lovejoy (Ian McShane) has always walked a fine line between legitimate and slightly shady deals - such seems to be the nature of the antiques trade. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: off to the Races

  

  I've been listening to Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence on long-ish car rides. I love it so much. It's got a great mix of retro and what's happening right now. Her... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Playing with Collage

  

  While the kid worked on a large-scale mural at the museum last week, I had some fun making some smaller-scale collages. It feels good to be making visual art an... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• All Artists Have to Start Somewhere ...

  

  Our local museum has a great Thursday night program that includes tours, music, lectures and other events. But the activity I like the best is usually some... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Story of Women and Art

  

  Art historian and host Amanda Vickery (professor of early modern history at Queen Mary University of London) poses a question at the start of her series The... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: Michelle Pfeiffer as the Zeitgeist

  

  Vance Joy in "Riptide" and Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars in "Uptown Funk" are praising and celebrating the lovely actress Michelle Pfeiffer in each of their curren... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Decline of Western Civilization as We Know It

  

  Are these signs of the apocalypse? Maybe not, but things have popped up on my pop culture radar lately that made me wonder what the heck are people thinking... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: Bills

  

  I love the retro sound of this song, "bills," by LunchMoney Lewis. Gamal "LunchMoney" Lewis, image from 2 Paragraphs I got BILLS I gotta pay So I'ma go work wor... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lovejoy is Looking for Love in Series 3 ...

  

  The the second season of Lovejoy, the last time we saw the irascible but ever-charming antiques dealer played by Ian McShane, he was swindling (for a good cause... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Presidents' Day

  

  "Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION