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• Throwback Thursday: Cbgb

  

  If you never were quite sure what the initials on the awning of downtown rock mecca CBGB meant, the film CBGB answers that question. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Room 237 — Wheels Within Wheels

  

  The documentary Room 237, dealing with possible hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film The Shining is sure to be fun for conspiracy theorists and film... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tim's Vermeer

  

  Tim Jenison is a Renaissance man. An inventor, and engineer, he has a questing, questioning mind. Tim's Vermeer, a documentary film by Penn and Teller, follows... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: Fourfiveseconds

  

  "... All of my kindness Is taken for weakness ..." The first single to be released from Rihanna's upcoming LP has been released. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our Angel

  

  Our dachshund Angel had an episode last week that made her feel sick and has affected her balance. She has been on the mend, but is still feeling and walking a... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Moulin Rouge

  

  I introduced the kid to Moulin Rouge and she loved it. She was already a big Ewan McGregor fan (chip off the old block, of course) and was also happy to see... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tilda Swinton and We Need to Talk About Kevin

  

  Tilda Swinton is a wonderful actress. In We Need to Talk About Kevin she is amazing. A harrowing film, as much a horror movie as an emotional study, it follows... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: Style

  

  The kid loves Taylor Swift, and as pop princesses go, she is definitely one of the best. Her latest album 89 has been topping the charts for weeks, the only... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback Thursday: College Collage

  

  Some friends on Facebook have been posting old art school pictures. It's great seeing everyone again, and also some of the great art everyone did. I dug up a fe... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Two Very Different Takes on Traveling

  

  I watched two very different movies that have travel as a theme, lately, The Darjeeling Limited and Non-Stop. Both were entertaining, engaging, and very, very... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Birds

  

  During the week I try to fit in a walk on the beach after I drop the kid off at school. I can't be sure, but a few of the gulls seem to be treating me like a... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Johnny Depp's Mortdecai ...

  

  1. Sure has bugged a lot of people. 2. Didn't do his usual huge box office. 3. Is another one of his "eccentric" characters. 4. Was dumped in the late January... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: Vinyl Makes a Reappearance

  

  Going through a closet the other day I found some old 78 records of my mom's and probably her mom's. Most of them are recordings of historic events, like... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback Thursday: Morning Stroll

  

  When we first moved down here four years ago I was walking everywhere after dropping the kid to school. I need to get back in the habit, as you can see some... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bewitching Stitching

  

  I recently came across The Embroiderers' Guild of Victoria's Facebook page. So many gorgeous images. My grandmother taught me how to sew and embroider when I wa... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: an Unlikely Hit

  

  In the popular young adult movie franchise Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen, a reluctant symbol of a revolution. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback Thursday: Why Marilyn Monroe ('s Size) Still Matters

  

  Her is one of my most popular posts, originally published in 2012. A recent Slate article by Simon Doonan on Marilyn Monroe, "Marilyn Monroe’s Two Secrets,"... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

  

  The kid and I just watched this the other day and it never gets old. What other film can boast so many wonderful, funny, fun people? Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: Ms. Jackson

  

  Today's song is a bit of a throwback, too. I guess the local Miami DJ and I like Outkast and André 3000, as it has been on fairly frequent airplay around these... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback Thursday - Grand-mère

  

  Monday, January 5, was my grandmother's birthday. I owe her a lot. I live in her home now, and it is filled with many beautiful things she collected over the... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION