When I was little, the only reference book we had in the house besides a dictionary, thesaurus, and atlas was the World Book Encyclopedia for children, an official-looking set bound in blue. On rainy and/or boring days I would flip … Continue reading →
…back in 2003 when acturess Lara Flynn Boyle wore it. But some looks are simply timeless, and so I’m moved to share it with you: Why, oh why, oh why, do so many beautiful women celebrities (or celebrity-seekers) try so … Continue reading →
More Rescue 911. Old, but still very topical:
Continue reading →But still, the kid’s impressive, if only as a music expressor:
Continue reading →Actor and world celebrity, twice husband of Liz Taylor, Richard Burton was also a prolific diarist. His diaries were published this past fall, and I recently got the book out of the library. It makes for interesting intermittent (or intermittently … Continue reading →
Several years ago I read the first third of Allan Bloom’s great work The Closing of the American Mind. The other day I picked it up where I had left off, and was struck simultaneously by how relevant it still … Continue reading →
Here’s what Fernandez has to say about that Seidman op-ed (the one I previously wrote about here): The United States was founded on an extraordinary wager upon the nature of the human spirit; predicated on the belief that men valued … Continue reading →
…in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy: The Milky Way contains at least 100 billion planets, or enough to have one for each of its stars, and many of them are likely to be capable … Continue reading →
In my recent stroll down the memory lane of Dance Crazes of My Youth, I came across this one, known as the Mashed Potato. Which started a long time ago. I never could do this particular dance. Maybe the problem … Continue reading →
There’s something about 2013 that doesn’t fall trippingly off the tongue. A friend pointed out that it’s the first year since 1987 that doesn’t have a double digit in it. Perhaps that’s it. Or perhaps it’s that 13. Whatever. Let’s … Continue reading →
“Dances At a Gathering” is a ballet choreographed in 1969 by Jerome Robbins for the New York City Ballet. I saw it about five times with the original never-to-be-equaled cast, and it’s one of my favorite ballets ever. I haven’t … Continue reading →
If you enjoyed yesterday’s thread about Morsi/Mamet, you might like this site. Instead of celebrities who look like each other, it features non-celebrities who send in their photos because they think they look like a particular celebrity. Some really really … Continue reading →