Gone Girl
Director David Fincher has done some competent, stylish B movies in the past, e.g. Zodiac, The Social Network, and I guess you could call his latest, Gone Girl, a competent, stylish B movie. I went to see the film because as a writer I was curious about the plotting...
So Long to the Woman Who Reinvented “Fearless”
Joan Rivers - wow - how many times did I use her "Can we talk?" line when I was a smart aleck kid? A brilliant, genuinely funny trailblazer who definitely did it her way. Admit it, the world is a less edgy, less honest place without Joan's witchy tongue and spot-on...
First Friday – Art Research Office @ Sentinel Printers
Lohengrin Without Clichés
Would you travel 7000 miles to watch a stage full of pink and white mice singing the Wedding March from Lohengrin? Well I did, and my reward—in addition to hearing sumptuous music performed in an acoustically perfect hall—was watching the reigning Lohengrin...
Venetian Jewelry Trunk Show – Sun, Aug 17
I own two of the sensational, one-of-a-kind necklaces made by Dale Levy. From unique glass beads made on the Murano, near Venice, this designer crafts wearable art so luscious you will probably do as I did last time she was in town. Want some. Buy some. Stop by Levy's...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.