Oscar Post Mortem
The collaborative selfie (thanks to über hunk Bradley Cooper) was a delightful moment amongst rather predictable turns on the stage. Harrison Ford will probably not be asked back. Nor will poor Kim Novak. Alfonso Cuaron was an elegant recipient of the Best Director...
Hearts @ Hallcrest – Valentine’s Tastefest
Valentine's at Hallcrest Winery Friday, February 14 through Sunday, February 16, 1 – 5pm Celebrate Valentine’s Day at historic Hallcrest Winery with a candlelit tasting of exceptional Pinot Noirs along with cheese, homemade chocolate desserts and beautiful music....
The Unbearable Lightness of ….
Gravity is just a theory, one of those soundbytes physicists like to brandish in order to explain the properties of energy and matter. It's also the title of a web of visual sorcery woven by director Alfonso Cuarón, whose two-person space odyssey Gravity took me...
the Unbearable Nothingness of …
Having finished my popcorn, I had no more excuse for staying in my seat. So I walked out after about 50 minutes of this exercise in conceptual vacuity. "Unwatchable" comes to mind as I ponder what aberration of judgment caused the Motion Picture Academy to nominate...
Sones Zinfandel 2010
You're about to launch into a plate of luscious pasta, with Italian sausage and marinara. So you crave the exact right red wine, and you crave it now! Winemaker Michael Sones has made the wine you need. Sones Zinfandel Central Coast 2010 is everything a zin should be....
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.