Just another day in Manhattan: A bank robbery, some penny candy, the FBI, and a dog day afternoon.
New York. As the summer dragged on, each day seemed a bit more oppressive than the one before. As the …
There’s taco night and pizza night and wine-and-cheese night…and then on Sunday—Big Meat Night.
Photos of food are tricky. Black and white images of food are trickier. I think this one translated well from …
Actress Eve Plumb—Jan on The Bradey Bunch—has become quite an accomplished artist.
I’m a big fan of film noir. And, I a big fan of Eve Plumb’s film noir series of paintings—her …
Is it too soon for more royalty-free, use-as-you-like photos from the Library of Congress? Certainly not.
Last month, I shared information about the Library of Congress’ Free to Use and Reuse program, and it seemed to …
University of Chicago Press offers you 12 free eBooks per year. No strings at all, just some great reads.
I first shared this tip about 5 years ago. It’s a valuable one for readers and learners and worth repeating: …
A film treasure came to me today by way of a message from a new Twitter friend, Laurence Fuller.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.” In less than 19 minutes, Echoes of You, an …
Sadly, the Paris Theatre has closed for business. I fell head-over-heels in love with Maggie Smith there.
I clicked on Gothamist this morning and was first startled and then saddened to learn that after 71 years, New …
Looking for photos that are copyright free—available to use and reuse? Don’t overlook loc.gov.
The Library of Congress (LOC) is a treasure trove of images. And many are available for you to download in …
Asked the forbidden question, Janis stared at me with dagger eyes, rose, and projectile vomited on me.
Less than a year after I met Janis Joplin, she was dead. Fifty years ago, I was an ambitious, plucky …
Cuban-born American artist Carmen Herrera, “I never met a straight line I did not like.”
At age 104. Carmen Herrera says, “I waited for my bus for 94 years.” She’s referring to the saying, “if …
I think that I shall never see a form as lovely as is thee. My favorite tree in all of New York City.
With apologies and all due respect to the poet, Joyce Kilmer, all trees are not equally created. In the southwest …
We’re parents again. We’ve adopted our third pair of bonded kittens. Meet brothers, Buster and Lou.
A few weeks ago, Jacob and I decided we’d been kittenless for far too long. Old age stole the loves …
A Burger King press release created a world of buzz. Sadly, their TACO turned out to be an UH-OH!
Jacob and I love tacos. From local fast food joints to top-shelf restaurants across the U.S., to street tacos sold …
It’s graduation season. Here’s sage advice—midcentury style—for the ambitious young man in the family.
So, Mr. Wiley, the hiring manager says: “How can a man expect to improve on a job if he won’t …
A moody Monday morning through a rain-spotted window. Baltimore, Inner Harbor.
I was at my desk this morning, tuned in to a long conference call. When I stood up to stretch, …
A new musical is coming to off-Broadway during PRIDE Month: With a title like this, it’s bound to be fun.
Camp Morning Wood is billed as Rocky Horror meets Naked Boys Singing. Directed by Marc Eardley and choreographed by Ian Coulter-Buford and Jay Falzone, …
Baltimore’s Little Italy: One thing you need to know about the Festival of St. Anthony.
Sure, at Little Italy’s annual festival honoring St. Anthony there are stacks of fresh, hot calzone and trays of delicious …
