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 …
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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 …
Burger King created a buzz. Sadly, their offering turned out to be more UH-OH than Taco!
Jacob and I love tacos. From local fast food joints to top-shelf restaurants across the U.S., to street tacos sold …
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 …
The Lavender Scare: Documentary details results of Pres. Eisenhower’s Executive Order 10450.
Most Americans of a certain age are familiar with the Red Scare of the ’50s and Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s …
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards® will air on CBS, June 9th. Here’s your printable ballot. Cheers!
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards® will be held on June 9, 2019, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2018–19 …
Need a last-minute Mother’s Day gift for a mom who loves New York? This will knock her socks off.
Each year in hundreds of thousands of tulips and daffodils bloom in Central Park. And each year, they bring joy …
At NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 9 through September 8 — CAMP: Notes on Fashion.
What do John Waters’ movies, Cher’s stage shows, and Dame Edna Everage’s comedy all have in common? Camp. Camp, as …
REVOLVER Gallery in West Hollywood has released its 2019 Andy Warhol Market Report. It’s impressive.
“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art, and working is art, and …
31,000 Stop & Shop workers went on strike in 45 minutes. Deli manager, Kristen Johnson, shares why.
It’s no secret that the current administration would like to shut down all trade unions. This morning, I received an …
For Broadway fans: An Easter Bonnet Competition with song, dance, stars, silliness—and it’s all for good.
Imagine a Broadway musical that opens with a production number. Happens all the time, you say? How about a production …
Wire sculptures draw attention to UK’s homeless youth through the new #NOWYOUSEEME campaign.
In the UK last year, 103,000 16-25 year-olds asked their local authority for help because they were homeless or at …
Film: Amazing Grace. Aretha Franklin & choir at Watts’ New Bethel Baptist Church, 1972.
Last week I posted the trailer for the documentary, Amazing Grace, without comment because the power of the content speaks volumes …
Meet the late Hilma af Klint. The New York Times calls her work “jaw dropping, staggering.”
Hilma af Klint was born in Stockholm in 1862. Af Klint started to create radically abstract paintings in 1906—years before Vasily …
Love a parade? This year you can watch New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade online. Here’s how.
Truth be told, I’ve a wee bit of the Irish in me. And, from time to time, I love pint …