Amy Flinn, one of my readers left this tremendously moving comment to my post on the quilters...
The Arts
Housetop with florals (2002) (credit: Quiltsofgeesbend.com) PBS will air a documentary, The Quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend, about...
Andrew Wyeth, Winter Farm Scene A few years ago, I read a wonderful column by the New...
When the Seattle Model Railroad Show comes to the Pacific Science Center each year, it’s a must...
A zochen vay! (“What a pain!) That’s what Barbara Davilman and Ellis Weiner might’ve said when they...
UPDATE: After writing this post, Clotilde Luce, a former resident of Jackling House, started an organization, Uphold...
Maurice Sendak and Tony Kushner have done a marvelous job of recreating the magic that is Brundibar...
Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman have authored Yiddish With Dick and Jane, a sly and clever sendup...
You know the old saw from the music industry: filesharing is a dirty nasty habit; it’s stealing...
My friend Michael Furmanovsky was born in Zimbabwe and raised there and in England. But his great...
In 1998, when Janis and I were about to get married, she noticed a wonderful jewelry store...
Today is Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. Tomorrow as well. The liturgy for the second day...
