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A Weaver of Wearable Art
Friday, September 9th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
W. John Jameson III was first attracted to textiles at summer camp in his pre-teens when macramé was big. Remember macramé? Commissions for plant holders
Woman Around Town: Amanda Foreman—
British View of the Civil War
Monday, July 11th, 2011
by Robin Weaver on Woman Around Town
This year as we mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, there’s no better place to get a fresh perspective
Park Hyatt’s Masters of Food and Wine in June
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
by Martha Kepner on Dining Around
If you are like me, you are already starting to plan your summer weekends. And one weekend you won’t want to miss is the Park
Women With Guts
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Steel Magnolias have nothing on the guts, tenacity, physical hardships, can-do attitudes and indelible values of the Hillbilly Women currently represented on stage at Arclight
Believing is Everything
Friday, October 29th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
In 1952, The King & I, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Paint Your Wagon, Summer and Smoke, and Gigi (starring 22 year-old Audrey Hepburn) opened on Broadway.
Life As We Know It – Poopy Baby Plus Love
Friday, October 8th, 2010
by Abby Cañeda on Playing Around
Think of the worst first date you ever had. Maybe he showed up an hour late without dinner reservations, and then lined up a post-date
Love, Life and Death in Modern Times—So Much for That
Sunday, April 11th, 2010
by Tamara Moscowitz on Living Around
American-born Lionel Shriver has been an inadvertent traveler, who, after a six-month bike tour of Western Europe followed by another six month stint in Israel
The Amazing Staying Power of Kathryn Stockett’s The Help
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Kathryn Stockett’s The Help, a novel about the pre-Civil Rights South, has dominated the bestseller lists for a year. The story’s protagonist, Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan,
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