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Three New Exhibitions at the Met
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
This Spring, New York’s venerable institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is offering us an array of goodies – in addition to Schaparelli/Prada — to
Springtime in Tokyo: Cherry Blossoms, Fashion, A Small Quake and, Finally, Signs of Recovery
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
by Claire McCurdy on Living Around
Did he do it on purpose, to lift people’s spirits? Issey Miyake’s Spring 2012 “Pleats Please!” collection was fun, bright, playful, and delightful. Color palette:
Bob Dylan: The Asian Series at the Gagosian Gallery
Monday, September 26th, 2011
by Claire McCurdy on Playing Around
Bob Dylan, one of the reigning, and enduring, stars in my musical firmament, a true culture hero, is considered not only by me to be
Your Presence Is Required
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
by Sarah Markel on Living Around
Ever put your key in the door and realize you cannot recall a single detail about the commute home? It is easy to slip into
The Emperor’s Private Paradise:
Treasures From The Forbidden City
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
Plum Blossom Panel When I visited The Forbidden City, over 20 years ago, large sections of the grounds were out-of-bounds because, due to civil war
Marching to Save Mother Earth
Monday, January 24th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Curl up the bedrock/Undo the lovelock/Fasten your beat to your feet and go…Westward ho. Think of Oz as a Nevada Nuclear Test Site. Anti-hero, Kelly
The Best Gift—Giving to Others
Sunday, November 28th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Recently, I saw a college production of Swimming in the Shallows, Adam Bock’s smart, thought-provoking play about three couples who encounter obstacles on the way
Orlando Bloom on Dyslexia
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
by Aimee Garn on Living Around
The actor Orlando Bloom has starred in four of the ten top-grossing movies of the past decade, which include films in The Lord of the
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