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You, Nero: A Farce With Bite
Monday, December 12th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
A well known observation has it that comedy is a tragedy that happens to someone else. When a clown sits in a collapsing chair, our
Aurelio Zen—The Italian Detective in Armani
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
It turns out that British TV executives are just as boneheaded and shortsighted as their American counterparts. Programmers at ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox are
Woman Around Town: Robin Wright—Fearless Historian
Monday, June 27th, 2011
by Robin Weaver on Woman Around Town
Robin Wright has reported from more than a 140 countries on six continents for such prestigious publications as the Los Angeles Times, The Sunday Times
Buck House: Design Lab with Flair and Endless Possibilities
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
by Stephanie Russell-Kraft on Shopping Around
At Buck House, a tiny Upper East Side boutique featuring a unique collection of antique furniture and art, this year’s Indian Summer came early—in May,
Russian Love and Misalliance
Sunday, May 16th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Raisa Pavlovna (Dianne Wiest) is a rich widow in her fifties (a matron at the time of original writing) with the subjugated romantic flutterings of
All Roads Lead to Rome—Even on Valentine’s Day!
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
by Woman Around Town on Living Around
By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich This year, Valentine’s Day falls on a Sunday, and I’ll be celebrating it with my kids and grandkids “Roman style”. After
You Can Be the Queen of Hearts
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
by Merry Sheils on Dining Around
Valentine’s Day, that day for lovers, looms in just a fortnight, and walking across Central Park last week in the full moonlight made me all
All Roads Lead to Wolf Hall
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
by Robin Weaver on Living Around
Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel, takes a well-known historical event and gives it a fresh and original perspective. Covering the period from
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