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Season of the Jewish Book: Two Exhibits and One Personal Discovery
Sunday, October 21st, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
Totally by chance (although maybe somebody up there is watching), two exceptional exhibits focusing on collections of rare Hebraic and Jewish Books and Manuscripts are
Laura Dave’s The First Husband: Sometimes Love Gets Messy
Monday, May 21st, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Annie Adams loves the film Roman Holiday. “It was my comfort movie,” she says. “It was, quite simply, my comfort.” Unfortunately for Annie, every viewing
Downtown Galleries—Four Top Picks for May and June
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
by Tamara Moscowitz on Playing Around
Two contemporary artists in the decorative arts who invented techniques specific to the execution of their creations, another switched from fashion to art to mold
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
Coming Home
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
by Stacey Walz on Living Around
It is the afternoon of June 29, 2011 and I’m standing in my vacant German flat. The movers left just minutes earlier with our countless
Tryst—Smart, Wrenching, Whizz-Bang Entertainment
Friday, July 8th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Shocking (adj.) : 1. violent collision, impact, tremor. 2. sudden and disturbing effect on emotions… 3. surprise, trauma – The Oxford Dictionary. Tryst is a
Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
They made up an incredible musical trio—John D’Angelico, James D’Aquisto, and John Monteleone—but never won a Grammy. The guitars these luthiers created, however, found their way
A Villa Near Venice
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
by Jane Hope Fox on Living Around
One of the delicious pleasures of being a frequent traveler to Italy, is the opportunity to escape the well-beaten tourist trail and explore the quiet
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