Reading and Roaming
VIEWING Still (Apple TV+) This documentary about Michael J. Fox is ultimately a testament to one man’s steadfastness in the face of illness. Michael J. Fox was a hot young TV star in the 1970’s who then branched out to movies. He was funny, brash, and always in motion. It seemed the world was his oyster, until. As many know, …
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I always have ambitious goals for my summer reading and this year is no exception. I create a list and aim to read as many of the titles as possible. I usually fall short. I get sidetracked by other appealing works or find a particular book not engaging (I allow at least 50 pages before I retreat). Or somehow …
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TREES IN ART Van Gogh’s Cypresses (Metropolitan Museum of Art) The last exhibit we visited in Manhattan this month was the small, but fascinating, collection of Van Gogh’s Cypresses. Probably Van Gogh’s most famous painting is The Starry Night. When we saw it here, we were made aware of the tall dark cypress trees on the left. Something I hadn’t paid …
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I recently completed several novels: historical fiction about a rich heiress, a contemporary novel about the power of books, and lastly, an unusual first novel set in nature. This week, the Chief Penguin and I also got to the Whitney Museum of American Art for one of their featured exhibits. LIVING WITH THE ONE PERCENT …
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