Reading and Roaming
BIG SCREEN Judy The Chief Penguin stated it succinctly: this is a movie about pain. And it’s exquisitely wrought pain. You know it will not end well, but you remain fixated on those smoky dark eyes and the pouty red lips. Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland is brilliant. She captures all the physical twitchiness of an addict while her expressive …
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Gripping Theater King Lear with Glenda Jackson and Ruth Wilson We saw Glenda Jackson last spring in Three Tall Women and were keen to see her again, this time as the irascible domineering king. Sam Gold’s production is not a traditional one and there is nothing staid about it. With modern day costumes and guns instead of swords, …
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READING ROUND-UP. What follows are the mini reviews of all the books I’ve written about in the past three months. A friend suggested I aggregate them so here they are. Everything from Madoff to an advice columnist to a neglected author in nonfiction to several mysteries plus a host of novels from the most literary …
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GENTLE PACE OF LIFE One of the most appealing aspects about being here is the relaxed, slower pace of daily life. I indulge in reading in bed before arising, we spend as much time as we like over the newspapers at breakfast, then perhaps head into town to re-stock the larder before lunch, followed by …
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