Reading and Roaming
MATISSE EXPLAINED The Red Studio (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)) The Red Studio is a fascinating exhibit. Seeing Matisse’s painting of his studio with the deep red background and then seeing many of the actual paintings and other works depicted there right in the MOMA gallery was somewhat mind-blowing. The explanations (they were more than just labels) provided …
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I faithfully read several newspapers every morning. The war and devastation in Ukraine are heartbreaking. I am also upset and angered by the power-grabbing actions of our state governor. For diversion, I turn to solid TV drama and well-written literature. Here is what I’ve delved into most recently. MY NEW FAVORITE CRIME SERIES The Chelsea …
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CONFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS This weekend, for the first time in 30 years, three different religious holidays overlap. Jews celebrated the first day of Passover on April 15, that same day was Good Friday for Christians, and it’s in the middle of Ramadan for Muslims. Today is Easter Sunday! Whatever you celebrate or don’t, may you enjoy the annual …
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DOCUDRAMA OF FALSE IDENTITY INVENTING ANNA (Netflix) Anna Delvey, Russian by birth, presented herself in New York as a German heiress with a large trust fund. Only 25, she grandly aspired to create a club cum art gallery called ADF, the Anna Delvey Foundation. Poised, confident, and brazen, she led the high life, courted the A-list of society, …
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