IN DEFENSE OF THE CLASSICS

A couple weeks ago, my friend Anju and I were discussing some new cinematic release, when she innocently stated that she… Read more IN DEFENSE OF THE CLASSICS

OSCAR NOMINATIONS

MAP OF [HIS] HEART

“A map does not just chart, it unlocks and formulates meaning; it forms bridges between here and there, between disparate ideas that we did not know were previously connected.”
― Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet

THE COLOR PURPLE

The best ‘live’ reading  I love The New Yorker. The art deco font of the title is so originally visual… Read more THE COLOR PURPLE

SHOES, GLORIOUS SHOES

A month ago SF (yes it’s SF when she’s bossy – Isis when she’s cool, calm & collected), so anyway… Read more SHOES, GLORIOUS SHOES

PULP FICTION

The best 2017 exhibition so far! Was casually paging through the F.T. when a colorful article caught my attention. I think… Read more PULP FICTION

LA LA LAND

(Very) early tuesday morning, I texted a friend to tell her that one of my favorite 2016 movies had gotten a Golden Globe.… Read more LA LA LAND

AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST COSTUME GOES TO….

Call me an ignoramus but I always thought that movie costume designers had a team of sewing professionals at their… Read more AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST COSTUME GOES TO….

LITTLE GEM

The Black Chronicles is a small but so very interesting exhibition of portraits never seen in Britain before. Some pictures were “rediscovered” in 2014 in the Hulton Archives, where they had been stored for over 125 years.