Thursday, August 27, 2009

"Tis you, 'tis you, must go and I must bide"

There seems to be something sad and deadly about the last days before Labor Day. Princess Diana died on August 31, Mother Teresa on Sept. 5, and now Ted Kennedy on August 26 (which happens to be Mother Teresa’s birthday.)For generations we Americans have watched in awe the strangest “reality show” that...
              

Monday, August 24, 2009

A Little Sheltered Night Music

I’ve been watching the new USA character series, Royal Pains. It’s a piece of fluff about a New York City doctor transplanted to the Hamptons, but what I like about it is how it captures SUMMER. I don’t have a summer house so I daydream a bit in that hour, and try to soak up the colors and texture of...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Because You're Mine, I Walked the High Line

"No one alluded to Ellen Olenska; but Archer knew that Mrs. Welland was thinking: "It's a mistake for Ellen to be seen, the very day after her arrival, parading up Fifth Avenue at the crowded hour with Julius Beaufort--" Chapter IV, The Age of Innocence, Edith WhartonOn the Sunday when much of the city...
              

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Madness Approaches

Frank Rich has an interesting piece that relates the anniversary of Woodstock to 2009's own version of the mud-in: AMC's screening of Mad Men's third season premiere in Times Square, the crossroads of the world. Each generation gets the communal experience it deserves . . . Tom Watson and I won't be...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Thanks for Staying Such a Long, Long Time

Les Paul was with us for 94 years, adding longevity to his long list of accomplishments. He was one of those once-in-a-lifetime distinct talents who was truly ageless. Which is why I was surprised to read that he first formed the Les Paul Trio in 1936! I knew he played with Armstrong and Crosby, but...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

QQF: This Is Not Your Mother’s Iced Tea

Summer calls for special drinks that speak to all the desires, nostalgia, and sense of well being that the hot, sultry days of the season conjure in the soul. My exploration for new summer tastes lead me to Tea Forte’s Tea Over Ice Brewing Pitcher. The Forte teas themselves are exquisite as hot beverages....
              

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Appetites for Life: Julia and Andy

It’s not every week I get swept into two such distinctly different worlds of desire as those of Julia Child and Andy Warhol within 24 hours. I’m feeling a little cultural whiplash here, (and in Andy’s world, those lashes would be a bit further down.) But what connected the two experiences were strong...
              

Monday, August 3, 2009

Brits: Stop Playing for Keepsies

During my college days I studied Romantic Poetry with William Keach, now of Brown but then at Rutgers. He was an excellent professor, and particularly suited to this course. Not only was it his own area of expertise, but he had large, captivating eyes, very full lips, and Byronic hair. It was a heady...
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