I’ve led my book club down many risky reading paths over the past twenty years. Sometimes, my choices arouse vociferous resistance and when I’ve led the group astray, I readily beg forgiveness. But more often than not, trying something out …
North on the 101: Design + Garden Destinations in Four Towns
The Santa Barbara area is replete with chic, design-forward destinations. Satisfying visual stimulation (and retail therapy) is a just a short drive away and after spending some time exploring Carpinteria, Summerland, Montecito, and Santa Barbara, I might have to spend …
Brush up on: Gender and Identity
Although this doc was made several years ago, Gender Revolution remains a relevant examination of all things related to gender and identity; I refer back to it frequently because it clears up all sorts of confusion by starting with the …
7.1.21
The Mind of a Digital Native: Inside by Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham’s new Netflix special “Inside” is a wildly creative, sometimes unsettling, diary of the artist’s time in one single room, presumably during quarantine. He’s an existentialist living his life online, for all of us to see, and …
Ai Weiwei at the Skirball is Powerful
Ai Weiwei: Trace at the Skirball Cultural Center offers Angelenos the opportunity to understand one man’s legacy of artistic protest, as well as to learn about dozens of political activists throughout recent history. The exhibit, which runs through August 1, …
6.3.21
The Future – Magic at the Geffen
Hands down, the best Zoom adventure I have had this year came from a theater in my neighborhood, The Geffen Playhouse.
What We Keep Getting Wrong About Fame
A peek at three docs we've been talking about in 2021 -- "Fake Famous" and "Tiger Woods" and "Framing Britney Spears" - mothers, don't let your babies grow up to be famous!
Minari’s Quiet Confidence
Empathy and humor abound in a quiet tale about the farming dreams of a Korean American family in the 80s.
2.21.21
Undine, for the Wharton Win
My book group met on Zoom from April to December last year, and we’ll likely be doing the same for most of 2021. Struggling at the end of 2020 to choose a cheery title, we turned to a time-honored trick. …
1.24.21
