The artist Maira Kalman spent a year blogging about democracy for the New York Times, and her stylish and witty illustrations and personal observations were aptly turned into a book called The Pursuit of Happiness. Along this journey, …
For the Love of Lincoln
Subscriber Profile: Jen Levinson of Jen’s List
This week’s Subscriber Profile is of Jen Levinson, mother of 5 boys (including 2 sets of identical twins!) and owner and editor of the popular e-newsletter, Jen’s List. Jen runs a thriving business, and even has one set of …
Costumes from 2011 Academy Nominated films at FIDM through April
What a character in a movie wears is often as important as what they might say. Sorry, screenwriters… but, everyone gets their due at this time of year. The professionals who design the most complex and beautiful clothing for the …
Your Week with Marilyn
I never really lost my head over anything to do with Marilyn Monroe — other than Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind.” But the screen siren is hard to ignore this season; I loved My Week with Marilyn, and …
1.31.12
SNEAK PEEK: Frida Kahlo and the female surrealists
I got a look at LACMA’s new surrealism show this week. In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States, which opens on Sunday (1/29) and runs until early May, is significant for being the …
1.27.12
Subscriber Profile: Nathalie Kunin
I had breakfast this morning with Nathalie Kunin from Team Tutors. Nathalie founded the company in 2000, after leaving her post teaching fourth grade at The Center for Early Education, and currently has a thriving business with five employees …
1.26.12
ARCHIVED EVENT: Vivian Maier – Mary Poppins finds celebrity post-humously
Sometimes a story comes along that captures the imagination of everyone that hears it: the story of Vivian Maier is one of those tales. Maier was a nanny in upscale neighborhoods in Chicago in the 1950s (she once worked for …
Beauty and the Beast in 3D is a Little Too Real
“Mummie, are bad guys real?”
It’s the sort of question you don’t want to answer as a parent. Up there with am I going to die someday and does Santa really exist. You want to be honest, but you don’t …
Domestic Archeology: Yarn Bombing and Pinterest
My daughter is home from college on a long holiday break, and after a stint of rejoicing in the delights of her hometown (visiting favorite restaurants with other college cafeteria-weary freshmen), she has invested herself in a major purge of …
