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Happy New Year MMIX
Hope everyone has a marvelous year full of creative inspiration, happiness, chocolate, and good will!
New York City is bitterly cold right now, but we have had a fun and busy week visiting with friends (from Ohio and Maryland), having a sumptuous dinner at Allen and Delancey*, and getting ridiculously drunk on champagne.
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From New York City...
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Series NY: Brooklyn
I love New York.
Clichéd though this sounds, it needs to be said. I don't just love New York because of the electric energy of the city, the indomitable spirit of its people, or the towering structures, or even the sense of recognized anonymity it offers. It's all that but also something else -- the obscurities of New York City. The lesser known ( Read more... ) -
A Spooktacular Return
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Questionat
I'm so much in love with this game, that I just had to share the link --
Questionaut is an animated game created for BBC's Bitesize educational site ( Read more... ) -
Europa - III
SalzburgThe charming town of Salzburg lies nestled against the craggy cliff of the Mönchsberg mountain, with the forbidding fortress of Festung Hohensalzburg keeping a silent vigil. The streets of the old town are narrow, paved with stones, and partially frozen in time. Numerous shops and boutiques beckon the visitor, their elegant façades ( Read more... ) -
Couture on the Carpet
Alert the fashion police, please.
Why was Tilda Swinton dressed like a one-winged bat? Even the chunky diamond bracelet failed to detract from the ugliness of her gown.
Another monstrosity was the one worn by Rebecca Miller, wife of Daniel Day-Lewis. Black velvet bodice, red bows, and two humongous accents of black crystal. She looked like a ( Read more... )
