Art Fair Pests Are Everyone's Problem
There were a hundred booths at the art fair and I could see this one guy walk into each one and leave with a spiteful look upon his face. He stuck out in a crowd, though, and an art fair crowd is one...
View ArticleIn Support of Art as Alternate Non-Violent Means of Expression
"Spirit of Christmas" is a song I wrote many years ago, while in the thralls of motherhood of two small boys, an ode to the magic of the holiday and to them. I revised the lyrics last year, as my grief...
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The Poetry of Illustration, the Illustration of Poetry: Frog and Toad...
The fun new exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco -- Frog and Toad and the World of Arnold Lobel -- is going to make a lot of folks in the Bay Area very happy. How do I know this?...
View ArticleTom Chambers on the ImageBlog
Its Only Natural, photomontage, 14", 20", and 30" square, http://www.tomchambersphoto.com/portfolio_animal_visions.html
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11 Women in Classic Novels Who Rebelled Against Their Time Periods
Although the details have shifted throughout the ages, women have often been urged to be quiet, demure, and submissive, to marry and serve their husbands and children and not to strive for much more....
View ArticleA Pregnant Hostage, a Fake Homosexual, and a Man Who Cannot Walk
A few of the French movies I like best, available in the U.S. Not necessarily very recent, but not to be missed nevertheless. Trust me, I am French. - The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011) with Daniel...
View ArticleGiving the Gift of Live Music
It was a cold Monday night -- a school night -- in Western Massachusetts, I was 13 years old, and one of my favorite bands was playing about an hour away. They'd been even closer to home Saturday...
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It's Ok to Snap That Selfie
Smartphones are everywhere. Take a look around -- people are texting, reading, writing emails and taking photos. It happens on the subway, on the streets during rush hour and in cultural institutions....
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Merry Christmas Satan...
As we are just days away from Christmas, I'd like to celebrate a historical figure who in my opinion shares his birthday with the Christ child. Now I'm not saying that while Mary was pumping the Lord...
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4 Timeless Tips for Event Travelers
A working title of what follows might have been "What I Learned at Art Basel," but these tips are transferrable and might fairly be considered pillars of wisdom with regard to any event or festival...
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Alternative Models III: Reel Space
There's something about the experience of gathering together to watch a movie, of whatever kind, that induces pleasure and camaraderie. It's one of few shared social activities that still bind us...
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Caught Off Guard
It doesn't happen often, but on those rare and blessed occasions when it does, oddball works of art give a person multiple reasons to be grateful. These are situations in which one's expectations...
View Article'Eyes Wide Open, an Afghan Journey': Photos by Pia Torelli
I've come to know photo reporter Pia Torelli at the Dubai International Film Festival. On any given day during the nine-day event, she could be found capturing celebrity shots on the red carpet, but...
View ArticleFor the Holidays: The Gift of Artistic Expression
So you're still searching for the right gifts for your loved ones. It's days away from the big day and you are still stumped. You want to keep it local and everyone you know has everything they need....
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Artist Profile: Jesus Max
Photo Courtesy of Jesus Max, The Red Dog, 2012 Last week I wrote an article about Inglewood Open Studios, an annual weekend celebration of the working artists in that community, and one such artist...
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The 10 Most Annoying People You'll Meet While Shopping This Weekend
This is it, guys. The last weekend before Christmas. Malls are open until midnight and there's an abnormal surplus of "safe" last-minute gifts (read: robes, commemorative ornaments and off-brand bath...
View ArticleFinding Freedom in Poetry
In the last two and a half years, I've broken both hips, lost my house, lost the ability to drive, moved 2500 miles away to live with my daughter, and most recently, been diagnosed with lung cancer....
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Stage Door: Hebe For The Holiday
If it's fearless comedy married to sharp social commentary, it must be Jackie Hoffman. The scathingly funny actress brings her latest cabaret act to Joe's Pub in Hebe For The Holiday. Hanukkah came...
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Malavika Sarukkai: Achieving Transcendence in Indian Dance
Malavika Sarukkai, the Indian classical dancer par excellence, believes that dance is sacred. This ideology has followed her like a sutra and was actualized in a performance in 2012 at the White...
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