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On a Thin Gold Chain, Mementos from Sissy Spacek’s Extraordinary Life
One of the reasons I took a brief sabbatical from the blog is because I was given the distinct honor …Continue reading →
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There’s Something About Mary: Sally Field Becomes Mrs. Lincoln
Sally Field very nearly lost the role of Mary Todd Lincoln, even though Steven Spielberg, the Academy Award-winning director of …Continue reading →
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Taking Time Out to Remember Dave Brubeck
The world lost an irreplaceable treasure yesterday. The legendary composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose singular brand of musicianship and …Continue reading →
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Of Robert Redford, London, and the Transformative Power of Travel
I could have sworn that the blond man sitting near the front of the Gloucester Pub in London’s Knightsbridge district …Continue reading →
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An Artist Before Radiation… and After
Ohio artist Leslie Miller was working on this collage—part of a planned series of mixed-media bird paintings—when she was diagnosed …Continue reading →
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Why Does the Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman Sadden Us?
The news alert that came through my smart phone on Sunday shocked me, as it did innumerable others: Academy Award-winning …Continue reading →
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A Short History of Connecting the Dots
“Only Connect.” —E.M. Forster One of my favorite childhood pastimes was playing connect-the-dots. I took great pleasure in guiding …Continue reading →
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An Adoptive Mother’s Thoughts on ‘Philomena’
Even if you haven’t seen Philomena, the acclaimed 2013 film directed by Stephen Frears, and starring Dame Judi Dench and …Continue reading →
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Portraits of the Artist: Actress Linda Lavin and ‘A Short History of Decay’
There’s a remarkable scene in A Short History of Decay, the début film by writer/director Michael Maren, that will be …Continue reading →
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Dancing with my Father
“We only ever danced at weddings …” That’s a line from a poem I wrote nearly 25 years ago about …Continue reading →
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