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I have gotten hopelessly behind with a regular accounting of my reading this year, never mind the theatre, films, operas, and exhibits th...

The 105th Helicon Symposium , a series of salon-like chamber music concerts in intimate settings, presented solo works by Bach, includ...

A bunch of us did a quintessential summer in New York thing Saturday. We waited on line in Central Park for free tickets for Shakespeare in ...

What a glorious New York day I had yesterday! Had brunch with a friend in from L.A. Then met The Ragazzo and we walked the Highline ...

It is not usual for me to think of the island I live on (Manhattan) as an ecosystem, but whether an environment is urban or rural it is s...

A fabulous New York night yesterday with my fabumanic old friend Shiela . After four hours of neurosicence, I headed down to the East Vi...

From MOMA's website We visited The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) yesterday and took in three exhibits - one on the architecture of modular...

Out for a walk today...the park in walking distance from our apartment is in full bloom!

If and when any of you bookish types visit my fair city, today's New York Times has an article about the jewels in the crown of our li...

If you are a fan of theater or of acting, Broadway The Golden Age is a not-to-be-missed love song to the Broadway of the 1940s, 50s, and 60...

Brian at New York Daily Photo has posted a selection of his photos from the NYC Halloween Parade! Feast your eyes.

Varsity Aesthete emailed me about a place called Philoctetes here in NYC. I had never heard of it but apparently they explore imagination...

For a continuation of today's culinary theme (see below) head over to New York Daily Photo today for purple cauliflower and other evide...

Speaking of inflorescences (my regular Friday poetry post, in case you're unfamiliar) today's New York Daily Photo has a piece abou...

Margaret Bourke-White's portrait of the Chrysler Building - is there any building that better exemplifies the romance of New York?

As a companion piece to Matt's post about those who buys books by the yard, here's a lovely story by Jim Dwyer from Saturday's...

POEM "A la recherche de Gertrude Stein" When I am feeling depressed and anxious and sullen all you have to do is take your clothes...

After working at the lab this morning, yes on Sunday, I paid a visit to one of my favorite places - Three Lives , a real old fashioned book...