Kick the can? Not quite. Episode 3 of Work of Art leads the participants off the elevator and through the Phillips de Pury auction house, as they follow a trail of tin cans straight to the Holy Grail of Pop Art – Andy Warhol’s iconic Campbell’s Soup can. It’s the Pop Art challenge! Holy Marilyn! […]
Do You Fight Fair?
You’re dying to let loose and say what you really think but the words aren’t pretty so you’re biting your tongue. Whatever it is – you don’t say it. Because if you do – you can’t take it back. And you know that fighting fair is a sort of winning, in and of itself. Fighting […]
The Plague
From The Plague, by Albert Camus: I see no need to dwell on the manner of loving in our town. The men and women consume each other rapidly in what is called ‘the act of love’, or else settle down to a mild habit of conjugality… for lack of time and thinking, people have to […]
Friction
Oh, those little differences that grate…
Coffee Connections
Our coffee connections (and stories) are far-reaching… Coffee fun and facts.
Sexy Soup: Fireside Love Potage
What’s not to adore about a man who knows his way around the, um… kitchen? Here’s a hot, hearty, healthy and purrrrfect potage as the weather cools and you seek seasonal ways to warm up your loved ones. Fireside Love Potage! Now, now – would homemade chicken and vegetable soup stimulate the same saucy stirrings? […]
The Nature of Obligation to Yourself (And Your Spouse)
I have marriage on my mind this week. Or more specifically – what makes it work, what causes it to crumble, and what increases the likelihood that any committed relationship will thrive. I have the nature of obligation on my mind as well: what we owe ourselves when it comes to who we are and […]
Work of Art Season 2 Episode 2: From Tumbling to Stumbling?
I seem to recall that last season’s second episode on Work of Art involved creating something out of a trash heap. Were this year’s participants channeling their predecessors? Treated to a performance of urban tumblers (Parkour) – skipping and flipping – the artists were charged with a Movement challenge, which they seem to have taken […]
The FAT Issue
In 1978, a book hit the market that continues to be discussed from time to time, and I wish we were discussing it more often. “Fat Is a Feminist Issue” was written by Susie Orbach, and it’s still relevant today. Possibly, more than ever. My mother was obese, which is defined as 20% over normal […]
Missing the Marital Mark
Success, failure, and musing on marriage.