Prez pets
From opossums to pygmy hippopotamuses, the fine furry and feathered friends of our first families have helped to humanize them.
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marble man
Family history matters to third-generation marble-man Steve Cavazzi
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Bow wow and how
The presidential pooches get a star turn in the children’s book “Champ and Major: First Dogs.”
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Playing the hand she was dealt
Poker-loving artist Fay Ku bridges East and West in works that also reclaim art history and the female body from the male gaze.
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‘Moonstruck’ by Gianna’s
Easy parking, a cordial welcome and sublime food in generous quantities seal the deal at Gianna’s.
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The fleeting beauty of life
In a year that celebrated the centennial of American women’s suffrage and confronted the coronavirus, “Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e,” at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich through Nov. 1, is a timely exhibit times two.
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The ‘Aggie’ and the ecstasy
Documentary filmmaker Catherine Gund trains her eye on her mother, philanthropist/arts collector Agnes Gund, in “Aggie.”
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Mister Butterfly
To the papillon oeuvre we can add the works of Paul Villinski, whose butterfly sculptures are the subject of the recent book “Villinski” (Vivant Books/Paul Villinski, 269 pages, $95.)
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Hiking smooth and rocky trails
A rough start in life gave Carly Fisher the impetus for a career as a food and travel writer, one whose new book centers on the Hudson Valley and the Catskills.
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Weaving a good yarn
The click-clack of needles is a force for good at The Ethelridge Road Knitting Salon.
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Misadventures of a plant parent
Being a plant parent means learning to forgive others and yourself.
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This ‘Poppy’ is also a flop
An international tale rich with intrigue based on a story by the creator of James Bond, shot in exotic locations and featuring an impressive lineup of international film stars: What could go wrong? For the 1966 U.N. film “The Poppy is Also a Flower,” plenty.
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A prophet for our times
The complex, controversial Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) – who lived through some of the most troubled moments in Italian and world history – speaks to our own time, in his criticism of both the right and the left and his warnings about the evils of consumerism, the pitfalls of globalism and the manipulation of new media, which in his day was television.
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An author’s tale
Margaret Atwood – author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and its sequel, “The Testaments” – will be the keynote speaker at the 2020 Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls luncheon.
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Soul man
Patrick Mele is a self-described “old soul but with a young, fresh spirit and a new pep in his step.” And that translates to how he feels about people and interior design.
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‘I do,’ again
Vow-renewal ceremonies are a great idea for every marriage – especially in a sunny destination
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The misunderstood disease
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. But the good news is that it’s 80 percent preventable. White Plains Hospital.
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Perking up those peepers
When it comes to facial expression, the eyes have it. And eyelid surgery is an increasingly popular way to look younger.
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The original Fab Four
However spectacular introspective winter, joyous spring, sultry summer and bountiful fall/autumn may be individually, the group has been unbeatable as a brand, particularly when it comes to its greatest iteration, Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.”
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Beyond that fateful ride at midnight
Paul Revere was a lot more than the man who alerted fellow colonists that “the British are coming.”
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