‘Jumping’ into journalism
byA staff reporter for The New York Times, Sarah Maslin Nir hid her passion for horses for years so it wouldn’t conflict with her day job. She lets it shine in her book “Horse Crazy,” out in paper in August.
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To workers, with love
byIn the new book “Tightrope,” The New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof and wife Sheryl WuDunn, who works in finance and consulting, consider what happened to working class America, particularly in Yamhill, Oregon, site of the Kristof family farm.
Fighting for your rights
byMedia and intellectual property lawyer Edward Klaris takes a kid gloves approach to the law – until the gloves need to come off.
Celebrating a citizen of the world
byThe late singer-songwriter, poet and author Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) was a global icon. A museum in his hometown of Montreal mounted a tribute exhibition to this citizen of the world that’s now on an international tour – with its first stop the Jewish Museum in Manhattan.
Great design? Meh, maybe
byDesign implies a certain understated usefulness, as in modernist architect Louis Sullivan’s famous dictum: “Form follows function.”
About men (and women, too)
byIn a time of transition, there’s much that we can learn from men. And men can learn from women.
Older sibs are smarter – still
byOlder children tend to have higher IQs than their younger brothers and sisters — anywhere from one to three points. It’s a small difference but a significant one, scientists say, one that can mean the difference between a good and a great school, a good and a great career.
Hats off to Bill
byFamed fashion photographer Bill Cunningham was as noted for his candid shots as for the trusty bike that he rode to capture his subjects. His groundbreaking street photography (and his lifetime of work) is now being honored through an exhibition at the New-York Historical Society Museum & Library. Of course, his bike is on display.
The toast of Texas (via Westchester)
byCarla McDonald may now be the toast of Austin, Texas, society — but the founder and editor-in-chief of The Salonnière, an elegant website that…
Mother love
byHumans may be the only sentient beings who actually celebrate Mother’s Day with presents, cakes and cards, but we can’t claim to be the only worthy mothers on planet Earth.
Love in the Year of the Dog
byAstrology, an age-old practice, is getting an internet update – good news for those who like to keep up with their horoscopes, just in case.
Star qualities
byThey’re more than meets the eye.
Religion, in fashion
byThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced the spring exhibition at The Costume Institute will explore “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” Stay tuned to see if there’s a backlash of cosmic proportions.
When sport meets art
byThe arts have always been fascinated by the beauty and metaphoric richness of sports.
What’s for dinner? Melissa Clark has the answer
byJust cook one more night a week. That’s the mission food writer Melissa Clark has for her readers.
Revisiting the Russian Revolution
byAs the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution approaches and America’s relationship with Russia commands the headlines, Seymour Topping looks at Russia’s troubled present and a scary moment in its recent past.
The Met Breuer marries the present and past
byLike politics, art is not immune to the swing of the pendulum. Where the traditional and the representational once reigned, the contemporary and the…
The complex design of the ‘One China’ policy
byWritten by Seymour Topping President Donald J. Trump, in flippant disregard of a binding American historical commitment, thrust the United States recently into a…
Vintage valentines
byA rickshaw full of red roses delivered to a beautiful young woman living in Nanking, China, nearly 70 years ago was the catalyst for…
An encounter worthy of Shelley
by“Art for art’s sake” is the theme that motivates most contemporary artists. Yet paradoxically, much of history’s most striking classical artwork has been created…