Welcome back. Here we go again. Winter. Living/working from home. Not going out much. Not seeing many people.
Letter From the Editor: Head Butler Wants To Be Your Booster Shot
I have added some survival tools to "Oh, no. It’s back". And at the worst possible time. I’m not planning to die this winter.
I have added some survival tools to “Oh, no. It’s back”. And at the worst possible time. I’m not planning to die this winter.
I’d Like To Light a Fire, Pour a Tumbler of Bourbon — Wearing a Silk Robe and Monogrammed Slippers, Like in Old Movies — And Wallow in These Books.
Head Butler now lowers the curtain on 2021. In this city, that’s an achievement. On Broadway, more and more curtains aren’t going up.
Head Butler now lowers the curtain on 2021. In this city, that’s an achievement. On Broadway, more and more curtains aren’t going up.
Joan Didion: 1934 – 2021
Life changes fast. Life changes in an instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.
Life changes fast. Life changes in an instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.
Head Butler’s Ridiculously Simple, Always Thrilling Holiday Ham
If you buy a pre-sliced ham, no one will be happy.
If you buy a pre-sliced ham, no one will be happy.
The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family’s Century of Art and Loss
“I no longer know if this book is about my family, or memory, or myself, or if it is a book about small Japanese things.”
“I no longer know if this book is about my family, or memory, or myself, or if it is a book about small Japanese things.”
If Wishes Were Horses
Let’s not abandon our fantasies.
Let’s not abandon our fantasies.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide To Personal Freedom
Make agreements that have moral and practical force. Happiness might just follow.
Make agreements that have moral and practical force. Happiness might just follow.
The “Honor Walk” for Justin Shilling. Rilke on the Secret of Life. An Ovation for Beethoven. And More….
On Friday morning, people gathered in the street to witness the honor walk and express their grief and support.
On Friday morning, people gathered in the street to witness the honor walk and express their grief and support.