This is on almost every major critic’s list of the “best 100 movies of all time.”
The Letter, with Bette Davis: A Taut and Insinuating Melodrama [Movie Review]
Well, there are sports. And something you could stream. Or this: a tense, Oscar-winning classic (and a second classic). My call? No contest.
Sunday/Monday Butler: Well, there are sports. And something you could stream. Or this: a tense, Oscar-winning classic (and a second classic). My call? No contest.
The Harder They Come: This Was and Is Some of the Most Sophisticated Music on the Planet
It's chilly in NYC. The day offers politics, war news, Us vs. Them, and, always, sports. Or you could come with me to Jamaica....
t’s chilly in NYC. The day offers politics, war news, Us vs. Them, and, always, sports. Or you could come with me to Jamaica….
Beatriz at Dinner
Mike White created “White Lotus,” the hugely popular series (10 Primetime Emmys and 2 Golden Globes) that’s funny and frothy. Mike White also created “Beatriz at Dinner.” It’s intermittently funny and frothy — but it’s about something serious that “White Lotus” carefully avoids. Be warned: it’s 90% protein.
Mike White created “White Lotus,” the hugely popular series (10 Primetime Emmys and 2 Golden Globes) that’s funny and frothy. Mike White also created “Beatriz at Dinner.” It’s intermittently funny and frothy — but it’s about something serious that “White Lotus” carefully avoids. Be warned: it’s 90% protein.
Buck Brannaman, the Horse Whisperer
As you read about Buck Brannaman’s work with horses, it will surely occur to you how much good he could do for recalcitrant humans — how he could tame the surly and the selfish without once using a whip.
As you read about Buck Brannaman’s work with horses, it will surely occur to you how much good he could do for recalcitrant humans — how he could tame the surly and the selfish without once using a whip.
Dolly Parton, Rockstar. Bradley Cooper, Actor/Director/Writer. Wisdom: Thich Nhat Hanh & David Hockney. e.b. White Defines Democracy. Marcella Hazan’s Carbonara.
Two celebrities, famous for a reason bigger than talent: massive intelligence. Don’t skip these interviews because you think you know them. You don’t.
An unusual week. Two celebrities, famous for a reason bigger than talent: massive intelligence. Don’t skip these interviews because you think you know them. You don’t.
Weekend Butler: Anthony Bourdain on Henry Kissinger. Acting Your Age. Help Wanted at the Met Museum (Gun Required). Making Paul Newman’s Day. One-Pan Chicken. And More.
So if, my dear, there sometimes seem to be / Old bridges breaking between you and me / Never fear. We may let the scaffolds fall / Confident that we have built our wall. -- Seamus Heaney
So if, my dear, there sometimes seem to be / Old bridges breaking between you and me / Never fear. We may let the scaffolds fall / Confident that we have built our wall. — Seamus Heaney
Fifth Avenue, 5 a.m.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman
What’s especially satisfying: where the story begins.
What’s especially satisfying: where the story begins.
My “Lunch” With Nora Ephron, Years After Her Death
“One Last Lunch: A Final Meal with Those Who Meant So Much to Us” is a delicious collection that includes my complicated post-death lunch with Nora Ephron, my kind-of-friend-until-she-wasn’t
“One Last Lunch: A Final Meal with Those Who Meant So Much to Us” is a delicious collection that includes my complicated post-death lunch with Nora Ephron, my kind-of-friend-until-she-wasn’t
Arthur Miller: Focus
The big news about recent reports of anti-Semitism in America is how extensive it is. University professors ripping down posters of missing Israeli children? College presidents making such carefully worded statements that it’s not clear they understand the difference between free speech and hate speech. Arthur Miller knew… in 1945. And he wrote a novel about it.
The big news about recent reports of anti-Semitism in America is how extensive it is. University professors ripping down posters of missing Israeli children? College presidents making such carefully worded statements that it’s not clear they understand the difference between free speech and hate speech. Arthur Miller knew… in 1945. And he wrote a novel about it.
“Is This the Beginning of the End?” Judi Dench Recites Shakespeare. Going to Paris: Meet Van Gogh. Mary Oliver. Garland Jeffreys Movie Online. Mmmm: Recipe for Mac and Cheese.
Joy is not meant to be a crumb. - Mary Oliver
Joy is not meant to be a crumb. – Mary Oliver
“No”: A Movie that’s a Romp, a Thriller and a Primer All in One
Politics has become life-or-death serious. You want to turn away—and many have. A smart comic could puncture that seriousness and perhaps create a fresh opportunity for thinking and sharing. In a word, where is Robin Williams when we need him? In his absence, consider this movie....
Politics has become life-or-death serious. You want to turn away — and many have. A smart comic could puncture that seriousness and perhaps create a fresh opportunity for thinking and sharing. In a word, where is Robin Williams when we need him? In his absence, consider this movie….
Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective: 12 Songs, a Mosaic of Subtle Harmonies, Led by a Singer Who Can Tap Deep Emotions.
Andy Palacio’s “Watina” ... you’ve never heard anything like it. Caution: Once you hear it…
There are just 11,500 Garifunans living in Belize — and the Garifunan language is taught in only one village. Andy Palacio’s “Watina” … you’ve never heard anything like it. Caution: Once you hear it…
Claridge’s: The Cookbook
The air in New York today was full of a maybe billionaire testifying about his billions and an exhausting Times piece about concierge servicers for the rich. It seemed like a good time to look across the ocean to an institution where wealth is assumed and quality is delivered: Claridge's.
The air in New York today was full of a maybe billionaire testifying about his billions and an exhausting Times piece about concierge servicers for the rich. It seemed like a good time to look across the ocean to an institution where wealth is assumed and quality is delivered: Claridge’s.
Egyptian Magic. The Product and the Story
2 minutes on Egyptian Magic, a great product everyone can use.
Banned Books Week: 15 seconds on a book/movie kids “shouldn’t.” 2 minutes on Egyptian Magic, a great product everyone can use.
Chavela Vargas
The same names every day. Taylor Swift. Gaza. The former President. The Osage. The Speaker of the House. How about — just once — someone you don’t know, someone you’ve never heard of? This person: Chavela Vargas.
The same names every day. Taylor Swift. Gaza. The former President. The Osage. The Speaker of the House. How about — just once — someone you don’t know, someone you’ve never heard of? This person: Chavela Vargas.