Thomas-Labaille Sancerre Chavignol “Les Monts Damnés” 2014
I was introduced to this wine at Per Se in New York City (more on that experience is coming later). Of …
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 6: Conversations With Rochester
Last time we looked at Mr. Rochester in the drawing room; today we meet Rochester in the dining room. Soon we …
The Libertine Belles 22: Heavy Investments
The Cleveland Indians mascot “Chief Wahoo” has come in for a good deal of criticism over the years. Wahoo is …
Goth Cat
I have had this photograph by Clayton Cubitt on my desktop for months now. Every so often I expand the …
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen: Interlude
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charlotte Brontë. I could not let the date pass without notice, and …
“The Crucible” Fan Fun
A Broadway show –wild success, abject failure, or anything in between– is something to celebrate. It’s an outpouring of the human drive …
The Libertine Belles 21: I Know It When I See It
The expression “I know it when I see it” was famously used by US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in …
Land Shark
Cue the music from Jaws…
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 5: Rochester Interviews Jane
For many readers, the most absorbing chapters of Jane Eyre are XIII, XIV and XV, each of which contains a …
The Libertine Belles 20: Gender Equity
When I wrote this piece of fiction back in 2013, George Clooney was still the world’s most famous bachelor. After …
Linnet Moss 