See’s Candy on Christmas Day

December 25, 2013

See’s Candies was founded in Los Angeles, hometown of both my parents. So it was that even after we moved across …

Linnet’s Régime Minceur

December 23, 2013

Sometimes it can’t be avoided. I reached the upper end of my weight range, with ten days to go before …

December 20, 2013

This rosé was a surprise, with a luscious bouquet of ethereal honey and sweet caramel. I did not taste the …

December 17, 2013

I have always loved funk. But the other day, I asked myself: what exactly is it? Oh the joys of …

December 16, 2013

The New York Times reports that having sex amounts to “significant exercise.” Among the gems from this article: Energy-wise, sex …

December 12, 2013

December 12, 2013. The premiere of The Night Alive’s New York run at the Atlantic Theater. It is 8:58 pm …

December 9, 2013

Feeling completely frazzled, she stepped in the door. The first thing she noticed was the calming strains of Kenny Burrell’s …

December 8, 2013

The other day I showed my students this photograph of an ancient statue and asked them to tell me whether …

December 6, 2013

Georgette Heyer is a top-selling author, but most people have never heard of her– unless they work in a public …