The Man With the Gentle Touch: Vince Guaraldi
Happy Christmas everyone! Here is a tribute to someone I think about all year, but especially during the holidays. Are …
Category Archives: Beautiful Men
Et Tu, George?
Great characters of history and literature are like jazz standards. They can be newly interpreted for each generation. But when I heard …
Meiomi Chardonnay 2013
This easy drinking wine ($20) has an excellent aroma of honey and apple and tastes rich and somewhat sweet, with oak …
Separated At Birth? Ciarán Hinds “Lookalikes”
Here is my list, collected from blunders on Twitter, where “Ciarán Hinds” is often confused with some other actor (I exclude the benighted Ebay …
Dive Into Deliciousness
Just had to reproduce these swoon-worthy photos from the New York Times. They’re from an article titled “Dive Into Darkness” about Hugh Jackman’s …
Neil Young: Harvest Moon
Because I’m still in love with you I want to see you dance again Because I’m still in love with …
Brothers of Invention: Tom and Ray Magliozzi
“His laugh is the working definition of infectious laughter,” says Doug Berman, the longtime producer of Car Talk. He remembers …
Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise
I am not particularly religious, but I believe that when you make a promise to a person, you should keep it. …
Conor McPherson’s “St. Nicholas”
Few of us exercise the memory much, but actors do. They think nothing of memorizing page after page of a script; …
Talismans Part 4: Fangirl Amulets
I have written before about my interest in talismans, shrines, and amulets, especially when they occur in miniature or jewelry …
Linnet Moss 