July 23, 2012
Say Her Name is a book of extremes, of contrasts so sharp they cut you coming and going. In it, Francisco Goldman shares with his readers […]
June 24, 2012
Have you ever had a feeling about a destination before you’ve even arrived there? I’m talking about the utter certainty that you are going to love […]
June 9, 2012
Has it really been four weeks since my last post? Holy travesty, Batman… If there are any readers of this blog still out there, I beseech […]
May 12, 2012
I know I’ve been a bad blogger lately, but I have a good excuse—several, actually. After suffering for 3 1/2 years with the aftermath of a […]
April 27, 2012
In early April, Scottish writer A.L. Kennedy penned a terrific piece in the Guardian about the myth of the suffering artist, inserting a sharp pin into […]
April 8, 2012
Last night, I attended my first Passover seder in many, many years, joining my dear friends Tammy and Rocco and their extended circle for the prix […]
March 27, 2012
Regular readers of this blog know that I love Korean food. While there are several restaurants in Manhattan’s Koreatown that I consider my favorites (depending on […]
March 24, 2012
Just last week, I heard from a fellow member of the culinary tribe, Pete Dulin, requesting an email interview. Pete is a food writer and photographer based […]
March 21, 2012
While spring may turn a young man”s fancy to thoughts of love, my thoughts turn to spring cleaning. Maybe it”s the urge to break free of […]
March 3, 2012
This week, I found out that one of my high school classmates passed away. Any time a contemporary dies, it’s jarring, but given that David was […]