In honor of the date, we closed last night's advanced dance with Peace Be With You. It's a fitting dance, and certainly one that I love, and in honor of it I thought I'd share what post-tragedy lessons English Country Dancing offers ( Read more... )

Just when I was having trouble maintaining that relationship and writing a dissertation (note: relationship hypothetical for purposes of this post; still accepting set-ups), comes this amazing new product, an app to send messages automatically to show you're thinking of them, or at least thought of thinking of them when you bought it ( Read more... )

I just wanted to draw attention to A.O. Scott, who has delivered another stellar, on-the-mark review about the upcoming film Zero Impact Man ( Read more... )

The library, noting my absence, has gotten passive-aggressive and has left the following note ( Read more... )

I'm here in Seattle, and quite honestly falling in love with this city a little bit. Active and neighborhoody, unassumingly diverse architecture, scenic coastlines, I'd love to know it more intimately. We took the underground tour, led by a very funny and engaging guy with plenty of jokes and trivia, but also all the urban planning history stuff ( Read more... )

I've had some conversations about the bizarre hinterland between car and pedestrians cyclists fall into, but I'm pretty sure that cycling the wrong way down a divided 45mph parkway with a good 5 feet between you and the curb (at times) is not included in it.

What can cyclists get away with for you?

Looking at the Chicago Symphony line-up for next year, I ask ( Read more... )

Today was the first time I ever heard someone get shot. That was a surreal experience, the kind where nothing seems to quite make sense. Especially at 5:45 pm at 17th and 8th in Manhattan.

Aside from that intrusion, New York has been lovely and hot, with a wonderful brunch this morning, a trip with loveschakto the Highline Park , which affords some ( Read more... )

Midnight showings of Julie and Julia? I mean I want to see it, but not like that.

Contra!

a conference paper, that is ( Read more... )