Open and shut cases
I try to keep up with new sexuality books as much as I can
Somewhere out there
For me and, I am sure, for millions out there like me, Woody Allen’s movies have long served as confirmation that the neurotic thoughts running through our minds like a […]
Art in place
The public debate that pitted the suits against the street kids in an argument about whether or not graffiti art is, well, “art,” has long since been settled—it is, deal […]
Another reason to celebrate
First there was the Virginia Festival of the Book, and then the Festival of the Photograph.
Blind faith
Bottle Shock is a new movie about the so-called Judgment of Paris, a 1976 blind tasting that pitted then unknown California wines against the best of Gaul.
We Ate Here
Well, my goodness—a little takeout lunch from Downtown Thai turns out to be a feast and a half! A basic red curry, sure—long julienned strips of something crunchy, maybe bok […]
September 08: Tangled up in blogs
In real estate, just like the recently completed Olympics, it really is whether you win or lose. (Think Phelps would have had that look of beatific amazement if he’d bombed […]
September 08: Design, living a trends for home and garden
Buh-bye, brand names Your bathroom’s an eyesore. You’ve got that unavoidable array of brightly colored plastic bottles, with a hoorah to every hygienic brand out there. And that Dial […]
September 08: News and ideas for sustainable living
Amount due: zero One hot August day in Albemarle, a crew of workers installed an impressive number of solar panels on the roof of a 2,500-square-foot house. Thirty-six of […]