The Short Version: Paris Climate Agreement
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, the week’s most controversial issues, determine why a particular issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each si
Beyond Telluride
TIO Boston: Matisse
Yes, we know. Just post-Mountainfilm, yet another grand slam for Daivd Holbrooke & Co., Telluride is now officially up to its ankles at least in the summer festival season. B
The Short Version: How We Can End Partisan Gerrymandering
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, the week’s most controversial issues, determine why a particular issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each si
Aronson: The Sound of Music, Harmony Project
Josh Aronson is a long time, part-time Telluride local. Under the umbrella of Aronson Films, Aronson made MTV videos, television pilots, and specials and over 500 commercials bef
Book Review: “The Right’s Road To Serfdom”
Mountainfilm’s new initiative, announced in December 2016, is The New Normal, a community-wide, grassroots effort to battle climate change and help bring the Telluride region to
The Short Version: Presidential Immunity
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, the week’s most controversial issues, determine why a particular issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each si
Poets’ Corner: Feela for Mother’s Day (In Memorium)
Mother’s Day holds a wholly different meaning for anyone whose mom has passed away. Poems become tributes and hope to offer comfort – like this one from poet (and regular
Poets’ Corner: Bridger for Mother’s Day
Tick tock. It is very nearly time to celebrate Mother’s Day, which is Sunday, May 14. (Although we should celebrate moms everyday.) It is also a day all mom’s who are mindfu
Your Inner Athlete: “What If” Plans
Dr. Haley Perlus is a regular presenter at the Telluride WOW Festival, this year, Thursday, June 8 – Sunday, June 11. This week, the sport and exercise psychology expert talks a
Caterpillar V. Plastic
With regard to the environment, the news is mostly, well, not so good. In fact, the planet has breached 410 ppm for the first time in history and some scientists are saying we hav
TIO NYC: “Vanity Fair,” Not Fair, Excellent
“Vanity Fair,” a major hit, just extended its run again, this time through May 27, 2017, at the Pearl Theatre. GO! Tickets here. The little man with a big ego and maj
Best Friend Handbook: Drink Up
My friend Katherine Stuart writes a wonderful blog,”Best Friend Handbook,” everything from fashion and beauty tips to nutrition and recipes – including recipes for success.
Virtues of Isolation
Is being alone (i.e. without your phone, social media, even real friends) a scary thing? Or is your relationship with yourself strong enough to make solitary down time a welcomed
The Short Version: Bill O’Reilly and Sexual Harassment
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, the week’s most controversial issues, determine why a particular issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each si
TIO NYC: Big Show, Big Painter
Turner’s “Modern and Ancient Ports” at The Frick through May 14. “The Great Comet” is now up at The Imperial Theatre. The two shows have little in common other th
TIO NYC: Whitney + Guggenheim + Chelsea Lite
The 78th installment of the Whitney Biennial, the longest running survey of contemporary American art, features 63 artists at various ages and stages of life and work. The art h
TIO NYC: Into the Woods, Two Plays
“The Emperor Jones” is now up (through April 23) at the Irish Repertory Theatre. Tickets here. The forest is one of these great, universal symbols, ever-present in myt
TIO NYC: Que Seurat, Seurat+
“Sunday in the Park with George,” through April 23 at the Hudson Theatre. Seurat’s Circus Sideshow at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art through May 29. “
TIO Pensacola: A Marine Returns
An important (to me) part of our epic cross-country trip during this Spring’s off-season in Telluride was a three-night stay in Pensacola, Florida, home of Pensacola Naval Ai
TIO NYC: Icons, O’Keeffe + Konitz
“Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern,” at the Brooklyn Museum through July 23. Go here to learn more about the jazz club, Mezzrow. As a pioneering modernist painter a
Sleep: Crisis & Solutions
We’ve heard it time and again: sitting is the new smoking. But sitting too long is not the only everyday event that could shorten our lives: add sleep. Or the lack thereof. In a
Best Friend Handbook: Spring Cleaning
My friend Katherine Stuart writes a wonderful blog,”Best Friend Handbook,” everything from fashion and beauty tips to nutrition and recipes – including recipes for success.
TIO LA: LACMA, McLaughlin, Zen & Now
We went to the Broad Contemporary Art Museum on LACMA’s campus for Picasso and Rivera. We stayed for McLaughlin. I know- Who? After World War II, the center of the art worl