She was a millionaire Bohemienne. He was a lower-middle-class prodigy. But what she said and what he said came to matter equally to those who understood (and generations later, understand) that the greatest works of art have many lives inside them. On a recent all-too-brief...
"The longevity of the Telluride AIDS Benefit rests on one simple fact: HIV/AIDS remains a critical public health issue. TAB is committed to continuing to raise awareness and inspire people to give to this cause until there are no new infections and those living with...
Did you know the Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare’s lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day? Cynics insist the holiday is when men atone for their sins of omission by buying sweethearts toasters and scant silky undergarments....
Since we saw how 2021 went, do we really want to do this, again? I know. Any excuse to wear sequins. Or sequined face masks this year. Comedian John Oliver was once quoted as saying: “New Year’s Eve is like the death of a pet....
"Deep grief sometimes is almost like a specific location, a coordinate on a map of time. When you are standing in that forest of sorrow, you cannot imagine that you could ever find your way to a better place. But if someone can assure you...
Some of the seasonal cards I received this year – flinching as I say "I," not "we" – came with synopses of the past year, most of them, as is the way of holiday notes, describing victories and achievements of the sender and family. I...
Truth is every year we bring something to the holidays besides a long gift list (and too little time). Packed in the back of our closets alongside the battered tinsel star, the good silver, and great grandma’s dishes lie our memories –for better or for...
Family, Fun, Football and Feast! The start of the holiday season in nut shell. Question on the (groaning) table: If you could invite anyone in the world to your Thanksgiving dinner, who would it be? Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer shares her guest list - tongue...
Lincoln called on Americans to observe the last Thursday of November "as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise" after the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. “I celebrated Thanksgiving the old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then...
Although the pandemic seems to have loosened its grip, the hangover effect is still impacting Thanksgiving 2021. At play this year is a perfect storm of challenges: supply chain issues and labor shortages; bad weather; inflation. Nonetheless, as (hopefully vaccinated) Americans gather once again for...
