The visit to the Noah's Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center was an afterthought. After all, the award-winning space was designed as a play area largely for families and kiddos. [caption id="attachment_70163" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The Ark[/caption] The truth is this magical, make-believe space, the result of a collaboration among...
The German art critic Karl With, who published a life of Marc Chagall in 1923, began his book with two definitions: "Chagall is Russian" and "Chagall is an eastern Jew (Ostjude)." The author went on: "One part of him is reserved . . . melancholic...
Daylight savings ends Sunday morning. That means at 1 a.m. it will be midnight. It might also mean your sleep schedule is disrupted. And that means trouble. Writing for the New York Times' Smarter Living, Tim Herrara talks about "Feeling Groggy? Here's How to Stop...
Turns out there may be strong evolutionary evidence that explains why some people are not early risers. Check out this story by Sarah DiGiulio for her Healthy Living column in the Huff Post. A solid gold eight hours of Zzzzs per night just might not be...
Been there. Done that. Mid-thought, mid-sentence, suddenly the word on the tip of the tongue just won't drop off. In this story for Smarter Living in The New York Times, Tim Herrara assures us that these momentary hiccups are not a sign of dementia. The...
According to Brian Handwerk in Nat Geo, Halloween is no longer an American holiday. The spookfest is going global. Halloween is spreading around the globe like a zombie outbreak. From Germany to Japan, young adults are embracing the holiday—particularly its costume parties—as they escape the status quo...
On our road trip to the Left Coast, so far we have enjoyed fabulous food (earth-to-plate at Seattle's wonderful Terra Plata; oysters harvested a few yards away at a roadside restaurant in Hama Hama, Washington), also food for thought, including a pearl of a show...
Once again Sus doubted my navigation skills: we headed north from Bellevue, Washington to meet Daughter #1, Kimm and her husband Michael in Cannon Beach, Oregon for the weekend. It made no sense to my somewhat navigationally impaired wife. [caption id="attachment_70024" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Ferries[/caption] But here's the...
You could be on your iPhone or iPad reading this story, but you might also be at home at your desk. It’s a winter evening and it just got dark and cold in your office. But you are tired and just don’t feel like getting...
"The Body of an American" is now up at Denver’s Curious Theatre Company through December 9, 2017. Tickets here. Our Denver theater critic, award-winning author Mark Stevens, reviews the production. [caption id="attachment_70230" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Sean Scrutchins as Dan O'Brien (left) and Michael McNeill as Paul Watson in...
