"The annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, presented by London's Natural History Museum and BBC, has just recently announced its 50 finalists, chosen from over 41,000 entries. Here are some of the most breathtaking images taken over the last year." The winner will be revealed in October...
From one of my very favorite bloggers, Maria Popova, of Brainpickings fame, comes her take on a fabulous children's book that she declares is "a most unusual children’s book for lovers of midcentury modern design" and "an immeasurable treat for kids and introspective grownups alike." Psychologists...
On EatDrinkFilms, Gary Meyer, senior curator of the Telluride Film Festival, wrote a moving story about Robin Williams. Though I met him casually at screenings or film gatherings here in San Francisco, I especially remember once at La Strada in LA in Mork and Mindy days...
Last Sunday we celebrated a baptism, an ancient ritual in the Christian tradition. In the past, the ritual was often used to "divide out" the insiders and outsiders, those going to heaven and those not. At Christ Church it is now a very inclusive affirmation...
Fundraiser for SAFYPT scholarship fund. Saturday, September 27, 7 p.m., $10 adults and $5 kids 12 and under. $25 for pre-show wine & cheese reception It's a MYSTERY...
Editor’s note: I am reminded of the man every day. A talented sculptor, one of his mobiles sits on the coffee table in our living room. But I had not seen or heard from Oleh Lysiak for over 20 years. Ah, the wonders of social media. We rediscovered each...
For many years, the iconic critic Roger Ebert was a regular at the Telluride Film Festival – and many other similar gatherings around the globe. After Ebert lost his battle with cancer in April of last year, the Telluride Film Fest's top two directors, Julie Huntsinger and Tom...
A history of ancestral Pueblo pottery, studies in the Southwest, presented by Telluride Historical Museum in association with Crow Canyon Archaeological Center at Telluride Library. Crow Canyon Archaeological Center is located northwest of the town of Cortez in southwestern Colorado. Crow Canyon is 15 miles west...
Telluride Film Fest down. Now Toronto. Pete Hammond writes in Deadline/Hollywood about the race for the golden statue. With the last gasp of the Toronto International Film Festival now upon us (it officially closes Sunday,) the Oscar race has become further defined, particularly with input from Venice...
