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01 May 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 major complex seems to have stepped out of history and appears to be ubiquitous. Strange, but...
25 Apr Second Chance: Cat Fatkins Diet
Is your cat fat? Is your furry feline sporting something extra on the midriff? Are you in denial and pretending it is just extra fur to keep her warm? You are not alone. There is a 55 percent chance your cat is too chubby. According...
21 Apr 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 than the timing, early 1800s, circa Napoleon. And both razzzle-dazzle – though very differently. One is hot and leads with...
20 Apr 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 happening is now through June 11 at the Whitney, the first in the relatively new Renzo Piano building, a masterpiece...
19 Apr Second Chance: Prevention of Cruelty
I am learning that, in general, humans are pretty well-intentioned. I love that some human out there decided to make the world a better place by working to make April National Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month. Whoever thought up that idea has to be a pretty cool person…and,...
14 Apr Mountainfilm: 2017 Presenters
Mountainfilm takes place Friday-Monday, May 26- May 29, 2017. Purchases passes here. Also see story on Mountainfilm’s symposium and subject of its new initiative, The New Normal, here. Volunteer for Mountainfilm here. Presenters presented below. They have researched orangutans in the canopies of Borneo, kite-boarded...
12 Apr Second Chance: Hidden Fences? You’ve Come Along Way!
Dear Pet Column, Hidden fences for dogs have been around a long time, however I know so little about them. Are they safe and effective? Seeking solid boundaries Hello Seeking! Great question as historically there was reluctance on the part of animal welfare organizations to...
05 Apr Second Chance: Taming of the Cat
There has been plenty of talk lately about determining the origins of the domestic dog, so I decided to do some digging into my own ancestry: the domestic cat and found that domestic cats have been traced back to a single wild ancestor whose relatives still live...