The High ‘Point’ of a Play
I just recently saw Georges Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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WSJ: Zelda Fitzgerald’s Moment
Zelda Fitzgerald led such a melodramatic life that it seemed like the stuff of fiction. Her turbulent marriage to F.
The Other March Madness
My husband is watching basketball, as is most of the country, but that’s not what I’m talking about here. I’m
Founding Fathers Fun Facts
Inspired by the upcoming President’s Day I want to plug a great biography I’ve just finished. It’s Ron Chernow’s Washington: A
200 Years With Elizabeth and Darcy
Today readers around the world mark the 200th Anniversary of publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. What a jewel
America Loves Lincoln
I recently saw Lincoln, Steven Spielberg’s historical drama garnering so much attention for its Oscar buzz and Daniel Day Lewis’
A Battle Misnamed?
Most of us remember learning about the Battle of Bunker Hill in our grade school history lessons. Do you remember