Mentor, painter, and sailor, Bushnell Keeler, originated the idea but when David Lynch got ahold of it, the art life went from aspiration to execution: “You drink coffee, you smoke cigarettes, you paint, and that is it. Maybe girls come … Continue reading DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE
When Baywatch debuted on NBC in 1989, it was already antiquated. Constructed around a group of lifeguards saving swimmers from drowning while occasionally tracking down serial killers was thin at best. But with a gaggle of good-looking actors who took themselves too … Continue reading BAYWATCH
How do you sum up a life in 500 words? That’s the problem Bruce Weber, a veteran obituary writer for the New York Times, faces every morning at 9. Weber’s desk is cluttered with biographies and memoirs ranging from Keith Richards’s Life to basketball … Continue reading OBIT.
Chautauqua Summer Silent Film Series Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282, chautauqua.com/events/film Boulder is home to the only Chautauqua west of the Mississippi River in continuous operation since the Chautauqua heyday of the 1920s, making it the perfect venue … Continue reading 2017 Summer Movies Series, Festivals, and More
Empty nesters Mary (Debra Winger) and Michael (Tracy Letts) have been married for 20-plus years, but they have probably only been happy for about five of them. Now they awkwardly stumble around each other, trying not to speak and trying … Continue reading THE LOVERS
There is nothing in this life more tragic, more soul-crushing than the untimely loss of a loved one. Thankfully, we have developed faiths, routines, and rituals to combat this understandable depression. For members of the Jewish faith, that ritual is … Continue reading ONE WEEK AND A DAY (שבוע ויום)
Just what is Israeli cuisine? When Michael Solomonov sits down at a Tel Aviv restaurant and asks for something small, something special, he gets 17 salads, each one more intriguing than the next, plus hummus and bread. As Solomonov considers … Continue reading IN SEARCH OF ISRAELI CUISINE
Our fathers were our models for God. If our fathers bailed, what does that tell you about God? —Tyler Durden, Fight Club When journalist Bill Moyers interviewed narratologist Joseph Campbell in 1988, he asked why hero stories could be found … Continue reading GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
The Irish have a saying: Is this a private fight, or can anybody join? For noted journalist and city activist Jane Jacobs, there was no such thing as a private fight. Everybody was welcome, and everybody was needed. That’s how … Continue reading CITIZEN JANE
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