If you’ve got three minutes – literally, three – and need a tiny refreshing break from the Mayhem, check out a newly released interview with Margaret Atwood, part of Nashville Public Television’s revitalized Word on Words series. Margaret Atwood did some…
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It’s not often that I read three books focusing on race in the span of a couple of months, and this was time well spent. I’ll describe all three, but if you just want the take-home (because April is a…
The Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, made the rounds on the book club circuit not too long ago, evoking strong feelings for many. “I feel it’s only fair to warn you, dear reader, that Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s central character … is…
The Witch’s lament from “Into the Woods” haunts me. “Children can only grow from something you love into something you lose,” she mourns, after her beloved Rapunzel escapes the tower. It is part of Sondheim’s genius that your heart is breaking…
My friend Sara Bhatia lives in the hothouse, hot mess of Washington, D.C., and today she sends a dispatch from our nation’s capital… From Sara: It was a lucky coincidence that I read Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of…
Most of what you need to know about love can be learned from Sheila E’s “The Glamorous Life.” You can do a line of cocaine or click here for a serious high. Be careful, you’ll want to watch every single performance of…
Roger Moore met me at a local coffeeshop in his signature tweed jacket and pocket square: the stylish professor! He brought his boyish good looks and charm and a copy of his gorgeous new book, ten years in the making, Jane…
Regular Bacon contributor Lawrence Blank-Cook hopes to get a trip to Venice out of this post. Good luck, Lawrence! You were an awfully good sport about risking your life on that enormous old sled with your entire nuclear family on it. I bet…