
Artists in situ—Russell Hoban, Francis Bacon
March 17 | 2023
I was lucky enough recently to visit Dublin, including the reconstructed studio …
March 17 | 2023
I was lucky enough recently to visit Dublin, including the reconstructed studio of maverick painter Francis Bacon. When Bacon… more ›
February 1 | 2023
February in the Northern Hemisphere is a chill month, brittle and unripe. Yet it’s also by way of Valentine’s… more ›
December 5 | 2022
As Montreal, city of my birth, prepares to host Cop15, I’m engrossed in a celebration of nature and place… more ›
October 14 | 2022
Among the many vintage photos of my mother (bottom right), I return time and again to this one, where… more ›
September 16 | 2022
For most of us, seeds are a starting point, the venture capital we invest in our farms and gardens.… more ›
August 15 | 2022
In summer 2013, almost a decade ago, when George Clooney finished it with Stacey Keibler and Edward Snowden announced… more ›
June 4 | 2022
A duckling, a bunny, a lady bug—tiny emblems of summer. Although near antiques, this trio of buttons, possibly from… more ›
May 4 | 2022
When Sholom Wargon, creator of Immigrant Story, approached me about contributing a family narrative, I was delighted. Immigrant Story is a laudable… more ›
April 8 | 2022
“At first Man drank milk from the bottle. … He shared cat food and dog food of all varieties—canned,… more ›
March 16 | 2022
My mother never told me anything about her maternal grandfather, except that in old age he toppled from a… more ›