A little gem

From The Writer’s Almanac courtesy of Garrison Keillor today: It was on this day in 1327 that the poet Petrarch first saw his idealized love, Laura, in the church of Saint Clare in Avignon, France. He went on to write 366 poems about her over the span of 40...

My big lesson

It is time to surrender. Move on. Get back “in flow.” A decent, loving man who inspired me to write prayers for the first time in my life, who showed me a piece of my soul that I didn’t know existed, whose intellect so beautifully complemented mine...

Quotable

Your heart is like a magical kitchen. Your heart can create any amount of love, not just for yourself, but for the whole world. Open your heart, open your magical kitchen, and refuse to walk around the world begging for love. In your heart is all the love you need....

Tender and bold

Loved a link sent to me by my cousin’s daughter, who’s off at college honing her design gifts. It’s for jewelry designer Margaux Lange and, well, I’ve never seen Barbie quite like this.  Nor her shoes quite like this:

Shades of ‘Trust’

I was thrilled to get an invitation from Safe Horizon in New York to screen the film Trust. My first thought after walking out was, thank God I’m not a parent. Most of my subsequent thoughts on this movie directed by David Schwimmer are expressed in this latest...