No empathy for rapists? Really?

GAME PLAN: You know how sometimes you click on a link because you can tell from the headline that the story is going to piss you off? And you know how sometimes it makes you go, “wait … hold on … no” instead? That’s me. Today. It seems there’s a pretty significant...

Butterflies and the Creator

GAME PLAN: It wasn’t planned, this day of mixing spirit and science. It just happened. My friend Kathi and I set out for the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) to see the Butterfly Conservatory exhibit. We wandered through the tropical little enclosure as they...

My new favorite feminist: Beyonce

GAME PLAN: You know who I’m finding really refreshing these days? Beyonce. Yes, she of the gyrating hips and long legs. I’ve never met her, but she seems like a lovely person. I’m not a particular fan of her music, although some of the tunes are catchy. However, I am...

A dream with a special guest

GAME PLAN: It is so rare that I remember my dreams, but I had one this week that jolted me awake. I was relaxing on a balcony in Lower Manhattan, engaged in conversation with author Elizabeth Gilbert. Both of us were in lounge chairs. Our view was the Hudson River,...

Free falling

GAME PLAN: Over a month ago, upon returning from a stay with my parents when my mother had had knee surgery, I arrived in Hoboken train station and approached the first available cab. I stepped off the curb on to the cobblestone street and lost my footing, somehow...

Art escape

My artist friend Chuck and I hit the Metropolitan Museum of Art today and took in the “Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity” exhibit along with the Matisse that’s been up a while. We were in a dabbling and flitting mood, not getting overly studious...