I actually won something from an online sweepstakes a couple of months ago! I won a travel package to Salem, Massachusetts. It's a whopping 25 miles north, so I've visited numerous times. But the package was pretty sweet and included a night at a bed and breakfast. So Allen and I had the opportunity to... Continue Reading →
A few months ago, I was waiting for the subway and ad caught my eye. It was an invitation to free lectures as part of a "Harvard Mini-Med School." I had never been to a free medical lecture before. Hence, an addition to the birthday list. All four of the lectures sounded interesting, but my... Continue Reading →
It was 1998. I had been working in London for six months through a work abroad program, and I had a few weeks left. I had read somewhere that the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields would be performing Mozart's Requiem. I could barely contain my excitement as I called the box office. It was a dream... Continue Reading →
...and I will give you the man. This is the premise of the British documentary series known as the "Up Series." In 1964, an English television director chose fourteen 7-year-olds from different socioeconomic groups and different geographical areas of England and filmed them, intending to introduce people to the future laborers and executives of the... Continue Reading →
He's a comedian, actor, producer, and musician. And now he can add museum curator to the list. Steve Martin was in town last month to talk about the exhibit he helped curate at the Museum of Fine Arts. Martin is also an avid art collector, and he enjoys the work of Canadian painter Lawren Harris.... Continue Reading →
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