April 17, 2013
Why it's worth seeking out vintage looks made by the late, great Lilly Pulitzer
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Why it's worth seeking out vintage looks made by the late, great Lilly Pulitzer
Read MoreFor Madness, by Myra Hornbacher, mania describes both the book's subject and style.
Read MoreApril is National Poetry Month, and you know what that means: more poetry readings in a single month than the entire rest of the year. But who's reading those bits of verse?
Read MoreIf you thought the quest for depressing documentaries would exclude sports, think again.
Read MoreTreat Spam like, say, caviar or a fine Cuban cigar, and consume it sparingly, and you've got an interesting delicacy on your hands. But how do you reverse its sordid reputation? I decided to start small and cook a Spam-themed dinner for three naysayers.
Read MoreTwo different worlds, two different eras, two different mediums, but two similar families. The Bennets, from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and the Starks, from A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin and the HBO television series, somehow manage to be each others foil.
Read MoreThis is the time of year in New England where the only thing more plentiful than mud is sweet, sweet maple syrup. Northward, ho!
Read MoreIs Prozac Nation still worth reading, or is at as worthless as the protagonist repeatedly tells us she feels?
Read MoreApril is National Poetry Month, and so books of Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost (not to mention D.A. Powell and John Ashbery) are doing brisk sales. But, as spoken-word poetry slams remind us, verse hasn't always been confined to the page. Here's a few other places to find poetry today.
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