Short Takes
February 3, 2012
Sunday at MOMA: The 10-Year Lunch
Aviva Slesin’s charming documentary about the Algonquin Round Table — Dorothy Parker, George S. Kaufman, Harold Ross, Harpo Marx, Robert Benchley — will be shown at the Museum of Modern Art on Sunday, 2/5, at 2 PM.
January 25, 2012
Fingerless Gloves for Texting: Custom Version
Why should your hands look like anyone else’s? My friend Lucy, at Chapeaux de Lulu, knits strikingly original gloves. She’s fast. And, at $25 the pair, affordable. Say hi.
January 24, 2012
Rube Goldberg Eye Candy
My daughter showed this to me. Her teacher showed it to her. This is the 4th grade. What a great school.
January 20, 2012
Bruce Springsteen: ‘We Take Care of Our Own’
Only a fool would miss the irony of the title of this song. If the rest of Wrecking Ball (to be released on March 6) is anything like "We Take Care of Our Own," it’s exactly what these times demand — pounding drums, chiming guitars, glorious backup singers and one great performer pointing a righteous finger and offering a vision of better. My hope is that this CD will cut through the bullshit and drop the heartless to their knees. But even if Bruce only preaches to the choir, it’s nice to hear some high-energy sanity. For now, this heats the blood.
