This weekend, I: Saw Moonrise Kingdom. Loved it. Go see it when it comes out in your town! Ate a salty pimp from Big Gay Ice Cream Shop. Worth the 15 minute wait in line. Picked out new sunglasses. C...
Though the gloomy weather hasn’t left the island of Manhattan yet, it’s still Friday, and that makes me happy. Even happier because it’s a 3-day weekend! We’re staying in town...
First of all, I want to thank you all for your kind comments on yesterday’s post. It’s much appreciated! I hope to keep up the writing, and hopefully it will yield more regular posting...
I was scheduled to do a Coverall post yesterday–for In Cold Blood specifically. I stared at the cover image, waiting for inspiration to come, and it didn’t. It’s yet another stark b...
Though my pants are still wet from this mornings very, very rainy commute, this past weekend was sunny perfection. I was fortunate to spend the majority of it outdoors, and the only negative about th...
My older sister Melissa is getting married this weekend! I’m Maid of Honor, so I’ve been hard at work on my toast and we’ll be driving up to Rhode Island tomorrow morning for...
I’ve been looking high and low for cropped white jeans that aren’t see through and don’t make me feel like a hippo. Partly because they’re pretty hot right now, partly because...
I’ve been a little MIA this week on the blog…and in spirit. But the sun is out and I’m feeling better about things. My birthday turned out to be a lovely day, complete with a gorgeo...
By now, you’re probably aware that legendary children’s author Maurice Sendak passed away this week. It’s not only a loss for children the world over, but for all of the grown ups w...
Despite a relaxing, fun, and delicious weekend (or maybe because of?), Monday has been exceptionally rough. Whenever things get like this, especially during my birthday week, I am tempted to wallow, ...
Well, friends, I’m about to embark on the last weekend of my 20s. I can’t say it feels significant in any way other than that Saturday night Joe and I will be having a joint birthday bash...
The Cover: Today’s cover is yet another book I haven’t read–and have no desire to. I’ve never even seen the movies! As an Italian, I guess I should be ashamed–I will sit...
Spring is definitely in the air and my tootsies are ready to show off. In fact, I even got a pedicure last weekend in preparation. This is a big deal. I dislike people touching my feet so much that I...
It’s the last week for a Middlemarch Fashion Book post and I thought it would be appropriate to end the series with Dorothea, arguably the book’s central character, if there is one. Dorot...
The Cover: I have to say, this cover doesn’t really speak to me. Maybe it’s because I’ve never read it…I’ve never even seen the play. I suppose the story of Willie Loman...
Since I didn’t get my act together on Friday to do my weekly round up, and today is especially gloomy and Monday-like in New York, I thought I would take the opportunity and pretend it’s ...
Continuing with my Middlemarch Fashion Book series, this week I’m focusing on Mary Garth, the sweet and let’s face it, a little homely, long-suffering assistant to Peter Featherstone. The...
Much has been made in the last few days, perhaps rightfully so, of the fact that the Pulitzer Committee chose to award no prize in the Fiction category this year. It’s not that 2012 was an ab...
The Cover: I first attempted Lolita when I was too young to understand it. I tried again a couple of years ago, and now it’s one of my all-time favorites. I did a Fashion Book post for Lolita l...
As part of the clothing swap I hosted in January, I inherited a gorgeous vintage houndstooth skirt from my friend Lindsay. I was having trouble styling it, but I picked up a pretty navy lace top at T...
It’s Friday the 13th, but there’s nothing spooky about the sun outside and the upcoming weekend. The weekend forecast in NYC looks incredible, so I’m looking forward to taking Chie...
I met my goal of reading Middlemarch in March. Woo! I’ve been meaning to read it for years, and I finally decided this was the year. It was the perfect first-read for my Kindle, s...
The Cover: Continuing on with the Iconic Book Cover series, today’s book is On the Road, everyone’s favorite beatnik classic. I read it one summer right after high school, waiting to be b...
It’s pretty evident from this blog that I love books. What might not be evident unless you know me is how much I also really love food. So when a friend sent me a link to the blog Paper and Sal...
My brain is a little fried this week. I’m easily distracted and can’t seem to focus on anything for more than five minutes. We all have those weeks! I hope that this weekend (which I̵...
On my walk to the train this morning to go to work, I overheard two little boys talking. I don’t have much experience with kids, and sometimes it amazes me that they are actually little ...
The Cover: Ahh, this is a good one. Psycho. The cover really manages to capture the stark horror of the story in such a subtle, stylized way. The Looks: Obviously, this cover inspires thoughts of bla...
I know it’s not a book, but I can’t help but dedicate a post to Mad Men, mostly because it’s coming on in five minutes, and I found myself saying “I want that dress” eve...
Ah Spring is most definitely in the air, my friends. And with that comes…cold and allergy season! I don’t know about where you are, but New York is full of sick people. Birds chirping, fl...
Please note: I started writing this post last Sunday night, but haven’t been able to finish it until now, due to work travel and a mean cold that just won’t. go. away. Apologies for the r...
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