Ah, Paris. The City of Light. The fashionable dresses, the art at the Louvre, the cruises on the River Seine. Alas, I haven’t been to Paris in person in over a decade. That’s why I love the internet. Websites can take me here, there and everywhere (to quote the Beatles). Well, usually. The other day … Continue reading »
It’s breathtaking and magnificent. It’s classic and modern-day. It’s the great Logan. And it’s the only place I want to watch “The Great Gatsby” (despite the movie’s mixed reviews). That’s because the architecture of the splendid cinema house matches the art deco style of the Baz Luhrman film. When it opened in 1915, the 1000-seat … Continue reading »
My journey to baseball fandom began in seventh grade. Our Catholic grade school classrooms had TVs, and my English teacher occasionally let us sneak a peek at Chicago Cubs games. Such immaculate green grass. A gigantic scoreboard. Ivy-covered walls. And the Cubs star players: Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Fergie Jenkins, Billy Williams. I was hooked. … Continue reading »
Our basement pantry was dark, but not dark enough. So I’d shove towels under the door, then pop open my camera to untangle my film. Sometimes I’d beg the friendly folks at Korvette’s to put my camera in their black bag and reload my film for me. Then along came the Kodak Instamatic. The snazzy … Continue reading »
(From the Ebert Film Fest, touting “Bernie,” a black comedy, and “Julia,” a Tilda Swinton thriller.) also… (Scrub-a-dub-dub. Following spring cleaning tips by Martha Stewart — and so can you!) Continue reading »
