After reading Kite Runner (two years after the rest of the world) and Namesake back-to-back, I was constantly reminded that in many cultures "blood" is 'everything.' In cultures where blood is not 'everything,' it is...
Cathryn Jakobson Ramin's Carved in Sand is a great read about memory and loss thereof, particularly useful for those of us who have family members suffering such common aging tragedies.
She writes about people's inability...
Female author and Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, who also authored Interpreter of Maladies, kept my heart beating and my mind wide awake all night, after not being able to set aside The Namesake until...
On May 3rd, 2007, Douglas Carlton Abrams will be doing a book reading at the Book Passage bookstore in Corte Madera from his new book The Lost Diary of Don Juan. The book is...
In New York's Soho and East Village, I know many of the smaller off-broadway theatres, moreso than I do my own San Francisco hood, often the case when you move somewhere. I recently discovered The...
AdTech is in full force in San Francisco starting today, with parties, events and activities. Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 25, 2007, a party that will benefit Girls For a Change will be hosted by Girls in...
“You haven’t been to Greece if you haven’t been to Mykonos.” – Tass
I spent a lovely afternoon with Tass, the caretaker of the guest house I was staying at in Mykonos. I moved to this...
Civility or Censorship? Check out this interesting article and follow up dialogue about the notion of what's civil, what should be censored, what's safe, and how to proceed, particularly if you are a female blogger....
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