Monthly Archives: June 2014

All the World’s a Stage

Posted on June 24, 2014 by marigold

It’s a gorgeous Sunday so the waiting line at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park is studded with people reading the Times or occupied with iPads or Kindles. This would be a great pick-up spot but we’re here for tickets, … Continue reading →

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Good Writer, Bad Interview

Posted on June 12, 2014 by marigold

  My feelings about the Patrick Melrose novels by Edward St. Aubyn are akin to what I imagine the rabbit feels like waiting for the fox to pounce. These five books are brilliant–painful but terrific, shot through with lancing humor. … Continue reading →

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Risen From the Ashes

Posted on June 5, 2014 by marigold

Chinese artist Xu Bing used what is referred to as “detritus” but many of us would label “trash” to create two giant Phoenix (yes, that’s the plural) that currently hang in New York’s St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights. … Continue reading →

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