Archive for the 'The City' Category

YOU’RE WELCOME: Discounted Tickets to Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband”

Do you love Oscar Wilde? Of course you do. Otherwise I’d hate you. And I don’t hate you; I love you like the fluffy bit of nougat you undoubtedly are.
So why don’t you go ahead and treat your darling self to one or a dozen discounted tickets to see a rollicking performance of An [...]

The Hubcap Story

This is a story about being naive.
I’m a naive person, I’ll admit it. Not naive in a “I have a bridge I’m looking into buying” sort of way, but I tend to think the best of people and situations even when the evidence clearly suggests otherwise. I’m inclined to not notice when two of [...]

Wasted Outrage

Those of us in NYC couldn’t help but hear about the scandal involving H&M and trashed unsold clothes. Lots of people were upset, and for good reason. There’s no point in destroying perfectly good clothing when so many people are in need.
But if you’re angry now, then whoa, get prepared to have your head [...]

5 Tips on How to Conduct Oneself During a Book Signing

hose who know me or know of me or have only a passing knowledge of my existence know that my hero is Stephen Fry, British comedian, actor, writer, Twitterer, and all around good egg. He will be signing books on Monday at Idlewild Books in NYC.
I love books, but book signings have always made me [...]

Imported Fresh

Before I moved to New York, I had told a friend of mine how nervous I was to be living in such a big city. “Don’t worry,” she said. “No one will notice that you’re new. Everyone who lives in New York is from Iowa.”
While not strictly true, it did bear out. Most of [...]