From Toy to Art
“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” —Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) I question if the Lego exhibit, “The Art of the Brick,” at the […]
Category Archives: Things to See
An Adult Circus Comes to Town
“Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.” —P. T. Barnum (1810-1891) There were clowns and so much more at New York premiere of Cirque du Soleil’s latest […]
A Show of Flowers
I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one. — from “Afternoon on a Hill” by Edna St. Vincent Millay […]
Ukraine and Gilded Age New York
“Ukraine is a vital link for Europe: our energy transportation networks; our location between the European Union and Eurasia. We’re the melting pot of Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity. The democracy […]
Ballet Dancers, A Unique View
“God creates, I do not create. I assemble and I steal everywhere to do it — from what I see, from what the dancers can do, from what others do.” […]
A Birthday Tribute to George Washington
“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.” —George Washington (1732-1799) This is Walk About New York’s […]
Accented with Snow
“We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.” —Sir Walter Scott (1781-1832) There seems to be no melting of the snow during New York City’s winter […]
A Sun Worshiper in Washington Square
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.” —Victor Hugo (1802-1885) For some people, no matter the weather, sun worshipping is a must. I have seen this […]
Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
“To weep is to make less the depth of grief.” ― from Henry VI, Part III, Act Two, Scene One, 1591 by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) On Sunday, 2.February.2014 stage and screen […]
A Snowy Greenwich Village
“I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.” —Mae West (1893-1980) The winter of 2013/2014 has been a very snowy and a very cold one in New York City. […]
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