Are you a Tolkien fan?
This is an excellent (but sad) article about how the stories of Middle-Earth were created. However, it's only available to NYTimes subscribers. You can ask me for a gift article, and I'll try to provide.
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Looking out for the truth
I have come to realize that the truth must be shepherded. It’s not self-evident nor single-threaded. It’s made up of disparate pieces which can stray. That’s where the phrase “the whole truth” arises, but we can’t always get the whole thing. We can’t ever be
Elle Decor "Explains It All" for the 2026 Met Gala
The Art That Inspired the 2026 Met Gala Red Carpet Famous works the stars used as references for their red carpet ensembles By Megan Wahn Published in Elle Decor on May 5, 2026
Celebrating Nicole Hollander
We just got a wonderful NY Times obituary from Richard Sandomir for one of my favorite cartoonists, Nicole Hollander. My mother and I discovered her SYLVIA cartoons in the newspaper, and fell in love. As Sandormir says, Sylvia was "a big-haired, cigarette-smoking, cat-loving, hyper-opinionated feminist." We especially loved
Seeing the Hass Brothers' work on recent trip to NYC
This trip, I didn't take as many photos because I focused on Being There. But some things were just too good not to save. I think I've been exposed to the Haas Brothers of Austin, TX before, but their show at the MAD museum was stunning.