Z and I aren’t avid gallery-goers, by any means. Some art I like, some I don’t. Some, quite frankly, I think is vastly overrated. But some? When you see something beautiful, it really is a treat for the eyes. The other night, we watched Sky Ladder, a Netflix documentary about Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, who works…
The downside of not posting a weekly recap for months is that there are countless cute, funny stories I haven’t shared. That said, it also means I’ve had time to reflect on all of the stories I’ve read – and some over the past couple of months have been truly excellent. Here you go: Last…
The other day, I was talking to a couple of people about the second season of Narcos, which I really enjoyed. “Oh man”, this guy said. “What a personal brand Pablo Escobar had!” I thought the observation was curious – I mean, who watched Narcos and thought: “personal brand”? But the guy was a marketing-type,…
When I started dating Z, one of the things I liked best was how little he hedged. At first, it took me aback: if he didn’t like someone, he’d simply say: “I don’t like that guy.” or: “He’s a jerk.” So straightforward! There was no qualifying, no dancing around: “Well, you know, he’s probably a…
As you know, I loosely followed Anthony Weiner’s fall from grace. Z and I watched Weiner, the other night – a documentary about Weiner’s campaign to be the mayor of New York in 2013. We both knew a little about Anthony Weiner, beyond what we’d seen in the headlines. Despite his unfortunate sexting habit, Weiner…
This past spring, I described a jumpsuit as being “hideous”. Well, lo and behold, about 6 weeks ago, Vogue darling and actress Lupita Nyong’o wore that jumpsuit to an event at one of the film festivals. I stand corrected: she looked great. It’s still not a good look for me. And I’m still waiting to…
This weekend, we powered through 3 episodes of HBO’s new series, Westworld. I loved it, and am excited for tonight’s fourth episode. I don’t usually like Westerns (except No Country for Old Men), but this one has a healthy dose of Sci Fi and dystopia. I’ve also seen it compared to Lost, a “mystery box”…
Years ago – more than 10 years ago – in university, I had a frenemy. True story. Let’s call her Amy. We’d met our first week on campus, and we were from the same town and had some things in common. We got along. I thought she was cool, and that we had fun together. Sure,…
A few weeks ago, I read an article about the legal challenges facing Canadian polyamorists. WordPress isn’t recognizing “polyamorists” as a word – its spell-checker doesn’t like it. WordPress, it’s a new world. Here are two things I believe deeply: To quote Pierre Trudeau: “The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation”.…
The other night, as Z sat unsuspectingly on the couch, enjoying a quiet night in, I discovered an intruder in our kitchen cupboard. A sole dreaded pantry moth. Bain of my mother’s existence, and of bags of starchy foodstuffs everywhere. “Oh God, Honey!” I cried. “We have one – we have a moth!” “What?” he…
