When I was told that I would have to wake up at 5:00 AM on a Sunday to spend the day standing outside looking at “nature,” let’s just say I was less than thrilled. The requirement of long pants and closed-toed shoes to protect against ticks? That definitely made me feel worse. All my dread […]
I did not think that I would like “The Color Purple,” on Broadway. When my Arts of New York City professor announced that we were going to see this show when reviewing our syllabus back in August, I was disappointed. Why couldn’t we see “Aladdin”, or “Kinky Boots,” or “Hamilton?” When I think ‘Broadway,’ I […]
“BUT WE’RE NOT EVEN JEWISH!!!” A little girl shrieks at her mother at the edge of the entrance to the Isaac Mizrahi: An Unruly History exhibit. Clearly exasperated, and even more embarrassed, the woman whispers something sharply in her daughter’s ear before yanking her small, squirming frame into the display room. Later, my ever-keen grandmother told […]
