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Category Archives: Literature
“Big” Theater on Solstice Weekend: “Camelot in Concert” at the Granada and David Suchet in “The Last Confession” at the Ahmanson
Who says there’s no great theater in LA and Santa Barbara? Answer: people who haven’t lived or spent time in either place in the last dozen or so years. But this is a special weekend, particularly in Santa Barbara (and … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Theater, Uncategorized
Tagged 54 Below, 54 Below membership, Ahmanson, cabaret, Camelot, David Suchet, Feinstein's, Granada Theater, Jarrod Spector, New York, The Last Confession
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Why This Middle-Aged Woman Loved the Facebook Movie: A Response Alexis Kleinman/Highlights of First Week in NYC
I. Eight Days in New York. More happens–more social interaction, more culture, more random stimulation, not to mention more professional networking–in New York City than any place I’ve been or lived. I’m prepared to believe that Paris, London, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Literature, Music, Politics, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged Agozar, Alec Baldwin, alexis kleinman, Art Bar, bemelman's, bergdorf goodman, bicoastal brunette, Burger and Barrell, cafe carlyle, delicatessen, Dept of Speculation, dixieland jazz, Duplex, e-cigarettes, East Village, Facebook movie, food, Henley Premium Vapor, Henley Vaporium, huffiington post, Jenny Offill, Joe Allen, lex bar and books, lorin stein, MacDougal Street, McNally Jackson, new york city, New York Magazaine, novels, secondhand scores, SoHo, talia eisenberg, Vive la Crepe, woody allen
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Catch-Up Blog from Visalia, CA and Musings on “(Dis)Grace Under Pressure” by Role/Reboot Author Lauren Hermanson
Yet again, life seems to have interfered with blogging. I have two half-written blogs, one on Marin County and one on the 4th Annual Veuve Clicquot Will Rogers Polo Classic, but since my last blog I’ve seen Alan Alda and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyle, Literature, Philosophy, Politics, Relationships, UCSB, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
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Preliminary Notes on David Shields’ “How literature saved my life”: Reading and Swimming my Way through Labor Day
It a blissfully quiet Saturday morning in Santa Barbara at J’s condo. I arose at 6:30AM because that’s just what I do unless I’ve been up until 1AM or later, and made coffee to sip on the upper deck. I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Literature, Philosophy, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged Adam Phillips, Borders, Boundaries and Frames, David Shields, Harvard English Institute 1992, How literature saved my life, Kathryn Hellerstein, literary criticism, literary theory, Nancy Miller, psychoanalysis
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Part I of NYC/Cape Cod Trip Blog and Week in LA (Dance, Blue Jasmine, Flat Tires, Bank Incompetence, PMS Lethargy and Reconnect with Childhood Classmate)
My ambitious writing hopes for the past few days were foiled by a tire blowout on the 101 freeway in Westlake Village, midway between LA and SB. I was lucky to get over to the outside shoulder from the left … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Film, Lifestyle, Literature, Philosophy, Relationships, School, St. Augustine, Travel, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls
Tagged Barrington, Blue Jasmine, Cate Blanchett, country clubs, James Bond, Landmark Cinema, luigi jazz dance centre, nyc, RI, Sammy Davis Jr, Something's Gotta Give, upper east side, Wianno Club, woody allen
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A Banner Week in NYC: ChristinaNoel & The Creature, Cabaret Cares’ Help is on the Way, Ben Vereen Laguardia Tribute, Cape Spin!: An American Power Struggle, and Friday Night Tea and Rest to Recover
It’s been a whirlwind week of cabaret, music, dance, food and fortuitous meetings. I won’t blog about it all tonight but wanted just to report on what–apart from two beastly hot days and then a flash flood warning yesterday–has … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Literature, Music, Philosophy, St. Augustine, Television, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
Tagged aesthetics, Ben Vereen, Broadway, Cabaret Cares, Cafe Ronda, Cape Spin!:An American Struggle for Power, Charles Taylor, ChristinaNoel and the Creature, critique of judgment, Fig and Olive, francis roach, German Idealism, hama, hegel, kant, Laguardia High School, Laurie Beechman Theater, luigi, Magic to Do, modern dance, new york city, phenomenology, Pippin, Principles of Psychology, Romanticism, Studio Maestro, Theater La Tea, william james, yelp
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Back from NYC and Back to Blogging: Highlights from Trip with Pictures en Route to LA for Parent Visit and Jay Mohr at Hollywood Improv
Ed. note: I wrote this a week ago but just posted the pictures. Jay Mohr was tremendous and Jerry Seinfeld made a surprise drop-in appearance. Going to comedy, like going to baseball games, is better during the week. I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Film, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Literature, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged al di la vino, alvin ailey dance, birthday celebrations, brophy brother's, cabaret music, camille paglia, Carly Ozard, cold pool, Crawford Doyle, dance, David Shields, Equinox UES, Fishtail by David Burke, fred's at barneys, genius on hold, george eliot dissertation, glittering images, grand havana room, Italian food, Laurie Beechman Theater, Lower East Side, luigi dance centre, montecito, new york city, pets, Pulino's, sarabeth's, SBAC, sharon zaslaw, Sharqui bellydance jazz, Sunshine cinema, upper east side, walter shaw, West Bank Cafe, winter, wolfgang's, writer's block
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New Blog on “The Gift” on Palisades/Brentwood Patch: Pre-Trip Prep on a Sunny Tuesday and Brief Note on John Dryden’s “True Satire”
Reading the weather reports from New York and Boston this last week or two, I realized this will be the first time since 1996 that I have experienced bitter cold. As I have promised New York friends–one in particular … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Theater, Uncategorized
Tagged aaron sorkin, Alec Baldwin, blogging, Discourse on the Progres and Original of Satire, Ellen Paige, Geffen Playhouse, Hama Dance Center, Joanna Murray-Smith, John Dryden, new york city, satire, snow, Sports Night, The Gift, to rome, winter, with love, woody allen
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First Blog of 2013: Victorian Chick’s Reflections on Happiness, Social Media and Elizabeth Wurtzel
“Happy is good. I’ve always been a fan of happiness.” –Marsha Mason to James Caan in Neil Simon’s Chapter Two. It’s been two weeks since my pre-NYE blog as I have intermittently been working on my monster blog for … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Film, Literature, Relationships, St. Augustine, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged chapter two, choices, Cliff Baldridge, daphne merkin, elizabeth wurtzel, facebook, feminism, friendship, gwyneth paltrow, happiness, harper's bazaar, hope Steadman, James Caan, Jewish, jezebel, Joe Bologna, katie baker, lynn beisner, marriage, Marsha Mason, mel harris, memoirs, money, New Years Eve, new york city, new york magazine, polly draper, private school, psychoanalysis, Role Reboot, secular jews, st. augustine, therapy, thirtysomething, yale
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Merry Christmas from Santa Barbara! Dad’s Birthday at Wilshire and Good Tidings about Brother-in-Law (Progressive/Metal Guitarist Gregg Olson)
Merry Christmas to Victorian Chick readers! I hope you all had a wonderful day with family and friends and a minimum of what can be the unpleasant mishigas of holiday gatherings (yes, I’m a Christmas tree Jew). J is sleeping … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Food & Wine, Literature, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged A Novel of Thank You, Balthazar, Bistro Chat Noir, Christmas, Gertrude Stein, Matthew Williamson, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Moorpark Ballet, Nutcracker, pam rossi dance school, Prada, upper east side, Wilshire Restaurant
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