As usual, I've been so busy listening to my spring playlist that I almost forgot to share it... Here's a link to the playlist and here's...

It's almost December, which means I need to stop obsessively listening to my fall playlist for a few minutes so that I can share it. This...

The Summer of 2022 will be remembered for these major events in music history: Fleet Foxes’ Shore Tour; a new album from Danger Mouse; a...

Once again, we're days away from a new season but I've only just finished perfecting my playlist for the season that's ending. This one...

As I've said before, I don't usually make a winter playlist. And yet... this year, with spring around the corner, I felt compelled to...

If, like me, you live in New England, then you might be aware that there’s a pretty big snow storm in the forecast. Words like “blizzard”...

I've probably established that I love books: reading them, holding them, sharing them, buying them, borrowing them, browsing them,...

Technically, winter doesn’t officially start until December 21st, so I’m sneaking this post in just in time. Here’s what I’ve been...

On the second floor of the lovely Fine Arts Building in downtown Chicago and across the street from Grant Park, you’ll find the...

Every spring and fall I create a new playlist; winter and summer tend to lose out, for some reason. I have some standard seasonal...

Here’s a roundup of the books, music, movies, and podcasts that are keeping me occupied this summer. Reading: · The Watchmaker of...

With the pandemic making international travel difficult and many people opting to stay local rather than voyage abroad, it seems a good...

Ah, the beauty and perfection of Shore. Already a Fleet Foxes’ fan since day one (2008, the release of their eponymous first album),...

I read Life After Life not long after it was published in 2013 . . .