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“The Mayor of Casterbridge”–A Victorian Drama for Today

Written by diana on November 2, 2011. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 3 Comments on “The Mayor of Casterbridge”–A Victorian Drama for Today

Victorian values seem remote — the language is obtuse, the character development Shakespearean in complexity. However, I adore Thomas Hardy. As the master of labyrinthine plots, Hardy surprises when the viewer least expects it. And the BBC/A & E mini-series, “The Mayor of Casterbridge” (2003), capitalizes on every...

Picasso–Multiple Images of the Master

Written by diana on August 30, 2011. Posted in Art, Unhealed Wound. 5 Comments on Picasso–Multiple Images of the Master

Opening on June 11 and closing on October 9, the deYoung Museum in San Francisco continues to host an exhibition of more than 100 masterpieces of Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) from Paris’s world-renowned Musée National Picasso. The Bay Area exhibition is made possible only because of the Musée’s temporary closing for extensive remodeling. I...

“Blue Valentine” –Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Written by diana on August 7, 2011. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 4 Comments on “Blue Valentine” –Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

This critically acclaimed Sundance 2010 darling features Michelle Williams (in an Oscar-nominated performance) and Ryan Gosling in a Generation X’s portrait of a marriage from hell reminiscent of Tennessee Williams’ classic, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” and John Cassavetes’ “A Woman Under the...

Bridal Shower Anyone?–Do you know what a “laminated list” is?

Written by diana on August 1, 2011. Posted in Unhealed Wound. 6 Comments on Bridal Shower Anyone?–Do you know what a “laminated list” is?

We hosted a bridal shower last weekend for our daughter Maya and 20 of her young friends. Bridal showers aren’t what they used to be…dreary events with most of your mother’s friends, not yours. They might not be the equivalent of a bachelorette party for wildness, but I learned new vocabulary, which I am not likely to...

“The Mayor of Casterbridge”–A Victorian Drama for Today

Social Networking–A Mixed Bag of Tricks

Picasso–Multiple Images of the Master

“Blue Valentine” –Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Bridal Shower Anyone?–Do you know what a “laminated list” is?

The Current Digital Divide–Instant Gratification Anyone?

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