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CultureWatch, January 2011 Edition
Cleopatra: A Life — In the end, we must ask ourselves if Stacy Schiff, one of the most gifted American biographers currently writing, has successfully peeled away two millennia of myth and propaganda or, rather, given us a new myth, a Cleopatra who fits modern, Western feminist thinking. In the Pursuit of Happiness — To call Maria Kalman's work idiosyncratic isn’t nearly powerful enough to describe what she has produced. It is an explosion of such brilliance that one scarcely knows where to start more »
Knitting a Puppy? Stitches Events and Unravel 2011
We haven't added a new dog to our family since our Puli had to be put down. But we were intrigued by the related items we found in the latest Selvedge Magazine. For instance, the intriguing aspect of knitting our own dog more »
Shopping for the Snowed In
We did finally try our Shea Moisure Organic Raw Shea Butter Wash with .... wait for it ... Frankincense & Myrrh! It gives off a marvelous aroma which, in the midst of winter, is comforting and appealing. It's listed as Anti-Aging, (isn't everything n… more »
Shopping Online in Vancouver: Orling and Wu
We were looking for Eleanor Pritchard's blankets and pillows when we found Örling and Wu, a store in Vancouver, British Columbia. We found the blankets, throws (both Pritchard's as well as Klippan) and a lot more. more »