Culture

While she may not be well known to American audiences, 89-year-old Agnes Varda is a legend of French New Wave Cinema, every bit the equal to Truffaut or Godard. And, at age 89, with her eyes failing from macular degeneration and her memory beginning to falter, what has she done?…

At age 74, with no signs of slowing down, photographer William Wegman continues to photograph his beloved Weimaraner dogs in portraits both zany and poignant. With a newly published book, Being Human, with over 300 never before seen portraits of his dogs, Wegman is also being currently celebrated with an exhibit…

It may seem a bit morbid, but there are plenty of people who contemplate their “final outfit,” i.e., what they want to be wearing when they are dead and buried (or cremated). Apparently, trends are changing, and going out in one’s “Sunday best” is no longer the only choice.  Many people,…

Women who were in the work world in the early 70s almost inevitably owned the “wrap” dress- the iconic garment made by designer Diane Von Furstenberg, who championed the strength and vitality of working women then, and who continues to do so today, as she herself still works in the…

Every fall the holidays seem to come around more quickly. You blink on Labor Day and suddenly you see Halloween decorations and pumpkin spice lattes. So, if you’re already thinking in fall holiday mode, you need to know about this: StoryCorps, the audio project which records and archives the spoken…

Joan Didion is an iconic American writer, whose work of literary journalism and non-fiction has reflected American moral, social and political complexities over the last fifty years. She’s also written about deeply personal tragedies, including the death of her husband John Gregory Dunne, whose life and death were captured in her…