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Taking Up the Pen
Somehow, in the lazy heat of the summer, I neglected to post a New York Times Book Review piece I wrote about the history of handwriting. I had already decided to go back to writing by hand, whenever I can….
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This was a kick—writing for the New York Times about 3 couples, the bright young photographers Robert Capa and Gerda Taro, the writers Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn, and the devoted press officers Arturo Barea and Ilsa Kulcsar, all colliding during…
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Dainty Eggs for Vogue
In which I share about my love of eggs for breakfast & my obsession with The Dictionary of Dainty Breakfasts, one of my favorite vintage books, published in 1899.
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Flap on, Flappers
I could spend days just dreaming about the 1920s and its glamorous women. Anyone with similar proclivities might like this book review I wrote last week for the New York Times on two new flapper-centric books. Check out the link,…
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