I’m back! Didn’t even know I was gone, didja? A software update rolled out by my hosting company last week was broken, so they rolled it back, but it was too late — my blog was already down. It took me a couple of days to trace the problem back to its source and get…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, Oct. 28: I can’t stop watching this 1981 Stevie Nicks video. If you catch me twirling, you’ll know why. Tuesday, Oct. 29: Taco Tuesday plus cats. Delicious … but fuzzy. Thursday, Oct. 31: A pumpkin for Purrkoy on Meowloween. Friday, Nov….
What Wendy Wore: Ceil Chapman at La MaMa
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club celebrated the centennial of its founder, Ellen Stewart, at a fundraiser for its 58th season recently. Stewart was a dress designer when she started La MaMa in 1961 — no experience in theater whatsoever — but she became an icon of the performing arts in New York. I feel like…
Throwback Thursday: Purrkoy for Meowloween
Happy Halloween! Thank you to Instagrammer and cat-lover Mattie for creating this beautiful pumpkin tribute to the late, great Purrkoy the Kitten. Speaking of pets that have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, Gigi the dog left us exactly two years ago at the impressive age of 16. As I’ve written before: “The ancient Celts believed that…
Happy Taco Tuesday!
As you can see, we’re ready for Meowloween here. If you love cute cats and you’re not already following these kittehs on Instagram, you should rectify that now! FitzRoy is here, and Robin is here.
Random Musical Interlude: Stevie Nicks in 1981
I am not sure what drew me to this video of Stevie Nicks performing “Edge of Seventeen” during her 1981 White Winged Dove tour, but now I can’t stop watching it. Love those high kicks. Enjoy! I didn’t get to go to that ’81 tour, but I watched the full concert film over and over…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Tuesday, Oct. 22: Bernard Arnault is the second-richest man in the world and the CEO of Louis Vuitton’s parent company, and he has ruined Louis Vuitton for me forever by kissing up to the purported president of the United States. Luckily, I…
Hey, New Yorkers! It’s Time to Vote!
History was made today when New York State opened polling sites for early voting for the first time ever! We now have nine days plus Election Day to vote instead of the mere 15 hours on an Election Day Tuesday that were standard. There are plenty of people who work, go to school, and/or care…
Happy Birthday, Chiara!
A very happy 48th birthday to my new — but already dear — friend Chiara! We celebrated during her chemo today, because we’re crazy that way! Chiara has been living large with triple negative metastatic breast cancer since 2016, after first being diagnosed with cancer in 2014. I just met her this summer, thanks to Instagram. I can’t…
Throwback Thursday: Slow-Fashion Summer
I never got around to blogging a bunch of summer outfits. Honestly, the activism is taking a lot out of me these days, and blogging has definitely suffered. Anyway, here are my two most notable looks for July — both with #slowfashion elements, of course. I was casual for our 18th anniversary dinner on July…