Although LADY isn’t published until March 5, I’ve been enjoying the reviews posted by that dedicated group of Amazon Vine readers. OK, so I confess, I like the 5 star reviews a lot more than the 3 star reviews — sort of like watching your favori…
A revelation of an exhibit: don’t miss Inventing Abstraction at MOMA.
December 23, 2012 by
I can’t remember the last time I was whiplashed (in a good way) by a brilliant museum show. Alas, I never studied art history. So I never gave much thought to the question of how we got from Vermeer to Mondrian. It is a revelation to think about how abstraction is rooted in the context […]
Why Matisse repeated himself, and other stimulating questions at the Metropolitan Museum.
December 2, 2012 by
First Saturday night of the year for us at the Metropolitan Museum, great combo of the new Matisse exhibition and dinner upstairs, where I always sort of like being among the younger crowd in the room. Sometimes, thematic exhibitions seem like smart ways to disguise the fact that you’re exploring not the master’s greatest hits, […]
@CShirkey had the right idea about stimulating innovation in higher ed. Most academics I know don’t like shortcuts, though: they prefer to “show your work!” #thecollegeproject
November 8, 2012 by
“Do not put together an interdisciplinary team from 12 departments and give them a budget of a quarter of a million dollars, and a year and a half deadline. Find five people and ask them what can you do in a month—for free. I think the results will surprise you.”
A love letter to @plibin. @pachikov. The secret story of how I wrote a book in four years and 2,279 @evernote.
November 7, 2012 by
Dear Phil Libin, I hope it’s ok if I call you Phil, since I have been your secret admirer since October 2008. And I hope it’s ok to write you a love letter. (I received official dispensation from my husband of nearly 40 years.) I am the proud owner-writer-aggregator of 2,279 Evernotes. Most of them […]
It’s just a house. It’s just a house. It’s just a house.
November 2, 2012 by
That’s so you’ll know I’m not one of those people with screwed up priorities. That said, Saltaire, Fire Island is where my children grew up, where my family laughed its way through 25 summers, where I welcomed colleagues from the NFL to Fathom to Macaulay, and where I wrote two books. So when I got […]
Welcome back, @Macaulayhonors students.
November 1, 2012 by
As we head back to our classes and offices and homes, nothing feels quite “normal.” Hurricane Sandy brought tragedy to some families, upheaval to others, and a morass of inconvenience to all. Our priorities have been shaken up. That’s a good thing: the people and projects that matter most to us are suddenly revealed with […]
I had the thought that I might get to #Saltaire this weekend. Wrong. Here’s the letter from the #FireIsland National Seashore.
November 1, 2012 by
Don’t miss Mario’s quote at the end! FIA-FINS Storm Update #2—October 31, 2012 FIA and FINS have prepared the following storm update for the FIA Board and the members of your respective communities. Once again, please be advised that the situation on the Island is evolving, and the information we provide is always subject to […]
A message to the Macaulay community
October 31, 2012 by
I hope that you and your families are safe. The catastrophe known as Hurricane Sandy has turned all of our lives upside down. Some of you have been more affected than others, but we are all one in having experienced the disruptive force of a natural disaster. I am sure that you will join with […]
Steve Sabol was pretty much the greatest guy at the NFL.
September 19, 2012 by
Because he had the eye of an artist, the soul of a philosopher, and the fearlessness that comes with being the best at what you do. Oh yeah, he was wicked funny too. At NFL Owners meetings, he was the one who refused to rehearse, refused to use PowerPoint, and always said he would […]