Purse paradise
Many years ago, I walked through the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, mesmerized that the history of mankind could be told through footwear -- from caveman to Christian Laboutin. I…
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July 24, 2013
The Fourth of July
On the Fourth of July, I ask you: Should African-Americans celebrate this day? They were slaves when the Declaration of Independence was crafted. Should Native Americans celebrate this day? The…
July 4, 2013
'When we were good men'
As a reporter, I have numerous conversations every day with people I don't know that well or at all. Once in a while, those conversations strike a chord. That's what…
June 29, 2013
Pedal power? Art walk is better
The New York Times published an interesting story today about bicycles in Amsterdam. In a city of 800,000 people, there are 880,000 bicycles. The Dutch have led the way in pedal…
June 21, 2013
Silenced too soon
Michael Hastings died Tuesday in a car crash in Los Angeles. The news hit me hard. He was 33. He was a great journalist. He was a friend. Most people…
June 19, 2013
Which country is this?
I thought I was in Amsterdam until I sat down to dine at Kantjil & de Tijger on Spruistracht. On the menu was an Indonesian feast: Pangsit Goreng, Ajam Sereh…
June 17, 2013
Hamlet's Elsinore
Our first view was just five minutes after we got off the train from Copenhagen. There it was, in all its magnificent glory, though less ominous than I had imagined…
June 6, 2013
On this day, remember
Even at the height of Iraq and Afghanistan, the wars were but a rude blip in the minds of a majority of Americans. Our military is made up of those…
May 24, 2013
Frida
If you live in the Atlanta area and have not seen the High Museum's Frida & Diego exhibit yet, you are missing out. The show closes Sunday, so GO! I became…
May 10, 2013
I'm living in twilight
"Oh, oh Telephone Line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight." That was Electric Light Orchestra singing a song about a man wishing his love would just pick up…
May 1, 2013