Arts

Dave Dorman's excuse seems to be that he was under the impression, given something writer Brian K. Vaughan said in an interview about today’s comics being inaccessible to the younger generation, that Saga was meant to be an all-ages book. However, that does not excuse the bulk of his reaction to the image of a mother breastfeeding her infant. Editor's Note: While we believe the image being discussed is not offensive, some photos in this post may not be suitable for work.  Read more >

I'm frequently asked, What exactly is slow love? And I'm frequently stumped for a quick reply. How to explain something that is not a thing? It is, rather, a feeling; perhaps, even, a state of being, more a process, or an approach to life. But with the publication of my memoir, Slow Love: How I Lost My Job, Put on My Pajamas, and Found Happiness, in paperback -- yippee! -- and with the sudden realization that I've been tending the Slow Love Life blog for more than a year -- wow! -- I thought I'd make a series of deliberate attempts to answer the question, So just what is slow love?  Read more >

You may think there are two authors named Jenni Holm: The winner of three Newbery Honors for her exuberant historical kid lit books Our Only May Amelia, Penny From Heaven, and, just recently, Turtle in Paradise; and the writer of two world-dominating graphic novels series:  Read more >

Noguchi Museum (Queens): Vernon Blvd and 33rd Rd, Long Island City, NY 11106 The Noguchi Museum has one of the most unassuming entrances I've ever seen at a museum.  There is a little sign about the size of a sheet of lined paper on the side of what looks like a cinder block and brick building at the west side of Queens.  Read more >

Like a lot of people, my first encounter with Ntozake Shange was through her play For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf. I read it in the 80's and immediately went looking for more of Shange's work. Unfortunately, my small library had no other books available. Several years passed before I stumbled across another of her books in a bookstore -- nappy edges was a wonderful book of Shange's poetry, and I was hooked again.  Read more >