May 2011
1 post
April 2011
5 posts
Conversation and more with John Corigliano & Mark... →
This is an amazing opportunity for composers and musicians interested in 21st century vocal music!
Bored with your job? Want to make a real... →
Because we’ve all had enough of great responsibility without a lick of power.
February 2011
6 posts
Because who doesn't want to be more like Alan... →
Spiderman Musical asks someone, anyone to fix... →
Please please please tell me how I get into one of these focus groups! Ohhh I’ll so tell you what I think…
January 2011
9 posts
Step away from the shutter... →
… long enough to see what you’re shooting.
Because your day doesn't have enough Sharktopus in... →
Now with catchy theme song!
365 Project: Improv Shows: Opera Improviso →
This is an improv form I would *LOVE* to play with!
365improvshows:
Only improvisors with amazing voices should attempt this. Basically, Opera Improviso is just that; an improvised opera. All dialogue is sung in a recitative style and scenes are occasionally punctuated by full arias. Each character is given a theme, a piece of music that will serve as the basis…
Want to go shooting with me at a Flatiron rifle... →
Zozi, similar to Groupon and other daily deal sites, has 15 packages left at the Westside Rifle and Pistol Range. It’s $32 for a 2 hour package including equipment and instruction in use of a .22 rifle. Please note they can only be redeemed on Wednesday nights thru April.
I’m buying one - if you’re interested and pick one up, let me know and we can go together!
December 2010
13 posts
Where do you talk from? →
Santastic V: The Holiday Mashup Mix You've All... →
It has a red light mashup of “Rudolph” and “Roxanne.” ‘Nuf said.
Seriously, Massachusetts? No human trafficking... →
Catch up, Mass! I’m no longer a constituent of Massachusetts but many of you are. Please consider contacting your representative about this. [Courtseys and steps off her soap-box]
Brooklyn's Secret Science Club: 5th Annual... →
If I weren’t already going a holiday party at Manhattan’s oldest, secret gun-club, I’d be there.
You are my sunshine... →
… which will have to be enough since a crazy Spanish lady now “owns” and wants to tax use of the Sun.
November 2010
15 posts
Have you seen... Do you dare... Watch the Star... →
In 1978, this happened. We must face the fact that it cannot be undone.
What the NYT don't know about nerds... →
…is a lot! But I must give NYT lots of props for doing an article on a favorite performer of mine, Eli “Paperboy” Reed and the Trueloves. I saw him open for The Cat Empire at an outdoor concert in Boston years ago. Ever since, I’ve been sighing wistfully and batting my eyelashes when I hear the word “paperboy.”
The 411 on NYC's 311 →
Mapping demographics and solving maple syrup mysteries.
Frances Glessner Lee: Heiress Turned Criminologist →
This woman’s story is absolutely fascinating! She founded the department of Legal Medicine at Harvard and was the first female police captain in the United States. She even incorporated her love of dolls in to crime scene reproduction.
Signs of Sanity →
Buzzfeed put together a wonderful array of signs from this weekend’s rally in DC. Looking at these… I kinda wish I’d gone. But then I remembered how much I enjoyed sleeping in.
October 2010
33 posts
Gawker's Guide to the DC Rally →
For all my friends headed to DC this weekend! ENJOY!