The Rejected was television’s first documentary to discuss the topic of homosexuality. It first aired on September 11, 1961 (three years before I was born) and, until very recently, no copies were known to exist. Though unique in its...
Managing a personal library of 35,000 digital photos is no small chore. I can’t help but think computers ought to do a better job of helping me organize and catalog these images. In the past, I’ve used iPhoto (which slowed to a crawl)...
I was going to call Spy a “by-the-numbers, formulaic spoof of the spy genre with no surprises.” It’s hard to say that, though, about a film that — not once, but twice — fills the entire IMAX screen with the image of an...
Today, Amazon.com recommendations led me to one of the most terrifying books I’ve read in a long time. And be advised: this is one of those books that, once you read it, irreversibly transforms the way you see the world. Shadow Work is the...
In San Andreas — this year’s strongest contender for Best Picture — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gives the performance of his career — Oh, who am I kidding? No one going to San Andreas is expecting anything Oscar...
I’ve written books. I’ve traveled the world. But the achievement I’m proudest of is, without a doubt, my twenty-three year relationship with Clyde. We legally married just over two years ago, surrounded by friends and family in a...
Before I met my husband, Clyde, I had been on a jet only once. About four years into our relationship, we discovered our shared passion for travel on our very first international vacation (to Thailand, Singapore, and China). Fast forward a couple of...
I always look forward to travel, but our latest cruise held special appeal because it would be our first vacation with Apple Watches strapped to our wrists. Here’s what we learned along the way: We love the fitness features. The Apple Watch charts...
We’re on a Holland America “shore excursion” — a bus tour, headed for Lunenburg, Canada. If you know me at all, you’ll know I loathe most Holland America bus tours. The worst of them have certain features in common: Commentary by clueless guides...
