Category: Television
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Music is a religion in Nashville: I'm very selective when it comes to following a TV show. There have only been a few over the years that excited me enough to talk about and that kept me hooked, eagerly awaiting the next week's episode. In the past it was Crime Story (Michael Mann director;…
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Two fun videos for your viewing pleasure: Christopher Barson Northern Soul Northern Soul is a music and dance movement, originating in Northern England in the 60s, that’s being kept alive by enthusiasts from Japan, as well as other parts of the globe. One group – the Osaka Manifesto – are DJs and dancers who, from…
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So I watched Sundance Channel's new reality show about a buyer for Anthropologie called Man Shops Globe. More like Man Plunders Globe. How dare they?! How dare Anthropologie and the Sundance Channel (I thought Robert Redford was supposed to be some sort of eco-guy??) produce and air such filthy excess. In the midst of an…
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A new show airs tonight, Man Shops Globe, on the Sundance Channel, where Anthropologie buyer Keith Johnson cruises the world's flea markets. I'm going to check it out even though I have a personal gripe with Anthro as they refused to compensate me for a photo of mine that they used to market their drawer pulls, WTF?! …
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Indulge me while I purge these celebrity comings and goings from my psyche. It's been a whirlwind lately. My Marcel had the honor of being the mascot, Little Globie, for the Harlem Globetrotters at the San Jose Arena which he reveled in. He got to go in and out of the dressing room with all…
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Tonight is the finale on Top Design. I'm rooting for Preston. He's a quiet genius who consistently delivers divine interiors. He studied in Australia for a year, among various other design edu, and it shows. Some of the best design leading off the 21st Century is coming out of Australia. Here's a glimpse of his…
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The future is now.In case you don't already know there's a brilliant new drama called The Last Enemy on Masterpiece Contemporary, on PBS. It's a five part series with the finale airing tomorrow night; Sunday November 2nd. You can watch the first four episodes online at PBS.org. The production values — writing, direction, sets —…
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It was hot here yesterday. 75 degrees in the middle of February, whew. We decided a couple of years ago to step back from a business of ours, French Paintbox, where we hosted groups of people from all over the world for painting holidays in the French countryside. It was a lot of jetting around…
So Sylvie 