Spring peeks, the big tease she is, but don’t put away your socks. The reading season lingers yet.
A brisk walk this morning told me my sandals will have to wait. I’ll content myself with this fantastic read on the fashion makeover of the Birkenstock sandal.
Women like me who, in our twenties and early thirties, blithely shifted between the ease of flip-flops and the constraint of high heels, were relieved to find some kindly support for our increasingly middle-aged feet. Women are so accustomed to the expectation that shoes will be uncomfortable—they will chafe our heels, or squash our toes, or make our insteps ache—that slipping on Birkenstocks felt revelatory.
More than few friends admit to a crush on this actor but who knew Ethan Hawke could turn a mid life panic attack into directing a documentary exploring the life of an elderly former concert pianist?
I have been struggling, recently, with finding why it is that I do what I do.
-Ethan Hawke
Hawke’s film, Seymour: An Introduction, promises a brilliant portrait, crafted over three years, now receiving critical acclaim. I’m keen to take the former concert pianist in my life as my date. My mom is sure to relate to the central question posed by the film: why make art?
How do you pick your books? Book clubs? Reviews? Browsing the tables at your local bookstore? Here’s one method: read only those that grip from the get go.
Finally, here’s one for my married friends. Are you a roommate or a lover? See how you do on this checklist before another work week begins. You can’t expect spring fever to do all the work.
Are you a spouse or a roommate?
Happy, ahem,… reading.
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