I’ve been seeing the Buzzfeed list of 65 books to read in your 20s posted everywhere lately. And I’m not surprised: Your relationship with books changes once you’ve put formal schooling behind you. Even if you’ve always… Continue reading
Mike and I had planned to spend Memorial Day weekend in Portland, Maine. But the weather forecast for the Northeast was dismal, to say the least. So instead we headed south, to Charlottesville,… Continue reading
When I was a teenager, I wanted nothing more than to live in a city. I chose Northwestern in part for its proximity to Chicago, fell in love hard with London when I… Continue reading
The Great Gatsby is a perfect novel in many ways, and lots of people have different reasons for calling it their favorite. One of mine is this sentence: The city seen from the Queensboro… Continue reading
Everywhere I go, people are talking about Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg’s manifesto to women who work and the men who work with them in the office and at home. My book group–a collection of… Continue reading
On Wednesday night, a department at Mike’s firm hosted a dinner at Rosa Mexicano. After the meal we all hopped across the street to see a performance of Verdi’s Rigoletto at The Metropolitan Opera. … Continue reading
