November 15, 2012
After the week Sandy hit, I needed something to pull my mind away from all the images of the shattered Jersey Shore. Sculptures by the Sea at Bondi Beach provided the perfect opportunity. Not only did it get me outside and around art, but it gave me a chance to see a radiant, intact coastline […]
November 4, 2012
At first, it was kind of comical — a storm called Sandy aimed right at the Jersey Shore. How aptly named. In the buildup to its landfall, many thought it was a safe bet that Sandy wouldn’t be as serious as expected, like her cousin Irene the previous fall. The state had ramped up for […]
October 15, 2011
A few months ago, I submitted a two-line story about a nice thing someone did for me for one of the Kaldor Public Arts Projects in Sydney. I received an email two weeks ago saying my little story had been selected along with a few hundred others to be part of the project, officially called […]
March 8, 2011
Last night, Bslam and I attended a CityTalk presentation at Town Hall. These talks have been going on for years and are aimed at making Sydney a greener, more culturally vibrant city by 2030. This talk was particularly special, as it featured actress Cate Blanchett and her partner Andrew Upton, who gave a dynamic co-presentation […]
