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Painting the Town With Our Beaver (Coat), That Is…

By Victoria Looseleaf We were doing some much-needed fall cleaning, when we came across this portrait of our grandmother, Ms. Lillian. As you can see, she’s ultra-stylish and clad in fur, and since we inherited many of her coats, jackets … Continue reading

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Why We Can’t Stay Home and Knit

By Victoria Looseleaf Our mother was a master knitter – and master bridge player. We do neither. Well, we did know how to knit once upon a time, although a scarf we, er, made, looked more like a bowling pin, … Continue reading

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Squirm-In-Your-Seat Theater: Clybourne Park

By Victoria Looseleaf Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Ah, the French certainly have a way with words. And so does playwright Bruce Norris. So much so, in … Continue reading

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Arrivederci, Gil Cates, Mensch…

By Victoria Looseleaf We don’t know when it’ll come, where, how and, in some cases, why. But death will come. And as far as age is concerned, that’s a relative thing. Twenty years ago, for example, 77 would have seemed … Continue reading

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