Racing Mount Pleasant Makes Quiet Emotions Sound Grand
The Frank O’Hara poem “Katy” features seven lines of self-assessing declarations. It is the fifth line that I get the most mileage out of: “I am never quiet, I mean silent.” When I am…
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‘The Last One for the Road’ Review: A Pleasant Italian Gem on Drinking Buddies, Aging and Wistful Flavors of Life
There is a kind of sadness that comes from living in a restless state of FOMO — or fear of missing out, as the acronym goes. The experiences you’d squander if you didn’t show up to an…
‘Nonnas’ Review: Vince Vaughn Enlists Italian Grandmothers in Middling but Pleasant Cooking Comedy
The ingredients are simple, the cooking process unhurried and the history rich. The Italian dishes honored in director Stephen Chbosky’s sentimental dramedy “Nonnas” don’t come from…