Read the stories of sports champions
The Bibliophile Fans love to reminisce about iconic coaches, championship seasons and unforgettable upset victories by their favorite teams. These books by sports insiders are sure to enhance those memories. Buzz Saw: The Improbable Story of How the Washington Nationals Won the World Series, by Jesse Dougherty, 320 pages, Simon & Schuster hardcover, 2020, 336 pages Simon &... READ MORE
Q&A with Billy Crystal on his new movie
After hosting the Oscars nine times, Billy Crystal wouldn’t necessarily rule out a tenth. But the 72-year-old actor would prefer some wider attention for his low-budget indie film, “Standing Up, Falling Down.” Perhaps even a longshot Academy Awards nomination. “If it happened, it would be unbelievable. I’m really thrilled just to be in the discussion and not for, ‘Hey, would... READ MORE
Tina Panetta, Mother on the Hill
Years ago, though it’s hard to imagine today, Republican and Democratic senators used to sit at the same table to share a meal in the Senate Dining Room. They would cross the aisle just to talk to beloved waitress Tina Panetta, an ebullient Italian mother and grandmother. “We talked like family, like brother and sister,” Panetta, now 95, recalls of her 23-year career serving... READ MORE
Cultivating creativity in the age of COVID
Alexandra Hewett is on a lifelong odyssey to live creatively and to teach others to do the same. A former psychotherapist, current instructor in the dramatic arts, stage and film actress, and 5’1” perpetual motion machine, Hewett seeks to liberate people’s creative expression, dormant for any number of reasons. Given her experience and passion, it’s fitting that Hewett is... READ MORE
Gardening’s physical, emotional benefits
“Biophilia” is a word first used by psychoanalyst Erich Fromm in the 1960s, and later popularized by Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist E. O. Wilson, to describe the passionate love of life and all that is alive. True gardeners typically love to spend time outdoors. But did you know your garden loves you back? American garden writer Robert Dash explains that the positive power of... READ MORE
Snapshots to savor of times gone by
When Super Spouse says it’s time to clean out the old family photos, this husband salutes smartly and gets right to work. Of course, the job soon vaults well beyond pictures. Each snapshot has a story to tell, as any shutterbug will gladly tell you. So, more than once, I had to apologize to Super Spouse for going so slowly, because I had gotten lost in memories. My gosh,... READ MORE
Local songwriter pens an anthem for men
It’s February — the month of Valentine’s Day, chocolates, roses, romantic movies and love songs. If you’re tired of mushy-gushy romance, however, Ronald Robinson has a new song for you: “Don’t Bring No Suitcase.” Released last December, the song Robinson co-wrote with musician Kenneth Parker is the antithesis of a love song. Robinson, 66, became inspired to write it when ... READ MORE
Richmond area artist memorializes civil rights icon
When the Virginia Museum of History and Culture completes its renovations next year, it will display a significant new work in the collection: a portrait of Oliver Hill — a Richmonder who was a trailblazer in the civil rights movement. “The portrait of Hill fills a major gap in the VMHC collection,” William Rasmussen, senior museum collections curator and Lora M. Robins Curator of... READ MORE
Area filmmaker highlights Black artists
Cintia Cabib, 59, an independent documentary filmmaker who lives in Potomac, Maryland, has directed eight projects, including short films about immigration, a historic carousel, juggling and the community gardens of Washington, D.C. Her latest film, called “Kindred Spirits: Artists Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell,” profiles two Black artists who worked in D.C. when it ... READ MORE
Memoirs from newsmaker, news writers
The Bibliophile These autobiographies provide fascinating perspectives into a prime newsmaker of the recent past and those who reported on other powerful Washington figures. A Promised Land, by Barack Obama, 768 pages, Crown hardcover, 2020 The 44th president takes readers on an intimate journey from his emergence on the political scene to the 2011 killing of Osama bin Laden. This is ... READ MORE
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