Archives for January 2014

I have never seen a more ignored major expansion of a top-tier American art museum than the Jan. 2 public opening of the final phase of the Cleveland Museum's eight-year, $350-million Rafael Viñoly-designed expansion and renovation. I can only guess that the museum is low-keying the West Wing's rollout because of the shadow cast by this recent debacle, which left it without a … [Read more...] about West Wing Dramas: Cleveland Museum’s Insubstantial Information and Creative Accounting

My daughter's wedding and my grandson's birth, which occurred in rapid succession (and in unexpected order!), made 2013 was more personally than professionally momentous for me. I did enjoy my mainstream-media work, public radio commentary (click each word for links to different stories) and lecturing gig, but my ambivalence about blogging (which devours the lion's share of my … [Read more...] about The Year in CultureGrrl, 2013 Edition (and a request)