FROM THE HOMEFRONT

Because this blog purports to bring you news of arts and culture, here’s the latest: Our staff of thousands has moved from its cramped Madhattan quarters to spacious 21st-floor digs with a panoramic view of downtown. Now we have room to spread out and, like true aesthetes, hang artworks on the walls.

The abstract painting by Liam O’Gallagher, an old friend who’s pushing 90 these days, was a gift. He gave it to us a couple of years ago in Santa Barbara, where he’s still painting. It hangs in the livingroom. The color photo, in an adjacent hallway, shows Willy Wyler cavorting on location in the Vatican while making “Roman Holiday.” You can’t actually see the image from here, so you’ll have to take my word for it. The photo was enlarged from a tiny stereo-opticon negative.