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French Lessons: Visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art's New American Wing, and Paris Photographs from the Second Empire
The New American Wing, the second phase of the renovation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's American collection, has opened to the public, including the Charles Engelhard Court and the period rooms of decorative arts. In spite of the name, the wing...
New York, in Vintage Black and White, and Photography Posts on Walking Off the Big Apple
Some see the world through rose-colored glasses, but many of the city's most famous image-makers prefer to see New York in black and white. Street photographers, portrait photographers, documentary photographers, photojournalists, almost every variet...
American Cultural History on Walking Off the Big Apple: A Chronological Guide to a Selection of Posts From the Last Two Years
Over the course of the last two years writing Walking Off the Big Apple, and it's been two years this week, I realize that many posts situate themselves in a category that would best be described as American cultural history. While I spend most of my...
A New York Poem Made of Search Words - "Chocolate Peeps," "Derek Jeter Diet, and "Skirts Blown in Winds"
Here are actual search terms that brought some individuals to Walking Off the Big Apple in the past 24 hours. I think the phrases make a lovely beat poem, circa 1959.Search Words, a poemchocolate peepswashington square jamesgoogle weather new york ci...
The Strolling Year in Review 2008: Favorite Places
While reviewing my walks in 2008, I decided to identify those places in New York I most enjoyed exploring or where I looked forward to returning many times. Now that I've compiled such as list, I now see that the natural world and the built environme...
Happy Holidays, One and All (and All Y'All)
Happy holidays! And a very special thank you to all the regular readers and subscribers. Walking Off the Big Apple is now on holiday break. I will return December 29 with new posts and a look back at memorable walks from 2008. Cheers! Keep on walkin...
Walking Off the Big Apple: A Reader's Guide (Updated)
Occasionally, it strikes me as a good idea to jump into the flow of things on Walking Off the Big Apple and talk about new features on the site. As I'm one for experimentation, I sometimes rearrange page elements, try different styles and fonts, and...
Chasing the Demons Away in a Village Full of Ghosts - The Village Halloween Parade 2008
This past week seemed busier than usual, with a myriad of social events, job tasks (I have four wonderful part-time writing and editing gigs, counting this one), and household duties - hosting a houseguest, dinner out at Gemma, a night of drinks at ...
Ready to Wear, If I Can Find It: Shopping for My Personal Style
I often think of my personal style like one of those mix-and-match paper doll books of swappable outfit parts, but in my case the cut-outs consist of a variety of blue jeans for the legs and an assortment of classic tailored jackets for the top. As a...
