Paige Smith Orloff invents sisterhood from scratch.
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MY NOSE WAS buried in my shopping list last week at the market, when a familiar voice interrupted my internal debate (Broccoli? Cabbage? Cauliflower?). The encounter wasn’t a surprise. But the message? An unexpected delight, especially evocative today, the official publication day of Margaret’s beautiful memoir. [click to continue…]
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SISTERS BIANCA AND Sierra Casady, better known (maybe) as freak folk duo CocoRosie, offer up an otherworldly mix of vocals, strings, and sounds from children’s toys in their often haunting, undeniably original songs. The duo sometimes performs with longtime TSP fave, Antony of Antony and the Johnsons, but for many years, the girls didn’t see much of one another at all. [click to continue…]
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BROOKLYN-BASED, TEXAS-twanged sextet The Sweetback Sisters describe their music as “Honky-Tonk for the modern day cowboy and girl”, and really, who are we to argue? Watch for this fabulous band of harmonizing (non) sisters on tour. And meanwhile, sing along to one of my favorites of their tunes, “Don’t Put Her Down.” Let that one be your motto, sisters.
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Bedtime's not quite this peaceful...but it's close
F OR THE LAST few years, my family’s bedtime routine has been one of divide and conquer. The H would take bathtime, I’d deal with pajamas and teeth. One of us would read to the Rock, who generally demanded at least three books, one of which had to contain Clifford, while the River, for the longest time, was really engaged by Laura and the Little House, which I alone would read. But this spring, something had to give, and I feared reprisals. [click to continue…]
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APRIL DOES SOMETIMES feel like the cruelest month, because for me, every year, this is when I revamp my diet and exercise routines. Something about warm air and sunshine makes me tune back in to my too-often-neglected body and my health, and as a result, I’ve been scouting around the net for blogs and websites that help me clean up and pare down my eating. Here’s a baker’s dozen of sites that are my current faves for inspiring me to cook and eat in a way that is healthy for me, and the planet. [click to continue…]
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THIS SAYS IT ALL ABOUT ME: Art by joeforte.com, husband of a friend.
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