Monthly Archives: June 2013

Woody Allen on filmmaking as therapy

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Katherine Wikoff

Great article about Woody Allen in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal Magazine.  In a post I wrote on “Creativity and the importance of routine” last year, I mentioned Allen as an example of someone who shows up every day and does … Continue reading →

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Pixar’s “The Blue Umbrella” is cinematic poetry. “Monsters University” is fun, too.

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Katherine Wikoff

This past weekend my younger daughter and I continued our longstanding tradition of catching Pixar’s new release on its opening weekend. Monsters University was a lot of fun.  Not completely on a par with the studio’s finest hits, but really nothing … Continue reading →

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Jessica’s Wednesday Poem Club: What is the Meaning of a Jar Placed in the Woods, If No One Is There to See It?

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Katherine Wikoff

For today’s post, especially if you enjoy poetry, head over to the “Wednesday Poem Club” hosted by my friend and fellow-blogger, Jessica Slavin. I was planning just to leave a quick comment on the Wallace Stevens poem “Anecdote of the … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Sherlock

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Katherine Wikoff

I love the BBC One Sherlock Holmes series, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock and Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson.  Have you seen it?  Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth now carries a smartphone, and his good friend Dr. Watson publishes … Continue reading →

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Great Books: The Devil in the White City

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Katherine Wikoff

Last night was my Great Books Dinner and Discussion event at Milwaukee School of Engineering.  I usually facilitate a book discussion every June, and lately I’ve added the November discussion to my rotation, as well.  This month’s selection was The Devil … Continue reading →

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Surf’s up!

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Katherine Wikoff

W A Y U P 🙂

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Colons: how and when to use them

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Katherine Wikoff

A couple days ago I posted on semicolons, with a note that I’d decided to split my original post, covering both semicolons and colons, into two parts once I realized that the semicolon discussion was getting out of control.  Okay, … Continue reading →

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What is Happenning in Istanbul?

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Katherine Wikoff
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