Posts tagged Laura Benanti
Day 8: Social Distancing is a Cruel Misnomer
Day 8: Social Distancing is a Cruel Misnomer

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Thank you, Charles Dickens. Could there be a better opening sentence to describe our current situation? Only this one a friend sent me from LitHub.com rewriting first sentences of great literature for social distancing. My favorite was, “FaceTime me, Ishmael.”

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PandemicSusan CorsoCharles Dickens, Barbra Streisand, artists, Laura Benanti, Yo-Yo Ma, Berlin Philarmonic, Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls, John Wesley, metaphysics, Methodism, masks, abundance, Jan-Werner Müller, Come From Away, Sloane Crosley, COVID-19, coronavirus, Commencement, Zoom, Physical distancing, social connection., Ishmael
Day 3 The Longer Table Option
Day 3 The Longer Table Option

My spiritual teachers are legion, and they often arise in the oddest places. Take this morning, for example: I have been a fan of Mary Engelbreit for decades. It is my custom to have a page-a-day calendar of hers that displays her prodigious illustration artistry. Mary Engelbreit understood sound bytes even before they had a name. She’s used quotes that inspire her for decades. This morning’s read: If you are more fortunate than others, it’s better to build a longer table than a taller fence.

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Pandemic, On The Other Hand NewsSusan Corsowhat to do, how to help, Mary Engelbreit, Laura Heywood, Laura Benanti, Ellen DeGeneres, @broadwaygirlnyc, @maryengelbreit, @officialbroadwayworld