I was at the coat check at the Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC, deep in thought about the Alexander Calder: exhibit I had just seen. I was thinking about how Calder truly exercised his imagination, creating wire sculptures of animals, faces and figures like no one had ever seen before. Not to mention his mobiles […]

(photos by Brian Overfelt) Of all the bucolic villages that line the California coast, it’s a safe bet to say that Half Moon Bay — 25 miles south of San Francisco — has the ability to dishearten and mystify tourists the most. Due to its unpredictable weather and its position nestled against low-lying mountains, Half […]

(Photos by Jessica Smith) The ceremonial flags are adorning the Capitol and 5,000 porta-potties are lining the Mall and  parade route, but the inauguration revelers are just starting to trickle into Washington. "No masses yet, but give it another 24 hours," says Jessica Smith, who lives in DC and works for the Senate. "The city […]