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Art on Paper 2019: Relatable Art
Downtown Manhattan’s Pier 36 is going coconuts for Art on Paper 2019. The excellent, paper-based show returns with works from 85 galleries.

janet g
Mar 10, 20192 min read
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Best of Film 2018: Personal, Political, Powerful
Strong storytelling and rich cinematography meets new tech. The result: great news for fans in 2018: An overflow of terrific films.

janet g
Dec 15, 20186 min read
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Happy Holi-plays
One of the greatest gifts is the gift of play. In this never-pausing, chaotic world, what could be better, during the holidays and all year.

janet g
Dec 9, 20181 min read
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Spinning Wheels, Spinning Round
Volvelles or wheel charts, paper constructions with rotating parts, have origins in astronomy and science as early as the 15th century.

janet g
Oct 30, 20182 min read
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Silence Equals Censorship: Banned Books Week 2018
Banned Books Week 2018 will be held 23 – 29 september with the theme, “Banning Books Silences Stories."

janet g
Sep 20, 20183 min read
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So Happy! Which Countries are the Tops in Happiness?
The results are in. Measuring the state of global happiness, the 2018 World Happiness Report names the happiest countries.

janet g
Apr 10, 20183 min read
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NYC’s Urban Revitalization Trio: The High Line, The Lowline and Now, The Centerline
Rethinking the urban landscape and providing spaces to escape the concrete jungle is a gift for those who live in large, vertical cities.

janet g
Feb 28, 20182 min read
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Predicting Oscar 2018: The Award May Go To…
As the film industry rapidly changes, those those slam-dunk predictions that we make in our sleep may be a bit more challenging this year.

janet g
Feb 22, 20184 min read
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Pioneering the Science of Libraries
An early pioneer of multimedia use, Professor Ruby Ethel Cundiff dramatically redefined library science over her nearly 50-year career.

janet g
Jan 23, 20181 min read
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Forget Chocolate: Unique Valentine's Day Gifts for Your Sweetie
Valentine's Day is coming up fast. Take the unusual route to gift-giving – pass on chocolate and flowers – check out these vintage options.

janet g
Jan 15, 20182 min read
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A Three-Museum Day: From Top to Bottom in Manhattan
From the great outdoors to the halls of a gorgeous space that was once the Bank of New York, New York City museums are in endless supply.

janet g
Jan 2, 20182 min read
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The Curious G Blog is Back
Fear not: the curious g blog is back with new perspectives and posts on a range of art, culture, travel and other topics.

janet g
Dec 31, 20171 min read
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