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Escritoire (noun \ es·cri·toire \ ˈe-skrə-ˌtwär \): a small writing desk with drawers and compartments. Published and informal musings from the desk of Hannah Foster.

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What a Wes Anderson-Curated Exhibit Means for the Art World

If we have to accept it, Wes Anderson seems like our best option for a director-turned-curator. The man certainly has…

Art, film, museums

Angeli Mamon on Her Sassy Dancewear Line and Pandering to No One

One of my latest articles for Pointe! Lessons to learn from ballerina/designer/model Angeli Mamon: Don’t worry so much about a crowded market:…

Ballet, Dance, dancewear, fashion

Forsythe on Tenth Avenue

A pleasant Sunday surprise on 10th Avenue.

Dance, nyc, the shed

Choreographer Mia Michaels on Guiding Creative Lives in Her New Book

Dance Magazine let me combine my inner book and dance nerds for an article about Mia Michaels’ book, A Unicorn in a…

Ballet, Books, Dance, donkeys, unicorns

Elixir of Life: Chartreuse

My second foray into color history in Londnr was a botanical one. 130 ingredients. Yellow and green varieties. Medicinal properties,…

botanical, chartreuse, color, colour, elixir, liquer

Doll House: Jeweled 19th Century Record-Setter Gets a New Home

“‘Unfortunately a lot of museums look down on dolls as being a collectible, not a work of art,’ Mr. Holbrook…

dolls, fashion, museums, photography

A Tale of Two Romeos

My latest for Pointe–read it here! Photo: Peter Walker and Harrison Coll. Photos by Paul Kolnik, Courtesy NYCB via Pointe magazine.

Ballet, Dance, romeo, shakespeare, Theater

Rhymes with Doomsday, Deals with Periods: New Yorkers Celebrate Judy Blume’s 80th Birthday

Every year, Symphony Space holds Bloomsday on June 16th, celebrating the life and work of James Joyce on the date…

adolescence, booknews, Books, judyblume, Literature, reading

From Home-State Stardom to ABT’s Corps, Betsy McBride Finds Grace in Every Role

My first cover story for Pointe magazine, featuring the lovely Betsy McBride of American Ballet Theatre! Read it here. Just a snippet: “Dark-haired…

abt, Ballet, Dance

War & Alchemy: The Story of Prussian Blue

I’m happy to announce that I have a new column in Londnr magazine, the “Colour Column.” My first article of…

Art, blue, color, paint, painting, postage, prussian blue

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