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I PROUDLY ADMIT it. I’m a Georgia O’Keefe groupie. I just can’t get enough of this iconic artist. I’ve seen countless exhibits, visited the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe and her Ghost Ranch and Abiqui homes. In fact, my daughter-in-law presented me with a beautiful 256 page, comprehensive,…

Editor’s Note: The American Geophysical Union (AGU) will be sharing reflections on the March for Science from AGU leaders. This is part two of three. Click here for part one and part three.   AS I STEPPED onto the train to Washington, D.C., I immediately sensed a palpable science vibe throughout the…

IS FASHION ART? The perennial question. Andrew Bolton, Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has said, “I find it extraordinary […] that in this day and age people are still debating it.” Another colleague said to me, “How can you, of all people, question…

IN 1987, Congress declared March National Women’s History Month. Every year, for the past 30 years, a special Presidential proclamation is issued to honor the extraordinary achievements and contributions of women in history and contemporary society. Every week, for nearly the past four years, Sandi…

IT’S LATE, I know, with the Oscars moments away, but I have some last minute thoughts I need to share about some of this year’s Oscar nominations. Full disclosure, there are plot spoilers ahead. First off, I thought Best Actor Nominee Casey Affleck’s character, Lee Chandler, in Best Picture…