Category Archives: leisure

An Armitage Afternoon

Posted on September 26, 2016 by InVoluntary Exile

I was thrilled this weekend to see a Roundabout Theater preview of “Love Love Love,” starring Richard Armitage (a.k.a Thornton/Thorin/Harry/Lucas North) and Amy Ryan (Holly from the Office and Oscar-nominated for Gone Baby Gone). Continue reading →

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A Wishful New York Day

Posted on September 4, 2016 by InVoluntary Exile

If my father were alive and visiting New York, we would start a day with brunch at some little place in Jackson Heights that serves Udupi food. (When we were kids in Bombay, that’s what we did with him every … Continue reading →

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Now You See It

Posted on August 10, 2015 by InVoluntary Exile

For a while now, various people have been heralding the decline of New York as a place for struggling artists, courtesy of the rising cost of living, especially in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Struggling artists can’t make it here anymore. Having … Continue reading →

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Of Museums, Movies, and Meat Products

Posted on July 23, 2015 by InVoluntary Exile

So after my long, dreary winter in New York, which was preceded by a cold venture into archival research in the U.K., I was ready to leave off the woolens and enjoy the pleasures of the city’s spring. (For those … Continue reading →

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Summer’s End

Posted on September 16, 2014 by InVoluntary Exile

Unlike last summer, I spent a large portion of this one traveling to and from New York. Before I left for the first time though, I was lucky enough to go to the old Dominos factory in Brooklyn to see … Continue reading →

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Paris (Airport), Mon Amour

Posted on February 12, 2014 by InVoluntary Exile

As airports go, Roissy Charles de Gaulle is quite lovely. What else can one expect from the French, non? Even at the ungodly hour of 5:30 a.m., which is when I walk out of the plane, the place looks ready … Continue reading →

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Spa Castle and Other Marvels

Posted on August 27, 2013 by InVoluntary Exile

Once upon a time, a woman lived in the city that never grew old, though it never slept. The woman had lived here for just about a year and it was her first summer. It felt like magic; the sun … Continue reading →

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July Diaries

Posted on July 30, 2013 by InVoluntary Exile

Dear Diary, New York in the summer is so much fun. But I think I need a vacation. July 4: Dinner with friends at the Molly Wee, followed by fireworks near the Hudson followed by dancing (i.e., flailing, plus avoiding … Continue reading →

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Now is the spring of our exhaustion…

Posted on July 20, 2013 by InVoluntary Exile

… turned to glorious summer by this sun of New York. This is not to say that summer is New York is not exhausting, just gloriously so. In mid-June, I rode the Staten Island ferry (which is free) from South … Continue reading →

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The Unexpected

Posted on June 3, 2013 by InVoluntary Exile

One of the best things about living in New York is that it’s easy to stumble upon ways to have fun, especially now that it is summer. On my way to the Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Avenue stop this morning, I chanced … Continue reading →

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