Michelangelo draws us to the Getty

The wellsprings of creation “Michelangelo: Mind of a Master” A few years ago, in his global survey of art from its earliest moments to the present, Julian Bell stated, referring, of course, to Michelangelo: “Never before or since has so much in art revolved around a single personality.” On the face of it, 28 sketches, […]

Dear Sage: Typical teen, or clinically depressed?

A 10th grade girl enters our high school office and asks to talk to someone. She was referred by one of her friends, who also receives services with us. Almost 25 percent of the students we see are referred by a friend. The girl reports feeling overwhelmed and not able to handle her school work. […]

Tee for Two at Pacific Standard Prime

  Former pro golfer Kevin Leach found his passion for wine in a place that has never produced a drop of it. “I was stuck in the airport, and the only magazine I could find in English was a copy of Wine Spectator. I read it from cover to cover, classifieds and everything, five times. […]