Notebook

The greening of catalog culture

By Madeleine Johnson, Associate Editor| 2018-12-07T14:35:45+01:00 November 29th, 2018|"Notebook"|

When columnist Madeleine Johnson was young, one Christmas catalog fit all. Not so in 21st-century America, a nation of tribes.

By Madeleine Johnson, Associate Editor| 2018-11-06T14:37:17+01:00 November 2nd, 2018|"Notebook"|

More than a year ago, I moved to rural New Hampshire from Milan, where I had lived for 30 years. [...]

By americamag53| 2018-09-29T13:04:21+02:00 September 26th, 2018|"Notebook"|

Columnist Madeleine Johnson had a father who warned her about the perils of male aggression, and those warnings endure.

By Madeleine Johnson, Associate Editor| 2018-09-02T22:54:37+02:00 August 31st, 2018|"Notebook"|

One of the delights of director John M. Chu's comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" is hearing the reasons viewers worldwide are [...]

By Madeleine Johnson, Associate Editor| 2018-08-07T13:52:51+02:00 August 3rd, 2018|"Notebook"|

The other day, after speaking at a conference and going out for dinner, I happened to pass a noisy and [...]

By Madeleine Johnson, Associate Editor| 2018-07-01T18:57:55+02:00 June 28th, 2018|"Notebook"|

Everyone knows that learning a foreign language exposes you to another culture. New words open doors to new ideas and [...]

By Madeleine Johnson, Associate Editor| 2018-06-21T13:09:43+02:00 May 26th, 2018|"Notebook"|

It's commencement speech season. I have never been under the illusion that any educational institution would ever ask me to [...]

By Madeleine Johnson, Associate Editor| 2018-06-02T13:45:58+02:00 April 27th, 2018|"Notebook"|

Though I returned to the United States last summer after 30 years of living in Italy, daily events still have [...]

By Madeleine Johnson, Associate Editor| 2018-04-20T15:00:43+02:00 March 30th, 2018|"Notebook"|

A change in values is at the core of Susan Froemke's film about the Metropolitan Opera's 1960s move to Lincoln Center.

By Madeleine Johnson, Associate Editor| 2018-03-21T20:14:08+01:00 February 28th, 2018|"Notebook"|

Vying for Olympic glory and the art of fine writing are not so different if you look to their cores.

The way Italian politics has been conducted for decades can help American seeking the how's and why's of flip-flopping Donald Trump.

By Madeleine Johnson, Associate Editor| 2018-03-21T20:12:40+01:00 December 21st, 2017|"Notebook"|

Moving from Milan to small town New Hampshire quickly alters your view of what Christmas, and winter, mean.