{"id":7663,"date":"2015-06-26T00:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T05:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=7663"},"modified":"2015-06-25T21:42:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T02:42:29","slug":"this-and-that-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=7663","title":{"rendered":"This and That"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7662\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?attachment_id=7662\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7662\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7662\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7662 size-full\" title=\"Walking with Cake: Tooth Fairy jar\" src=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tooth-Fairy-jar.jpg\" alt=\"Walking with Cake: Tooth Fairy jar\" width=\"640\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tooth-Fairy-jar.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tooth-Fairy-jar-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(My Tooth Fairy jar for the boys&#8217; teeth.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This week was fairly quiet, aside from the Tooth Fairy&#8217;s first visit to our house! That was an exciting occasion and marked the beginning of a new era, it seems. We&#8217;re gearing up for a weekend of birthday parties, and hopefully some relaxation, too. Here are a few things that caught my eye this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/22\/arts\/dance\/julie-kent-american-ballet-theater-dances-farewell-performance.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">A dancer retires<\/a> to a 23-minute ovation and rose petals raining across the stage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/video.pbs.org\/video\/2365512043\/\" target=\"_blank\">Season 3 of &#8220;Last Tango in Halifax&#8221;<\/a> starts this Sunday! It&#8217;s such a good show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/23\/arts\/design\/la-toilette-art-show-explores-womens-bathing-rituals-through-history.html?smid=nytimesarts#\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;La Toilette: The Birth of Privacy,&#8221;<\/a> which I mentioned in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=7658\" target=\"_blank\">Wednesday&#8217;s post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/behold\/2015\/06\/25\/gail_albert_halaban_s_vis_a_vis_if_you_leave_your_shades_open_you_should.html\" target=\"_blank\">A photo series<\/a> that&#8217;s the opposite of privacy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/06\/24\/417045175\/french-students-not-coping-well-with-english-test-question\" target=\"_blank\">French students just can&#8217;t &#8220;cope.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/25\/opinion\/elder-a-mormon-love-story.html?smid=tw-nytopinion\" target=\"_blank\">a short film about forbidden love<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful weekend!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=7663\"><\/div><script>\r\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\r\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1395755;\r\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\r\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week was fairly quiet, aside from the Tooth Fairy&#8217;s first visit to our house! 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