I’m going to see the Christo drapery this weekend. Ann Althouse, who also likes him, has a pile of links on the master wrapper/artist.

Tapped has an interview with Judith Warner about her new book, Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety.

Amanda at Household Opera has a great post on being single in academia.

I’ve been amused by the variety of blog posts on Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is like New Year’s Eve. It’s a pressure filled day. One must have fun, dammit, or else LOSER-VILLE. Our Valentine’s Days have evolved into the kids making homemade cards for Dad, Steve comes home early, and we order out a special meal that the kids like, too. One other blogger spent Valentine’s Day in the hospital with a sick son. Another made a fancy meal for her lucky husband. And another tells us about her relationship(s). One day, different experiences. It’s like a Jim Jarmusch movie.

Read Lileks today. He’s talking about the politics of motherhood and responding to this article by Judith Warner. Probably more from me tonight on this.

UPDATE: Dan Drezner saw Christo’s Gates before I did. A little annoyed that Chicago-boy beat me to the post.