While skiing at Sundance in Utah, a friend knocked over a huge glass display in the ski lodge gift shop. Crash! Heads turned, and there we stood, eyes wide, surrounded by broken glass. We were able to laugh it off, but how do you deal with a fall that causes damage to a $130 million dollar painting? Somehow “you break it, you bought it” doesn’t seem like much of an option. That’s exactly what happened to a woman at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, who lost her balance and tripped into a famous Picasso painting causing a tear in the canvas. Damage estimate: $65 million. Ouch. That’s a high-priced klutz.
Dinner Party Talk – Oops!
Not Sundance – Chimpanzee Movie
Back in high school, I won the state science fair on my studies of the Hamadryas baboon. At Sundance, I’ve seen some movies that could have been made by baboons. Now comes, the world premiere of the only movie shot entirely by chimps. Yep, the Chimps of Edinburgh Zoo were part of a unique experiment to discover how they see the world. Watch the trailer here. Admission: two bananas.
Dinner Party Talk – So Long, Conan
Last night Conan O’Brien ended his criminally short seven month run as host of The Tonight Show. Conan signed off with gratitude to NBC for his twenty years of employment and a big “thank you” to the fans who have taken up his cause in the past few weeks. His final message to his viewers (before rocking out with ZZ Top, Beck, and Will Ferrell!) was this: “Don’t be cynical.” Good luck, Conan! I’m sure we’ll be seeing you soon.
Gossip – New Yorker at Sundance

Live from snowy Sundance Film Festival!
DATELINE: PARK CITY, UTAH
Snow, snow, snow. Traffic jams. Gorgeous people. And MOVIES! Have taken over quaint Park City. This year the swag is down and the quality of movies is up. Conversation around town is abuzz at the outstanding crop of cinema. I’m with the ever-fun Barbara Corcoran (#Sharktank). After the screening of Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu’s film, “Pumzi,” she said “nature is for the privileged.” Her stunning short film is the story of a botanist who risks her life to nurture a plant 35 years after WWIII (the water war). After her beautiful film, we suffered through “Saint Louis Blues,” a Glee-wannabee road-trip through the clogged streets of Senegal. Singing and dancing in taxis. Blech! After it, I did a song and dance routine through the Yarrow Hotel straight for cocktails. More soon. I’m skiing Deer Valley in the morning. Wherever you are, catch a movie this weekend.
Life 101 – Lily the Bear
Watch Lily give birth on live cam
American Pets – Piano Pug
Give this pug a peanut!
Dinner Party Talk – Communication

Operator. May I help you?
American Fun – Talking dogs

Westminster loves to hear from other dogs.