Wow! They wrote a book about me!
posted over 3 years ago, updated 1 day later | 2 comments
• • There's a new book: "Living Without the Screen" (Routledge, 2008).
• • According to the authors, "about 1 to 2 percent of Americans do abstain from the boob tube" — — but I know there are more [who were not surveyed] because every one ...
• • According to the authors, "about 1 to 2 percent of Americans do abstain from the boob tube" — — but I know there are more [who were not surveyed] because every one ...
"D" as in . . .
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 15 hours later | 2 comments
• • Here in my hometown, tom-toms are beating and the natives are restless.
• • New York home foreclosures rose in August.
• • According to The New York Times: "Homeowners are facing foreclosure, major banks have failed, and Wall Street has laid o...
• • New York home foreclosures rose in August.
• • According to The New York Times: "Homeowners are facing foreclosure, major banks have failed, and Wall Street has laid o...
In praise of Helen, born 1918 and working
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 23 hours later | 1 comment
• • When I was a medievalist, a professor gave a lecture that compared the polyphonic technique (beloved by authors during the Middle Ages) to the modern soap opera.
• • For instance, the innovative poet and composer Guillaume de Machaut [born cir...
• • For instance, the innovative poet and composer Guillaume de Machaut [born cir...
The parade passed by . . .
posted over 3 years ago, updated 4 days later | 6 comments
• • In NYC, 42nd Street is a passing parade at any hour of the day or night — — and you could run into anyone or nobody. Playhouses, nightspots, and restaurants pile up at eye-level. Port Authority Terminal is around the corner. And the new headqu...
The Jezebel of Jazz
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 9 hours later | 2 comments
• • She earned her nickname — — "Jezebel of Jazz" — — the first time she was arrested for drugs and jailed in 1947. Archival footage shows interviewer Dick Cavett asking if being imprisoned for several months stalled her career.
• • "No. Th...
• • "No. Th...
Winds of change
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 24 hours later | 3 comments
• • Politicians are full of wind — — but this week Mother Nature showed one presidential hopeful who's boss.
• • Barack Obama's convention plans in Denver seem to have proceeded under sunny skies.
• • John McCain was inspired to shred the first sc...
• • Barack Obama's convention plans in Denver seem to have proceeded under sunny skies.
• • John McCain was inspired to shred the first sc...
Put on a happy face September 5th
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 24 hours later | 1 comment
• • If you saw the award-winning musical set in NYC's Washington Heights neighborhood, then you've heard of Lin-Manuel Miranda (born on 16 January 1980 and raised on the colorful northern tip of The Big Apple).
• • Miranda, an American act...
• • Miranda, an American act...
Hydroponics on high
posted over 3 years ago, updated 2 days later | 3 comments
• • In a forlorn episode of The Big Apple's troubled history, Riverside Park was once known for its drug addicts and inspired the screenplay for "Panic in Needle Park," which starred a young Al Pacino.
• • Riverside Park in Manhattan is now the si...
• • Riverside Park in Manhattan is now the si...
Marion
posted over 3 years ago, updated 1 day later | 1 comment
Mike Bloomberg and "term limits"
posted over 3 years ago, updated 1 minute later | 2 comments
• • According to The New York Times, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been quietly beating the tom-toms as he researches the idea of seeking a third term.
• • A former journalist, Mike Bloomberg has spoken in private with several high-profile ...
• • A former journalist, Mike Bloomberg has spoken in private with several high-profile ...
