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Category Archives: current event
The Sick Irony of Legs
Headlines scream so loud that you can see the blood: “So many people without legs!” Legs – the two body parts you need to run a race. I’ve muttered to myself during marathons, “Legs, don’t fail me now,” and to … Continue reading
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Sighway 61
March 4 – what would have beeen my brother Cliff’s 61st birthday: If He Had Lived If he had lived, where would he be today? Would he have become Cliff Grisham, superstar singer/songwriter waltzing comfortably amongst the glitterati? Or, God … Continue reading
Posted in current event, music, poetry
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Book Signing @ Book Revue in Huntington, NY
During my teenage years, Cousin Brucie used to say that Friday night is pick up night and Saturday night is date night. Well, this Friday night, why not come to my book signing event at Book Revue in Huntington where you … Continue reading
Strike While the e-book is Hot
Kindle is on fire! Why I am personally touting the e-book doesn’t quite make sense since I am not yet the proud owner of one. But there is method to my madness. According to the New York Times, Amazon Kindle is cornering … Continue reading
Walk on the Moon Chilean Style
All of the wildly popular reality TV shows were suddenly but certainly trumped by the unfolding rescue drama of the 33 trapped miners in Chile. After 68 days (68!) the world held its collective breath as the first miner, Florencio … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast at Wimbledon, mine rescue, NASA, trapped Chilean miners
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More on Tino Sehgal as He Exits the Guggenheim
Just when I thought it was safe to quit mulling over Tino Sehgal’s performance art at the Guggenheim, I discovered one last art review in a stack of magazines I was about to throw out. New York Magazine’s Jerry Saltz’s (Feb.15, 2010) discussion … Continue reading
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Tagged Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine, performance art, the Guggenheim, Tino Sehgal
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Racing Up the Wrong Tree
With so many children having been left behind, why not start a new race? As absurd as that sounds, that is precisely what the Race to the Top is; in fact, it smells like a rose by any other name. Forty states are competing for $4 … Continue reading
Farewell to Maxwell?
I was truly saddened to learn that the city plans to close Brooklyn’s Maxwell High School in September. I taught English there from 1973-81 when it was Maxwell Vocational High School, an all-girls’ school. In an impoverished neighborhood, it … Continue reading
