Thursday, September 9, 2021

As Seen @ Citi Field -- August 31, 2021, 9:11 PM

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This is an important message and, for some people, even quite romantic:
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Daze Like These

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The last 24-hours in NYC have been ... something . As we move towards the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the city is struggling with other recent...
Monday, September 6, 2021

Ida in NYC: Floods and Aftermath

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Friday, September 3, 2021

Graffiti Gangs of New York

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Over the years, I've blogged about graffiti , the unofficial artwork of NYC (including the second post I ever wrote on this blog).  In t...
Thursday, September 2, 2021

Ida Whacks NYC

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Literary Hangouts

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The New York Times has published an impressive list of some of the legendary bars, restaurants, hotels, buildings -- even a church! --  wh...

Counting Crows - "Washington Square"

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Ed Asner RIP -- A Man and a Superman in Heaven

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The great actor and activist Ed Asner has died at the age of 91. His career was legendary: the Mary Tyler Moore Show followed by Lou Grant ...
Friday, August 27, 2021

Dorothy Parker Comes Home

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More than fifty-years after the death of the legendary comic writer and public wit Dorothy Parker (think Fran Liebowitz before Fran Liebowit...
Thursday, August 26, 2021

Remembering "Diff'rent Strokes": 1978-1986

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How exactly does it take "diff'rent strokes" to move the world?  What are these strokes? Who's doing the stroking? And how...