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Dec.03.2011
(1958 photo of James Baldwin by Motike Weissman)
Earlier this year, August 2, numerous individuals and institutions acknowledged the eighty-seventh anniversary of the birth of American author James Baldwin, and on December 1 observers noted the twenty-fourth anniversary of his death at the age of...
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Oct.28.2011
The lure of new oceans, the availability of unspoiled forests plump with resources and islands bursting with spices brought several European powers to exploit, but Queen Elizabeth I’s shrewd politicking and her ability to enlist the services of her nation’s most capable and loyal subjects enabled...
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Oct.08.2011
Thanks to an accumulation of Marriott points, we are off tomorrow for a night in New York City. It's going to be a beautiful week-end.
We plan to visit an art museum (haven't decided which one), hike the High Line, see a play, eat good food, and just absorb the atmosphere of a great city....
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Sep.19.2011
Hello inhabitants of this reddest of rooms:
For your delectation, edification or sharing:
September 25, Book Court, Brooklyn, NY 7 pm: Reading with Amii Legendre/Kevin Salem/Brielle Korn. Discussion, music, dance, song! See www.kevinsalem.com/Lola.html for free score for the Lola,California novel....
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Sep.15.2011
A few days ago, I received a beautiful, tenderly written letter from someone I met 38 years ago. I was 14 at the time, and he was 27. It was the summer of 1973 and the place was Fire Island, New York. For anyone who lived to experience Ocean Beach in their teens or twenties during this...
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Sep.14.2011
Republican strategists figure if we can just lay off enough schoolteachers, firemen, librarians and safety inspectors, the economy will come roaring back. Also, instead of relying on Medicare, seniors should just go out and make their own deals with insurance companies and it...
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Sep.12.2011
The ongoing coverage of those dark September days of 2001 focused on myriad stories of unspeakable loss and mind-numbing heroism, of heartwrenching sorrow, of uniting horror, yet today ten years later, one brief interview unseen by most brings a tear to me, one moment...
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Sep.11.2011
I missed the blog about Italy, but I'd like to add an excerpt from my book, Gemini Joe:
“The Romans have given more to humanity than any other ethnic group,” Joe said, resenting his father’s narrow-minded views of what being American meant. “I defy anyone to show me different. ...
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Sep.07.2011
I killed a guy last month. Let me explain.
His name was Emil. Emil Duarte. He had lived for a good long time, 90 years in fact. And he really shouldn’t have been driving. But there he was, piloting his red, green and white (the colors of the Basque flag) 1947 Ford pickup down South Bridge...
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Sep.05.2011
New York holds a special place in my heart. It was at the Royalton Hotel where I heard angelic voices above me while showering in the bathroom. It was also on the sidewalk of 57th street where I fell and sprained my ankle because I was busy looking up while walking just like...
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