Monday, November 5, 2007

MAYOR, CHANCELLOR ISSUE "REPORT CARDS" FOR NYC SCHOOLS

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The Department of Education issued reports cards today, called "Progress Reports" for 1,200+ schools through the City. The report ...
Friday, November 2, 2007

Dia De Los Muertos -- Day of the Dead

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Dia de los Muertos -- everything seems to come together, past and future, forward and backwards, Halloween, Thanksgiving, All Saints Day... ...
Thursday, November 1, 2007

Coda: Look at Autumn, Look at Winter

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We have an unwritten rule in our home. No holiday music before November. OK, we will exclude the occasional playing of "Winter Wonderla...
Monday, October 29, 2007

A Real Brooklyn Ghost Story

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Back in the day, well, sometime in the 1980s, when Reagan was as far-out and far-right a reaction to the Jimmy Carter years that the human m...
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Sunday, October 28, 2007

Brooklyn in Autumn with an Orange Hue: The Doggy Halloween Party

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Autumn is here, you can tell by the brilliant moon passing through the crisp, clear evening air. Leaves are beginning to turn and Brooklyn i...

TV EYE: Human Tetris & The Future of Media

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Check out this peculiar link from a Japanese TV Game Show (I am not sure if it qualifies as Reality TV, unless you have a really twisted se...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Fiske Terrace Centennial Marked at Brooklyn Borough Hall

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Residents and elected officials gathered to mark and fete the Centennial Anniversary of Fiske Terrace on Tuesday, October 23. Hosted by Broo...

Will Autumn Ever Arrive ?

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Getting set for Hallowe'en...L.A. dreams meets German Expressionism meets.. well you decide.. Red Hot Chili Peppers -- "Otherside...
Saturday, October 20, 2007

YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH, First Francis Ford Coppola Film in a Decade Premiers

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Francis Coppola's "Youth Without Youth" a genre-bending film starring Tim Roth, the director's first in 10 years, premiere...
Friday, October 19, 2007

Adventures in the Blogosphere: Annie Leibowitz & Patti Smith (& Me) at the Brooklyn Museum

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It was just a year ago that I attended a member's opening at the Brooklyn Museum and caught Patti Smith and band perform live. It was so...
Thursday, October 18, 2007

Fiske Terrace - Midwood Park Landmark Review Public Hearing: Update

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"We had a very large turnout from the 2 neighborhoods and almost everyone who spoke was positive. We left feeling that we made a favor...
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Coda: Norman Mailer in Hospital After Surgery

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As a follow up to Deep in the Heart of Brooklyn's recent post on Norman Mailer, wire reports : " Norman Mailer is recovering in a h...
Monday, October 15, 2007

Is Proposed Landmarking of Fiske Terrace - Midwood Park Nigh ? ; LPC Public Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, October 16

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On Tuesday, October 16, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will hold a public hearing to review the Proposal for the Landmarkin...
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

You Gotta Serve Somebody: Norman Mailer on God, the Devil and the Human

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This past summer I caught the film Maidstone, directed written and starring Brooklyn literary legend Norman Mailer. This film, http://imdb.c...

Gentrifyin' Days: "Culture Wars as Housing Boom Generates Culture Clash"(Crains NY)

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Very interesting article in Crain's New York (October 8-15) regarding gentrification fallout in Williamsburgh and Greenpoint which is le...
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