Monday, October 12, 2009

Bloomberg versus Thompson Debate 2009: Deep in the Heart of Brooklyn will be there in the audience

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Having scored a seat in the audience at the Mayoral Debate at El Museo del Barrio on the Museum Mile, Deep in the Heart of Brooklyn is hopin...
Friday, October 9, 2009

Come All Ye Faithful: Dylan's "Christmas in the Heart" Due October 13

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Leaks from the forthcoming Bob Dylan "Christmas in the Heart" album are appearing online. The above photo brings back memories -- ...
Thursday, October 8, 2009

Truth of Our Common Narrative: 'Michelle Obama's Family History is Far from Unique'

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Recent research from Megan Smolenyak, a genealogist, and reporting by The New York Times offers previously undisclosed details of First Lady...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The Changing Economic Order

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The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of currency of the United States. The U.S. dollar is normally abbreviated as the d...
Monday, October 5, 2009

Monday Morning Going Down: It's the End of the World as We Know It (& I feel fine)

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Roubini:Stocks rising too far, too fast? Link here World Bank going broke? Running out of mazuma in 12 months? Link here . Zoot alores! Ze M...
Sunday, October 4, 2009

Harvest Moon Over Brooklyn:October 4, 2009

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Moonstruck over Flatbush, October 4, 2009 No one captures the romance and dreaminess of the Harvest Moon like Neil Young From the...
Saturday, October 3, 2009

On Broadway

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Saw preview of the Roundabout Theater Company's "After Miss Julie," an adaptation by Patrick Marber of Strindberg's "...
Thursday, October 1, 2009

Sunrise, October 1, 2009, Flatbush, Brooklyn

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Q Service Disruptions @ Coney Island-Bound Avenue H & Avenue M Stations

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Coney Island-bound side of Avenue H and Avenue M stations are closed for rehabilitation! Coney Island-bound train users, especially Brooklyn...

Waning of the Yankee Dollar?

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Washington Times reports that World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick warned Monday that, with foreign economic powers rising quickly on the...
Friday, September 25, 2009

Art Notes: BRITISH SUBJECTS: IDENTITY AND SELF-FASHIONING 1967-2009 & BWAC's Fall Show

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Above: White Wedding by John Kirby at the Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY If you had a chance to visit the (recently ended) exhibition by Yin...
Thursday, September 24, 2009

At What Price Softness?: Get Thee Behind Me, Charmin

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Could "TP" be the next environemtnal battlefield? From The Washington Post: This summer, two of the best-known combatants in this...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

On Books and Book Court: E.L. Doctorow, Tonight, 7 PM

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I stopped by Book Court (163 Court Street) last Friday on my way home. I was delighted to see the fabulous renovation that has dramatically...
Sunday, September 20, 2009

FCC and 'Net Neutrality': who "owns" the internet?

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The Wall Street Journal reports that the FCC supports internet neutrality, a big plus for consumers, individual internet users and Silicon V...

The Mysteries of Carl Jung and His "Red Book"

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Above, Carl Jung's Red Book, "Liber Novus" (new book). Above, page from Carl Jung's Red Book. From the Philemon Foundation...