Wednesday, December 25, 2013

The Bear and the New Years Tree

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Gary Shteyngart in that central Christmas Day literary spot on the NY Times op Ed page writing on the "most unknowable time of the year...
Monday, December 23, 2013

Amnesty for Jailed Billionaire, Two Musicians of Pussy Riot ; Greenpeace Activists Next

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Maria Alyokhina and Nadia Tolokonnikova were released under an amnesty allowing early release from a two-year sentence after a protest again...
Sunday, December 22, 2013

Brian McFadden on "Santa's Intelligence Task Force" in the NY Times

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Sleigh bells ring - who ain't listening? As Santa Obama flies off in his drone-powered sleigh, the elves address critical issues. O litt...

The Fashion World of Jean-Paul Gaultier at the Brooklyn Museum

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As 2013 draws to a close, DITHOB catching up with events that time, work, family and obligation had pushed out of reach. A fantastic contemp...
Saturday, December 14, 2013

Paul Simon: Recalling Days of Miracle and Wonder

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Paul Simon writing in the NY Times recalls how the spirit of Nelson Mandela infused the music of “Graceland” and his tours with South Africa...
Monday, December 9, 2013

No One Left Behind: Homeless in NY

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Homeless in NY:Thru a Child's Eyes- today an epic front page piece by Andrea Elliott in the NY Times. Yet another example of what makes ...
Friday, December 6, 2013

"Hold a Dollar Bill Up to a Mirror": Slow Growth, No Growth, Inequality and Social Mobility and What Still Needs to Be Done

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"Hold a dollar bill up to a mirror/  And I'll show you something funny/  It's only a fast buck, but..../  It's so hard ...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

Farewell, Madiba: Nelson Mandela 1918 -2013

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Wednesday: Delicate Steve: Ramona Reborn

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Sunday, December 1, 2013

Musings for a Sunday in Late Autumn

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It's December first in Brooklyn/Steam still rattling the pipes/Leaves just a memory, like Santa in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parad...
Saturday, November 30, 2013

A Brief Epistle from Alex Battles

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The ever intriguing Alex Battles has overcome greater odds than website failure no doubt, so the King of Brooklyn Country, author of Hong Ko...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Channel This: Groundbreaking Bob Dylan "Like a Rolling Stone" Interactive Video

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Listen up all you Princes and Pretty People: Bob Dylan's official website just released "Like a Rolling Stone" like you've...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art-"if you meet the visionary on the road.."

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Mona Lisa by Dedron 2012 Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art at the Samuel Dorsky Museum at the State University of New York at New Paltz se...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

It Was Snowing in Brooklyn!

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Say It Ain't So: Corgis-- An Endangered Breed

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Guinevere, in repose, contemplating the future of the Breed. The New York Post reports that "The Queen of England’s favorite ...