Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Freedom Now, Freedom Forever: Cui Jian "Nothing to My Name"

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Using the metaphor of a young guy talking to his girlfriend, who rejects him because he has nothing, Cui Jian, preeminent Chinese musician,...
Monday, January 19, 2015

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968

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Photos from the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Dr. King Historical National Memorial Site in Atlanta by Tony Napoli   While it seems the journe...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Thomas Merton: Writer, Mystic, Spiritual Seeker

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What's the opposite of an encomium? Poet Thomas Merton explored this in "Hymn of Not Much Praise for New York City "; Merton, ...
Saturday, January 10, 2015

Coda: Four Jewish Murdered Hostages in Paris Identified

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P4:45 P.M.   The Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions has released the names of the four hostages killed at the kosher super...

After Paris, Time to Drop the "T" Word

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Tired of seeing the portraits of the three murderers of Paris -- let's see portraits of those killed. The innocent folks killed in the k...
Friday, January 9, 2015

Brother Francis - traces, words, images

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On a windy and snowy Friday, up the marble steps and in the distinguished chambers of Brooklyn Borough Hall, a remarkable event is underw...

"We Can Talk"

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The Band performance at Woodstock, 1969.
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Chris Ofili at The New Museum

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British artist Chris Ofili is probably best known for his Painting The Holy Virgin which included clumps of elephant dung and which led then...
Thursday, December 25, 2014

A Coffee from the Heart

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At Gran Caffe Gambrinus in Napoli, Italy, many customers enjoy their coffee with some sugar, but for some it is even sweeter when they add a...
Monday, December 15, 2014

A Modest Proposal: A Real “Vision Zero” for New York City in 2015

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It would take an enormous amount of restraint, introspection and, yes, “vision” on the part of all parties, but the people and the gover...
Sunday, December 14, 2014

David Lynch: The Unifying Field

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Drawings, paintings, multimedia illustrations and early films reflecting the work of director David Lynch when he was a student at the Phila...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Reasons to Be Cheerful: Seven Global Trends to Be Very, Very Thankful For

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Washington Post wonkblog reports on seven global trends-- from child mortality to poverty to war-- that show that despite humanity's ...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Isaac Asimov's Lost Essay on Creativity

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A lost essay by the author and visionary Isaac Asimov was recently discovered by Arthur Obermayer, a scientist- friend of the author and was...
Thursday, October 23, 2014

"The Imitation Game": a graphic biography

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The Imitation Game , the upcoming film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, with early Academy Award chatter, promises to make its subject, mathem...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Boardwalk Empire and Louis Malle's Atlantic City

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As Boardwalk Empire rolls towards its conclusion, and wanting to add further depth and dimension before it's gone, you may want to revis...