ON MISINFORMATION PART 1
IT STARTED WITH “alternative facts,” as proclaimed by Kellyanne Conway, former counselor to the president. Two days after Trump became president, she used this term to defend his boasting about … Continue reading
CITIES FROM THE AIR
FLIGHT GIVES US a unique perspective of cities, their configurations, and special attractions. Here are several cities from the air, gleaned from a book at the nexus of two genres, … Continue reading
ХОЛМСА, УАТСОН, ДОЙЛ, И КРЕМЛЬ
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH of London, August 18, 1959, had the definitive word on Sherlock Holmes, his chronicler Dr. John H. Watson, Watson’s literary agent Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the … Continue reading
MUM AND DA IN VICTORIAN TIMES PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1, Susan Pedersen’s London Review of Books article about Emma Griffen’s Bread Winner: An Intimate History of the Victorian Economy yielded tidbits that Mum and Da weren’t … Continue reading
MUM AND DA IN VICTORIAN TIMES PART 1
A RECENT ARTICLE in the London Review of Books enriches my understanding of Victorian life (I suspect this interest is a byproduct of my Sherlockian enthusiasm). “Mothers Were Different,” by … Continue reading
THANKSGIVING IN OUR BUBBLE
WE’RE STILL SAVORING leftovers from our Thanksgiving Day feast, admittedly practiced this year in our bubble. Back in the old days, Wife Dottie and I have hosted as many as … Continue reading
THE GANG THAT COULDN’T SUE STRAIGHT PART 2
YESTERDAY, TRUMP’s LEGAL eagles soared into misunderstanding concerning the letter “M” and Rudy the Mouthpiece found himself mistakenly in North Philly. Today, his moniker changes to Rudy the Drip, and … Continue reading
THE GANG THAT COULDN’T SUE STRAIGHT PART 1
WITH DUE RESPECT (and a recommendation) for Jimmy Breslin’s The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight, I offer tidbits not only as timely as today’s headlines. Indeed, they are recent headlines, … Continue reading
A PAIR OF PORSCHE CONTINENTALS—1956
“BY PURE COINCIDENCE,” R&T said in January 1956, “all of our previous tests on Porsches have been made on the Super model, which is, of course, the best performing and … Continue reading
THE PROMISE OF LIVING
AARON COPLAND, Brooklyn-born 120 years ago, evoked what it means to be an American—for this Thanksgiving Day 2020 and for all days. In his opera The Tender Land, Copland appeals … Continue reading
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