Too much, too much. June must be the final push on the event scene before people begin dispersing to the vacation scene. Again, just scratching the surface: ITVS COMMUNITY CINEMA PRESENTS – “TWO SPIRITS” June 5 at 3 PM (Washington DC Jewish Community Center) June 12 at 5 PM (Busboys and Poets) FREE – For [...]
Years ago while studying the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 for a cultural anthropology class, we held a kiddush in honor of and as a living interpretation of the young women, many Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, who died when the 9th floor factory accidentally caught fire near closing time. It was the practice [...]
I’ve never seen the NYC window displays at night. Boy, did I almost miss something at Saks Fifth Avenue across from Rockefeller Center! [Snowflake & Bubbles] Here’s just a taste. Bergdorf Goodman is always on the level of art. Fashion is art. Windows are canvas with a built-in frame. This year’s theme was “Wish You [...]
Let us commemorate the anniversary of 9/11 by pausing to reflect and meditate and tone down the vitriol and rhetoric that serves only to strengthen the radicals and weaken our friends’ belief in our values. Cordoba House, aka Muslim Cultural Center, aka Muslim Mosque at Ground Zero (though in reality it is blocks away from [...]
Amendment 1 (adopted 1791) Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacebly to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. – THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED [...]
Speaking of oil…. Every since I started this series on fried chicken, seems like everybody’s got a chicken story. In fact, we now have a new saying…”3 chicken bones of separation.” Or “Chicken Bones for the Finger Lickin’ Soul,” the potential title of an upcoming anthology. I’m almost serious. And I’m almost up to my [...]
The first news story I heard this morning was the defusing of an unsophisticated car bomb in New York city’s Time Square. The vehicle was a Nissan SUV, and the police were alerted by a street vendor who noticed smoke coming from the car. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the [...]
Since the President’s Weekly was released on Thanksgiving, I thought I’d give the space to one of my favorite photo journalists, Bill Cunningham and his “On the Street” column covering NYC’s street fashion scene during the Thanksgiving week. Granted Bill’s coverage is a lot less humble or sober, but we have plenty of time for [...]
Anna Wintour’s 60 Minutes interview – I guess the most revealing moment of this one-on-one with the 59-year-old editor of American Vogue is that she removed her signature shades to talk with Morley Safer. I see Wintour’s “decisiveness” as her strength in the fashion industry; others may hate her for it. But there it is. [...]
I love Bill Cunningham’s “On the Street” fashion columns in the Sunday New York Times. For the slides shows on-line, Bill’s raspy voice makes you think he’s reporting from the scene of a crime. Bill gets around. Having recently turned 80, he pedals his bicycle around the big city streets collecting and beholding his beautiful [...]
