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I’m finishing my book on Patricia Wilde. I called her up yesterday around 10:00 a.m. and said, “You know, Pat, you were on my mind the moment I woke up, as well as when I went to bed at 3:00 … Continue reading →

I choose to anthropomorphize — Deadheading day lillies–no, not those by the side of the road, I can’t do everything–I say to myself about some that are semi-gone: “Oh, let them have their full single  day of bloom!”

Social Security Works was making the same mistake that the liberal establishment has made all through Obamatime–pressing their noses to the ground every time Obama gave lip service to a liberal plank, then ignoring the fact that Obama talks the … Continue reading →

So she thinks Social Security should be “enhanced.” What exactly does that mean? Is it like when the discount airline says they’ll give a sandwich for free again? Even Social Security Works, which is an admirable organization, isn’t quite sure. … Continue reading →

There seems this year to be a more vigorous crop by the side of the road than even last year! A result of spray-happy residents or compassionate deer?

It’s a matter of perspective employed as much as anything else. The way our “mainstream” media reports the tragic consequences of austerity in Greece reminds Robert Koehler at Common Dreams “of the way it covers war: “as both necessary and, … Continue reading →

Korean Joo Won Ahn joined ABT last year. At Saturday night’s Cinderella, closing night of ABT’s Met Opera season, together with Sterling Baca—(you DID go to see his Rothbart a week ago, as I advised last December on the Barre … Continue reading →

I live in a rent-stabilized studio apartment,  and by now the hefty annual increases have pushed the rent up to where it is probably 2/3 of market value. That, of course, is not sufficient to satisfy the landlord. It was … Continue reading →

“It’s a very interesting piece,” the Chief  said when I sent him my “Conversation with Nora White.” “P-p-p-p-lease Chief,” I said, “Can we get it into the next issue so that it is published before White’s 90th?” (August 23) And … Continue reading →

Absolutely essential reporting by DW Gibson and Michael Sorkin in The Nation on the increasingly aggressive harassment of rent-controlled and stabilized tenants: “The Inside Story on Dumping Tenants and Making a Fortune in New York City Real Estate.”It comes at … Continue reading →