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A Man of Many Words, and Every One Mattered: Robert A. Gottlieb (1931-2023) [by Mindy Aloff]
Bob Gottlieb, a New Yorker who edited The New Yorker, died the other day, just a fortnight after he had turned 92. He made his name as a book editor, first at Simon &…
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“Thank You for Your Service” [by Thikasa Postz, trans. Alexander Nimrod]
Thank You for Your Service I don't know if I ever tol' you this, but back in the day I went on a t-ball trip to Vietnam with the USO to entertain the…
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The Doves, The Clown, & The Camel [by Mitch Sisskind]
Under the aegis of Joey Aiuppa (Doves Aiuppa,Joey The Doves Aiuppa, Mourning Doves Aiuppa)No one could be killed (whacked) in Elmwood Park So you had…
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Harold Bloom on Jazz
Harold Bloom [photo by Sue Mingus] . . . the whole jazz tradition from at least Amstrong on features what was called "cutting." And cutting is the pure instance – from the Greeks on,…
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Overheard (6/29/23)
The Giants have a pitcher named Cobb and another one named Webb. “It’s time to upgrade your bra.” They were arguing about whether ketchup should be refrigerated. “Who’s the target audience? Depressed women…
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Varieties of dance performance: trading a mess of pottage for sense and awareness [by Tracy Danison]
“The Game of Life”, sextet, 50 minutes. Creation 2022 by Liz Santoro, Pierre Godard, cie Le principe de l’incertitude and Jean-Yves Macé, cie l’Instant Donné. Le Carreau du Temple, June Events, 14 June 2023.…
