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  • Gil Hodges in the Hall of Fame at last

    June 8, 2022

    The Dodger great managed the 1969 Mets to the World Champoionship. He would have been 98 on April 4. Great first-baseman, clutch hitter, drove in both runs when the Dodgers won the 7th game…

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  • Water and bread, not wine and cake: choreographer Mylène Benoît speaks up for dance [by Tracy Danison]

    June 8, 2022

    WONDER by Mylène Benoît:  “Body memory working on the body present”. Photo © Fabrice Poiteaux The portico on the Théâtre des Abbesses boasts a quote from Pina Bausch, a genius, sure, but also beloved of…

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  • Water and bread, not wine and cake: choreographer Mylène Benoît speaks up for dance [by Tracy Danison]

    June 8, 2022

    WONDER by Mylène Benoît:  “Body memory working on the body present”. Photo © Fabrice Poiteaux The portico on the Théâtre des Abbesses boasts a quote from Pina Bausch, a genius, sure, but also beloved of…

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  • An Interview with Meg Pokrass and Jeff Friedman [by Nin Andrews]

    June 7, 2022

    Recently, I had the pleasure of reading a delightful collection of micro-fictions/prose poems: The House of Grana Padano by Meg Pokrass and Jeff Friedman. I have to confess that I was hesitant to open the…

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  • Happy birthday, Dean Martin

    June 7, 2022

    "I couldn't feel any better or I'd be sickTell me quick ain't love a kick in the head. . ."

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  • On D-Day (Just In Case) [by General Dwight D. Eisenhower]

    June 6, 2022

      On June 6, 1944, nearly 3 million Allied troops readied themselves to cross the treacherous English channel in less than ideal weather. On this day, the first 160,000 of those troops landed on…

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