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Peter Davis, Guest Blogger July 18 – 24
This week we welcome Peter Davis as our guest blogger. Davis' books of poems are Hitler's Mustache (Barnwood Press, 2006) and Poetry! Poetry! Poetry! (Bloof Books, 2010). He edited Poet's Bookshelf: Contemporary Poets on…
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Reb Livingston Presents a Poem by Fritz Ward
A ___ is a World, a Windstorm, a Love Letter Lost in the Breeze Dear Seizure of Church Bells, there were eleven hours left till the end of Memorialist Day. I was kneeling again,…
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A Little Kovacs for Your Weekend (by Laura Orem)
From the great TV genius, Ernie Kovacs. People are hot or cold about him: either you find this hysterical or you don’t. It makes me ROFLMAO, as the kids say in cyber. Trivia: Kovacs…
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The Seven Most Meaningful Compositions That I Will Love Forever — VII. BERIO: Sinfonia
One day during my short stint at Juilliard, the composer Milton Babbitt came to guest lecture one of my composition classes. Mr. Babbitt gave us all a nice lecture on 20th century music and how…
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Coming Soon: 24 Hour Restaurant Battle by Stacey Harwood
So here’s a short video that takes you behind the scenes of the new Food Network program 24 Hour Restaurant Battle. My friend and Time Out New York food pages editor Gabriella Gershenson appears…
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The Seven Most Meaningful Compositions That I Will Love Forever — VI. BERG: Violin Concerto
Occasionally, the story behind the composition of a masterpiece is so entwined with the notes themselves, that it must be heard alongside the music. In February of 1935, the American violinist Louis Krasner (who…
