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The Sphinx and the Dutch Treat [by Tom Healy]
The protagonist in David Markson’s staggeringly brilliant novel, “Wittgenstein’s Mistress” believes she is the last person on Earth. Fortunately for us, that gives her plenty of time to ruminate on art and philosophy. She…
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Happy Birthday, Marie Dressler! (by Laura Orem)
Yesterday marked actress Marie Dressler's birthday. She was born on November 9, 1868 in Ontario, Canada, and died of cancer at the age of 65 in July 1934. During her lifetime, she moved from…
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Dust storm [by Tom Healy]
I left Washington for New York in a cinematic 3-D dust storm this morning. Actually, the storm is pretty much confined to one dark room just off the escalator on the third floor of…
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Hey New Yorkers! Celebrate First-Ever Indie Bookstore Week
Details and a quiz here.
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See this (badly focused cell phone) picture?
That’s my favorite poetry powerhouse and yours, Kate Greenstreet (left). As has been reported on this blog and many others before, she’s on a marathon reading tour. I heard her read tonight along with…
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Monday @ KGB: Stephen Motika, Howard Altmann & Star Black
The KGB Monday Night Poetry Reading Series Hosted by Laura Cronk, Megin Jimenez & Michael Quattrone Presents . . . Stephen Motika, Howard Altmann and series founder Star Black Monday, November 9 @ 7:30 PM 85…
