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Sherman’s Still Yellen After Sixty Glorious Years
Librettist ("The Rothschilds"), playwright, and Emmy-award winning screenwriter Sherman Yellen celebrates the jubilee of his marriage in this post via Huffington: <<< When we married on a sweltering June day in 1953, the chance…
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Binghamton Loves Me (to the tune of “Somebody Loves Me”)
Here (with thanks to Nicole Santalucia and Deanna Dorangrichia) is the latest sign that Binghamton wants to attain Hampton status:
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Three Pie Plates and a Civil War Era Mystery
I’ve been dying to show you all these beautiful old pie plates we found recently. They were resting on a beam above the ceiling of a bedroom in our house. The house was…
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The News of the Week in Review [by DL]
Once upon a New York Times, there was a Sunday section called "The News of the Week in Review," which was a non-parody version of "That Was the Week That Was" — TW3 for…
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Scent and Memory: how cooking parallels writing (by Leslie McGrath)
The limbic system, one of older parts of our brains (the cerebrum, where conscious thought coalesces, is the newest part) is the seat of emotion and memory formation. It’s also the part of the…
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Succotash, Umami, and Cucumber Sandwiches (by Leslie McGrath)
Last Saturday I had a bucket list experience: I spent two hours with in a high-end kitchen supply outlet store with my daughter, who works there, and her employee discount. I realized that I…
