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“Social Security” [by Terence Winch]
Social Security No one is safe. The streets are unsafe.Even in the safety zones, it’s not safe.Even safe sex is not safe.Even things you lock in a safeare not safe. Never deposit anythingin a…
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We love you, Jo
Courtesy of Amy Gerstler, here are a couple of more Jo Stafford covers. What a pure voice! And here, from the BBC news of July 19, 2008, are some more details about her passing:…
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Tim Dlugos [by Terence Winch]
The last time I saw Tim Dlugos was 30 December 1989. We met for dinner at Kramer Books & Afterwords, the first bookstore/café in the land (as far as I know). It’s one of…
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“John Ashbery: Created Spaces”
The summer 2008 Rain Taxi, just up, has a special portfolio devoted to John Ashbery, his house in Hudson, New York, and the idea of "created spaces" — how Ashbery, in his dwelling place…
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Frank O’Hara’s “Meditations in an Emergency” [by DL]
Since the season premiere of Mad Men on AMC last night, people have been scrambling and googling to find out more about the poet Frank O'Hara and his book Meditations in an Emergency. In…
