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Andrzej Wajda: Ashes and Diamonds (1958) [by Lewis Saul]
Creeping authoritarianism. Teetering democracy. Dangerous political leadership. No, I'm not talking about the U.S. of A. but the centuries of sadness which is synonymous with the historically chopped-up country of POLAND. Specifically, the 24-hour…
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The New York School Diaspora (Part Thirty-Nine): C.T. Salazar [by Angela Ball]
FORGIVE YOURSELF FOR SEEING IT WRONG under the rosequartz clouds even a man glimmers like a bride his hatchet a bouquet I am waiting for his…
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Kit Robinson: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
photo by Eric Breitbard _______________________________________________________ This Poem This poem is incredibleYou should immediately memorize it and tell it…
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A poem from Tony Hoagland on his birthday [ed. Terence Winch]
My Father’s Vocabulary In the history of American speech, he was born between “Dirty Commies” and “Nice tits.” He worked for Uncle Sam, and married a dizzy gal from Pittsburgh with…
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“Won’t somebody tell me where’s my Bess?” (Sinatra at the Waldorf, 1945)
Recorded for Columbia February 2, 1946. Sang at the Waldorf-Astoria's Wedgwood Room, 1945. <<<Sinatra Takes Over Wedgewood Room and Wins Crowd Despite His Illness The quality of laryngitis is strained these nights at the…
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Milton Berle (by Mitch Sisskind)
Young lady, does the name Milton BerleHave any particular significance for you? Does the name Milton Berle ring a bell? I thought not, so I've got news for you.Milton Berle in the early 1950s almostSingle-handedly multiplied…
