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What Makes a Restaurant Great? [by Mitch Sisskind]
So many evenings in the early 80s I made my way along Bennett Avenue, past Yeshiva Samson Raphael Hirsch (familiarly known for some reason as "Breuer's," with D. Lehman a proud alum) to 181st…
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Saturday Surprise [by David Lehman]
Here are five sentences that I didn't write. I proffer them not only because of the formidable intellect behind them but also because of the insights into our culture and into human nature. Some,…
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Two Poems [by Mitch Sisskind]
Old Nellie and the Big Spiders After 4 July how quickly summer goes until Toward the end the big spiders come whom I love…
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Lina Lapelytè’s “The Mutes” at Lafayette Anticipations: on dance, shoes, singing and paradox in the Garden of Nettles [by Paul Tacy Danison]
Wandering carolers find themselves in the Garden of Nettles only to find their selves. From “The Mutes”, Lina Lapelytè, June-July 2022, Lafayette Anticipations, Paris. Photo©Rasa Juskeviciute Right off, I need to claim Lina Lapelytè’s…
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“The Garden of Allah” [by Boris Dralyuk]
The Garden of Allah Hotel, playground of the movie stars during the 20s and 30s, will be torn down to make way for a new commercial and business center. … The hotel originally was…
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On “Joan Mitchell” [by Sharon Preiss]
Harbor December (1956) …