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Big blowsy blue hydrangeas setting off the orange trumpets of a campsis . . . Julia Fogg’s terrain
It's a grey rainy day here in Ithaca and after the heat, I can't say that I'm too sorry. Still, it was nice to open today's post from terrain, a blog I've been following…
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// Huffington Post Reading Series //
Hello hello: I'm curating a reading series at the Huffington Post. Dana Ward's "The Crisis of Infinite Worlds" was posted this week, and you can check out past contributions from Paul Legault, Michelle Taransky,…
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Quote of the Day: Octavio Paz
“The melting pot is a social idea that, when applied to culinary art, produces abominations.” Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf Muffin via Chow Discuss. — sdh
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And the Gold Goes to . . .
If Olympic medals were awarded for anthology making, this year's gold would surely go to Mark Ford, whose London: A History in Verse (Harvard University Press) has hit UK bookstores and will soon be…
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Good-bye, Celeste Holm, 1917-2012 (by Laura Orem)
The great character actress, Celeste Holm, died this past weekend at age 95. Miss Holm was a fixture in the acting world for more than six decades. The first Ado Annie in Oklahoma, she famously…
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Take an Island Vacation in NYC: Hop the Ferry to Staten Island for Matthea Harvey and Justin Bennett’s “stillspotting nyc: staten island” Installation
Many times in years past we've sought respite from New York City's steamy summer heat by hopping the ferry to Staten Island. The trip takes roughly 25 minutes, there's a breeze off the water,…
