Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Ann Patchett pulls me into the lives of "The Dutch House"

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Ann Patchett's novel "The Dutch House" was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. First place went to Colson White...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

"Sergeant Salinger" by Jerome Charyn will rip your heart out

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I was gobsmacked by an historical novel written about a famous author’s experiences in World War II. “Sergeant Salinger” by Jerome Charyn ...
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Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness a great read

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Imagine it's 2009 and you're a 24-year-old newspaper reporter living and working in New York City. An exciting life, sprinting all o...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

"Sailor off the Bremen" shows that punching Nazis is nothing new

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It's only a movie -- or is it? Indiana Jones punches a Nazi in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." USA Today offered its summary ...
Sunday, December 29, 2013

Sunday morning round-up

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Anyone out there had norovirus, gastroenteritis, the intestinal bug, stomach flu, the cruise ship curse? It's all the same thing. Unplea...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers" opens Nov. 30

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The Cheyenne Little Theatre Players opens a new show this Friday at bthe Mary Godfrey Theatre. It's Neil Simon's "Lost in Yon...
Sunday, November 20, 2011

Ol' Blue Eyes says (sings) it all about "New York, New York" in 2011

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Creativity is Occupy Movement's middle name

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I didn't see "Cheyenne" or "Wyoming" flash on this building but maybe next time... Here's what this is all ab...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Why have the police resorted to violence against Occupy Wall Street protesters?

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Following last month's police brutality in Oakland , and today's summary eviction of the Occupy Wall Street camp (and don't for...

Retired cop tells NYPD: "Don't be Wall Street Mercenaries"

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Captain Ray Lewis (Ret.) of the Philadelphia police has joined Occupy Wall Street.  His sign is perfect: “NYPD: Don’t Be Wall Street Merce...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Occupy Wall Street occupies your TV

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Monday, October 03, 2011

SEIU brothers and sisters join Occupy Wall Street

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My brothers and sisters in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are now joining Occupy Wall Street . I'm a member of the Wy...
Sunday, September 11, 2011

For everything (even 9/11) there is a season

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As always, the arts were front and center during this morning’s televised tenth anniversary of trying to make sense of 9/11. Performances ...
Friday, September 02, 2011

Karen Cotton's New York City photos on display at Clay Paper Scissors Gallery starting Sept. 8

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I've known the multitalented Karen Cotton for ten years. She's not only a fine musician and writer, but this Green River native has...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The Irish diaspora brought us The Great Shame and -- for many -- much better lives

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Looking for some especially depressing books to read during St. Patrick's Day week, I chose The Great Shame, and the triumph of the Iris...
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Monday, March 15, 2010

Condolences to Keith Olbermann and family -- with a shout out to James Thurber

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From Keith Olbermann's blog on Saturday: My father died, in the city of his birth, New York, at 3:50 EST this afternoon. Though the fina...
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Sunday, March 22, 2009

Live HD opera comes to the big screen

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I've never seen a live opera. Never really interested me. Besides, to actually see one, I have to travel to the spiffy new opera house i...