New York City, March 2003
In March, we went to New York City for an egg donor procedure at NYU Medical Center’s Infertility Program. It was a somewhat stressful experience for all involved, I’d say. But there were loads of...
View ArticleQueen Mary II Docks in New York Harbor
I love this Vincent Laforet New York Times image of the Queen Mary II docking for the first time in New York harbor. The massive perspective of the ship’s prow overshaowing the New York cityscape is...
View ArticleHigh Tor: Magnificent Views of Hudson Valley
WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to...
View ArticleWhat the Mainstream Media Aren’t Telling You About The Tragedy in Sumatra
You’ve seen all the pictures. You can’t miss those video clips CNN plays over and over ad infinitum allowing you to revel in the catastrophe that has affected tens of millions of around the Indian...
View ArticleAir Tran Ejects 3 Year-Old from Plane
Nothing stopping you, except the flight crew which just threw you and your 3 year old off that flight. Air Tran wins the ‘Worst Airline for Children and Families’ award hands down this month for their...
View ArticleAir Tran and the Kulezsas: ‘Whatever Happened to Love and Understanding?’
When I first read the story of Air Trans ejecting the Kulezsa family, including their 3 year old daughter Elly, from a flight because the couldn’t get her seated by the time the crew was ready for...
View ArticleSpertus: Who’s Afraid of Big, Bad Political Art?
Shirley Shor’s Landslide: too dangerous for Chicago Jews The abrupt cancellation of the Spertus Museum’s show, Imaginary Coordinates, raises some vital questions about what should be the role of a...
View ArticleGee, But It’s Great to Be Back Home
Only in Florida: glory to the garish (Sun Sentinel) I’m a sucker for old pop song lyrics. That old Simon & Garfunkle lyric is rattling around in my brain as my family returned from a week-long...
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