Do you have a favorite banned/challenged book?
I love Lin.
Has officially commenced. Well, officially, my first application went out weeks ago. But really, it’s live and rolling. I’ve put out five far-flung apps to get myself motivated.
Where? Chicago, Philly, NYC, DC, Baltimore, Wilmington, Newark. I’m open to moving, but only towards the mid-Atlantic…
Please consider Austin, TX as well. We have a fantastic library system.
Adrienne Rich (1929 - 2012)
The New York Times obituary: A Poet of Unswerving Vision At the Forefront of Feminism
She made the world more beautiful and more honest. The good poets always do that.
Photo: theatlantic.com
From Mark Bowden’s fascinating The Atlantic piece:
“I was ready to play on,” Johnson said. “And I looked around, and I said, ‘Are you going to do a fill?’ I’ve got every chip in the tray. I think I even had the $100 chips. ‘Are you guys going to do a fill?’ And they just said, ‘No, we’re out.’”
He says he learned later that someone at the casino had called the manager, who was in London, and told him that Don Johnson was ahead of them “by four.”
“Four hundred thousand?” the manager asked.
“No, 4 million.”
I realize I don’t talk a lot about non-fiction. This is going to change very soon. Here is an absolutely fantastic article about the man who broke Atlantic City.
1970’S AND 1980’S: NYC SUBWAYS ALA GRAFFITI TAGGING AND OTHER SIGNS OF A DIFFERENT TIME IN NYC.
PH. BRUCE DAVIDSON
mom is that what it looked like when you and dad lived in harlem? plz call me to confirm this info.
I completely recall this subway system…
As a child growing up in Brooklyn, I got scared shitless whenever the lights in these trains went out in mid-ride. Being able to SEE the graffiti again became a relief for me.
I love this set of images.
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