Celebrating Community
Monarchy is often regarded as the old-fashioned setting of Disney stories, but where it is the current form of government there is no valiant prince or happy ending. In reality even kings fall into sin, like happened to former Spanish king Juan Carlos I, who, six years after his abdication was found guilty of bribery. He collected $78 million from […]
Lindsay LeBorgne is a fourth-generation Local 40 ironworker and Brooklynite with roots in the Mohawk communities that stretch along the border of the United States and Canada. His grandfather worked on the first generation of skyscrapers in New York City. And Lindsay’s father worked on the original World Trade Center. After 9/11, Lindsay worked long shifts in the rubble of […]
I am, above all things, a family man; besides myself (my usual position), there is my wife, a psychotherapist who is married to a crazy person, whose life’s ambition is to sit at home all day and read Proust, and my doppelganger, a miniature schnauzer named Groucho Barx, whose favorite food is challah bread, meaning he avidly participates in every […]
After a year of closure, El Museo del Barrio reopens on March 13. To kick-off the celebration, the nation’s leading Latino and Latin American cultural institution is physically unveiling an exhibition titled “ESTAMOS BIEN – LA TRIENAL 20/21” – the museum’s first national large-scale survey of Latinx contemporary art. “ESTAMOS BIEN” debuted online in July 2020 with a series of […]
To pursue your childhood aspirations, your first dream, takes audacity and faithful conviction. For some of us, remembering our dreams gets harder as we grow into adulthood. However, for Jazmin Johnson becoming a successful filmmaker is one dream she is bringing to life. When I first learned of Jazmin Johnson, I was privileged enough to read one of her scripts. […]
The beautiful Langhe landscape, part of Piedmont in Italy, is a prized destination of tourists from all over the world, who come here to walk through the hills shaped by centuries of growers’ activities, to eat great dishes like Plin pasta, but, mostly, to taste the incredible wine here produced from the local Nebbiolo grapes, the Barolo, Langhe’s most precious […]
I met Thunder, also known as David Midthunder, through my longtime friend Jeff LoMaglio “Is Thunder going to be ok talking to me?” I asked timidly. “I’m an outsider,” I added, hoping that my interest would not come off as intrusive or inauthentic. “He’ll talk to you because you’re my friend. We’re family. It’s that simple,” said Jeff. When I […]
Last month, I wrote about the recent Brooklyn Dems’ County Committee meeting, and related antics and fiascos, but one cannot understand where we are, and where we may go, without understanding where we were before. The modern era of the Brooklyn Democratic Party really started with 1961. Brooklyn’s Democratic Leader was then Joe Sharkey. He was not only County Leader, […]
You see a permanent bench in front of a bizarre looking sculpture of guitars. A Sculpture-like apparition that might be unwelcome in some neighborhoods. It’s clear that anybody is welcome to sit at this crazy lookin spot. Anytime. At dawn there is usually all kinds of free stuff on it. By noon chairs appear. This is a place to relax […]
As New Yorkers near the one-year anniversary of the city’s first Covid case, they’ve showcased flexibility, persistency and creativity while making life work under new circumstances. For those who were engaged or soon-to-be married last year, wedding plans were postponed, rescheduled, or even advanced to an earlier date due to uncertainty. Wedding Reporter, a trade organization, reports that NYC […]