New York, the quaint island village of my birth, appointed its first Rat Tzar this past Spring (Summer began today if you weren’t cc’ed on the advisory).
New York City Has a Rat Tzar: Are You Jealous, Other Cities?
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THE GOLDMAN STATE
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The Time I Went Thataway
FADE IN: Among the weirder tales of my young-adult years in Southern California is the time I “doubled” (did a stunt) for an actor. He’d died before he could complete a scene of him jumping out of a barn onto a horse then galloping away, a posse in hot pursuit.
Penguins? Dolphins? Teardrops? (Who Cares? It’s Art!)
A state university’s Welcome Center just got a little more welcoming with a luminous three-part sculpture called “Tributary.”
“Hula” Celebrates a Dance, a Culture and a Novelist’s Dazzling Debut
“Hula,” the dazzling debut novel of Hawaii native and onetime Sacramentan Jasmin Iolani Hakes, is an eye-opener for anyone whose sensibilities about the 50th state were shaped by an Elvis movie (“Blue Hawaii”), TV series (“Hawaiian Eye“ and either version of “Magnum P.I.” and “Hawaii Five-O”). Or even Don Ho (“Tiny Bubbles”).
At 90, Attorney Joe Coomes Has Plenty on His Plate and Mind
I get a lot of ideas from Joe Coomes. At 90, Joe is not only my best friend: he’s also my youngest one. This doesn’t mean I have that many BFFs who are older than he is, just that Joe still has a scampishness and intellectual prowess that would be the envy of many in any age group.
No Contest: It’s All About the Context
The late comedian, composer and TV host Steve Allen once marveled at how a viewer saw him at a grocery store and exclaimed excitedly, “What are YOU doing here?!” Allen said he explained he was shopping, making the viewer shake his head in disbelief as if to say, “Now I’ve seen everything!”
Michele McCormick’s Avian Photography Is Soaring
Over the past 12 years, the focus of Michele McCormick’s work has morphed from corporate images to avian imagery.
Carol Burger Thinks Healthcare Itself Needs Treatment
Carol Burger wants to refer healthcare to rehab. As the owner of Burger Rehabilitation, which she founded in 1978, she has some ideas on how to treat the industry’s multiple injuries and growing pains.
Giuliano Kornberg: Young Man with an Orchestra
Even if Giuliano Kornberg didn’t have such an intriguing name—he’s Italian-Jewish-American—you’d still be intrigued by him.
Artist Marcy Friedman: Her Work is as Timeless as She Is
Even after a 42-year hiatus from painting, Marcy Friedman continues to dazzle as an artist at 87.
