Telling “Tales”
“Unlike anything I’d seen before!” —Martin Scorsese, (1942– ) I remember my high school French classes very well. For French III and IV the teacher was Mr. McMullin, a short, […]
Tag Archives: New York
From Courthouse to Library to Landmark
“At Old Jeff there is also the literature of architecture: cut stone faces and flowers, spiral stairs, soaring stained glass windows, the feeling, form and sensibility of another age. This, […]
Safe Haven in the Face of Destruction
“I built thereon a palace with halls of cedar, cypress, juniper, boxwood, teak, terebinth, and tamarisk as my royal dwelling and for the enduring leisure life of my lordship.” —translation […]
The Rap on “Hamilton”
I’m not throwin’ away my shot. Hey yo, I’m just like my country. I’m young, scrappy and hungry. —some of the lyrics used by Alexander Hamilton to introduce himself in […]
Stained Glass, For the Law & Learning
“The atmosphere in which literature and knowledge are dispensed is part of a cultural package. Today it is the fashion to offer a kind of statistical, book-counting culture in visually […]
Phoenix: From Rubble, Not Ashes
“The king of birds.” —Xu Bing (1955– ) The bird that Mr. Xu is talking of is the phoenix. There are two of them flying about the nave of The Cathedral […]
The Matisse Cut-outs: Go See Them!
“Only what I created after my illness constitutes my real self: free, liberated.” —Henri Matisse (1869–1954) his assessment of his career after undergoing cancer surgery Matisse was diagnosed with cancer […]
Fifth Avenue Racing
“I enjoy Saturday night racing.” —Dale Earnhardt (1951–2001) What about Sunday night racing, Mr. Earnhardt? It was only last night that we spotted this three-wheeled Morgan along the Gold Coast […]
A Bar Serving Cheese, but It’s not Cheesy
“Mozzarella is a challenging cheese and should not be attempted as your first cheese.” —David B. Fankhauser, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Clermont College Professor Fankhauser […]
Labor’s Victory: Paid Vacation and the Man who Made it Possible
“What a stormful sunset was that of last night! How glorious the storm, and how splendid the setting of the sun! We do not remember ever having seen the like […]
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