I was writing recently that November 5th is a remarkable day in US history, because one of the remarkable American politicians, Eugene Debbs, was born this day and because... Read more »
Angela Merkel could have been Christine Quinn in New York City. Angela Merkel savored some soviet style life as an East German child Read more »
Some high school moments are from The Breakfast Club, but most of them are better described by this opening line from Anna Karenina “Happy families are all alike; every... Read more »
At barely 16, I read a book that made it easier for me to put a name onto some of my teenage anguish: bullshit. Read more »
When the time came to decide what I would do for living, I was lucky enough to buy a ticket to see a movie at the local movie theater.... Read more »
Hide’n’ seek or hide and seek denotes a children’s game. The Wikipedia entry is not very clear, so here is a better description of the game: Read more »
Things have moved a long way since I first saw two men kissing. The kiss was breathtaking, and it came in a succession of kissing couples in a French... Read more »
My memories of the early 1980s are disquieting in a militaristic way. Read more »
Today, June 20, I stared at Obama’s face for a couple of minutes. Read more »