There’s an article in the Times today about the 1950 Nash Ambassador owned by radio host Rich Conaty. He says that all the cars in the Superman tv show were Nashes: the police in Gotham drove the car he has, Lois Lane had a Nash Rambler (my mom also had one in the 60′s that [...]
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Coming Out in Middle School
September 24, 2009 – 1:55 pm
I definitely have moments when I feel hopeless about the state of the world and the people in it. Today, for example. It was freezing all summer and now it’s almost October and it’s 82 degrees, New York is filled with half-built, nasty-ass skyscrapers which, if they’re ever finished, are going to be filled with [...]
Outsider Poet Comes Inside
July 22, 2008 – 1:35 pm
"Kay Ryan, Outsider With Sly Style, Named Poet Laureate" was, at the end of last week, #9 on the New York Times 10 most e-mailed articles list. Apparently there is a large crossover between lovers of verse and readers of the Gray Lady. According to my poet world contact, Ryan is an “unsentimental choice.” He [...]
