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What’s going on in the neighborhood?
Went to the post office on 65th Street and Columbus. Bought stamps. Left the post office. Noticed a line of people outside the post office but not for the post office. How did I know that? They weren’t facing in … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged "The Passenger", AMC Theatres
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I am real. Seems my ID is not.
I did not actually need another reason to deplore the deliberately complicated idiocy of the Trump administration, the idiocy which is designed to be perceived as too intelligent for us peons to understand. But I’m planning a plane trip in … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Fascism, Immigration, MAGA, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged DMV, New York State, Real American Patriot, Real ID, Strait of Hormuz, The Death of Stalin, Trump
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What is New York City?
Its people and the variety in good eating the people provide to all of us. That was my awed response to 2026 The New York Times annual 100 best restaurants list. Which I embraced in its entirety — while eating … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Human rights, Immigration, Journalism, The Facts of Life
Tagged "Taking Manhattan", "The Island at the Center of the World", New Amsterdam, New York City, New York Times, New York Times 2026 Best Restaurants, Russell Shorto
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