Category Archives: Paths Crossed

Paths Crossed: Nick von Hoffman

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Naomi

It was a week of obits and crossed paths. A few days ago, Nick von Hoffman. Some time in the early 1990’s — it was summer or late spring (I remember what I was wearing) — Nick called and asked … Continue reading →

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Paths Crossed: James Toback

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Naomi

Source: 38 women have come forward to accuse director James Toback of sexual harassment – LA Times It was a memorable encounter, for peculiar reasons. But no, James Toback didn’t harass me–at least, not sexually. In 1974, I was working … Continue reading →

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Paths crossed and mind blown: “American Fascism, in 1944 and Today”

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Naomi

Henry Wallace, FDR’s second vice president, was a genuine liberal, a pretty remarkable guy. My path crossed with his several times a day, over a lot of years, because his portrait hung on the wall of the downstairs hallway in … Continue reading →

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