Four San Francisco-based institutions — the California Historical Society; the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society; the San Francisco Public Library; and the Society of California Pioneers — have received a Mellon Foundation grant of nearly $250,000 to help create the California Ephemera Project, a searchable, online catalogue featuring the ephemera of all four collections. “The [...]
Archive for February 11th, 2009
The California Ephemera Project
Posted in American History, American West, Collectors & Collecting, Ephemera on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
R.I.P. – Robert Anderson (1917-2009)
Posted in Books, New York City, Obituaries, Plays & Playwrights, Writers & Writing on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Robert Anderson, a playwright whose intimate emotional dramas like ‘Tea and Sympathy’ and ‘I Never Sang for My Father’ attracted big names to the Broadway stage if not always substantial audiences to Broadway theaters, died Monday at home in Manhattan. He was 91. . . . “Mr. Anderson was a contemporary of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams, and [...]
The Madoff Scandal and the Future of American Jewry
Posted in Business, Crimes & Misdemeanors, Economy, Jewish Life, New York City, Religion on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The pain caused by Bernard Madoff will be lasting and felt by a great many people. There can be little doubt that the method by which he used his Jewish identity to worm his way into the confidence of many Jewish investors and charities will be among the most memorable aspects of his villainy. But [...]
Cuba Literaria: “Cuba 2009″ International Book Fair Opens Tomorrow
Posted in Books, Business, Foreign Travel, The Americas, Writers & Writing on February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Cubans’ passion for literature will again characterize the upcoming 18th International Book Fair Cuba 2009, set for Feb 12 through the 22 here in Havana and then, from Feb 23 through March 8 in other Cuban cities.” (via Cuba News Headlines)
DUMBO Dock Street Project Update – Murdoch for the Defense
Posted in Architecture, Brooklyn, DUMBO, Magazines & Newspapers, Media & Advertising, New York City, Urban Affairs on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent editorial, “A Con Grows In B’klyn,” Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post, like The Brooklyn Paper before it, voiced its support for the controversial 18-story residential building and public middle school that opponents argue will forever block views of the historic Brooklyn Bridge. But unlike The Brooklyn Paper, which published a measured, point-by-point rebuttal to critics [...]
Travel Photo of the Day: Warsaw, Poland
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Foreign Travel, Jewish Life, Photography, Religion on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tenement building, with ghosts of former occupants, in former Jewish Ghetto, Warsaw, Poland, May 2008 (Full photo) Related Holocaust Encyclopedia: Warsaw
Up Against the Wall: Shepard Fairey’s Street Art
Posted in Art & Artists, Counter Culture, Crimes & Misdemeanors, Museums & Exhibitions, Obama, Politics, Popular Culture, Urban Affairs on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a good news/bad news year so far for Shepard Fairey, the ”street artist” who created the iconic image of Barack Obama for the 2008 Presidential Election that recently entered the permanent collection of Presidential portraits in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. First, the good news: Fairey has been chosen to create the artwork for this year’s “Earth Hour” campaign. [...]
A Friend Indeed: Affluence.org
Posted in Science & Technology, World Wide Web on February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In fairness to the members of the Affluence.org community, I want to balance the impression left by my previous post that the organization is nothing more than a social network for rich people snubbing their noses at the poor or middle class. From the Affluence.org “About Us” page, a description of the network’s membership and [...]
