Violin and Gamelan Suite -Lou Harrison
Listen to Lou Harrison, one of the influences of Angelica, the avant-garde composer in TURN ON, TUNE OUT while reading an exclusive...
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Jul 12, 20171 min read
"Take the A Train"
Read an exclusive excerpt about an avant-garde composer, Angelica, from the novel, TURN ON; TUNE OUT: "Angelica lived with a cousin in...
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Jul 10, 20171 min read
Angelica's Inspiration: Elgar
Read below an exclusive excerpt from TURN ON, TUNE OUT: "(Angelica's) mind wandered to country lanes too narrow for two cars to pass each...
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Jul 10, 20175 min read
Digital Divide
In 1942 in The New York Times newsroom before computers and cell phones In 2002, I wrote the following piece on computerless job hunting...
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Jul 3, 20172 min read
"This Land Is Your Land": Happy Fourth!
ESTA TERRA E SUA TERRA POR WOODY GUTHRIE Esta terra é sua terra; esta terra é minha terra Da Califórnia a ilha de Nova York Da floresta...
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Jul 1, 20172 min read
"You Better Think"
When I was growing up in New York, my family watched the “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. At school, the following...
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Jun 21, 20171 min read
In Fahrenheit 451, Books Burn
HBO is developing a new adaptation of Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel, Fahrenheit 451. Francois Truffaut's version in 1966 was excellent....
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Jun 18, 20171 min read
Happy Father's Day, Toto and Alfredo!
Alfredo, a movie projectionist in a Sicilian village, and Toto, a boy who lost his father, become father and son in "Cinema Paradiso".
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Jun 17, 20172 min read
Cell Phone Etiquette: Breathe
At a bustling family-run restaurant on the popular Portuguese seaside, the family next to me, a man, woman and two teenagers, stayed...
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Jun 16, 20173 min read
Miracle of the Sun near Fatima, Portugal
For days, I held a scene of wonder in my heart. The craziness and sordidness of American politics were outweighed by it. Papa Francisco...
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Jun 15, 20172 min read
Under Spell of Witch, Writer: Doris Lessing
Ugly misogynist comments and actions during a recent U.S. presidential campaign prompted me to question present attitudes toward women...
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