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Sunny trips through historic and picturesque parts of Whitestone.
Faux-formality that likely will never recover. What year is it (#526)?
Empty streets and serenity without dullness in Queens.
Why do we ever leave the house?
Woodcuts and the now obscure "wordless novels" of the early twentieth century.
Twitters and T-Rexes in NYC.
Few sections of Brooklyn have changed more than the eastern end of Downtown.
Experiences with schizophrenics, functional and non-functional.
Here are some unexpected tunnels, underpasses and open cuts that NYC streets are occasionally forced into.
Youthful memories viewed through a current-day lens.
No more bicycles built for two, but some harebrained cyclists still won’t wear helmets. What year is it (#519)
A preference for living in color rather than black and white.
Five things that seemed true at the time.
“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
Kids grow out of the novelty of visiting grandparents.
His words reverberate in my head.
Creating existence outside of ourselves.
Grief in every form.
It could be anything.
Frosted panes, black Orlofsky, the silent bridge singing the Coke song.
Wherever the hell you are my friend, please enjoy yourself!
The actor and director talks about his new memoir The Friday Afternoon Club on CBS Sunday Morning.
The author on his retrospective anthology The Time of Our Time.
The prolific author talks to Brace Belden and Liz Franczak about grief, compounds, our horrid present, and helping other people.
The late author talks about short fiction, his disinterest in writing, and his distrust of computers.
The author talks about his novel The Ground Beneath Her Feet.
I’ll skip St. Louis, but never Chicago. What year is it (#489)?
The late English author appears on this French talk show (speaking French), with English subtitles.
No bloodbaths allowed! Celebrate the humble huaraches. What year is it (#485)?
The late author talks about the inspiration for his hugely successful series of sci-fi books.