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The Au Pair as Movie Star and The Movie Star as Art Student. NYC. 11.8.12 and 11.13.12
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Debutantes: On Frank Moore
Posted on November 8, 2012 | 2 CommentsThese remarks were delivered at New York University on November 7, 2012, about the artist Frank Moore, who painted the author and himself as imagined children in his 1992 painting, “Debutantes.” I am very grateful to Lynn Gumpert at the... -
I Can’t Help It
Posted on November 6, 2012 | 1 CommentBut every time I vote, I start to cry, and it suddenly occurred to me that the voting booths reminded me of glory holes, and I missed our old friends again. Of course the tears commemorate things that go way... -
Thelonious Monk: Born: October 10
Posted on October 11, 2012 | No CommentsHappy Birthday, Thelonious! I wouldn’t have known had I not become a fan of radio station WKCR, out of Columbia University, a station I maybe first heard at Sharifa’s place the other day as we talked about her almost here... -
At the Public
Posted on October 8, 2012 | No CommentsLike jazz musicians, theatre people tend to live at night. So, it was especially touching to find so many great actors, directors, writers, and producers up and at ‘em by 10 a.m. yesterday morning to celebrate and honor the completion... -
Sarah Polley’s Mother
Posted on October 6, 2012 | No CommentsDear X: You have been much on my mind, I’m terribly sorry I couldn’t make the birthday party, but it would have involved getting my head around another event in order to be present to you and Y, and I...
