Entries Tagged as 'NYTimes'

Jim Romano, (80), Staten Island photographer –and one of a kind.

Published on April 17th, 2009 by Malachi

Jim Romano is 80. He has been a photographer –mostly with the Daily News– for a long, long time. His photos have that great look of photos from the forties and the fifties. That LIFE MAGAZINE look.
If you want a treat, go to today’s New York Times: they put together a lovely tribute to [...]

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There is a lot to like about Larry Summers –but I fear he must resign. (See my poem, “Transparency Transfigures” in today’s NYTimes –Sunday April 12th.)

Published on April 12th, 2009 by Malachi

Frank Rich keeps defining The Issues –I recommend his strong column today.
I wrote the following poem as a Comment on his column about Chief Economic Adviser, Larry Summers.
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“TRANSPARENCY TRANSFIGURES?”
(A poem for Larry Summers)
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One may be
the smartest-guy-
in-the-room.
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And still
too-clever-
by-half.
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The smartest fox
may be in charge
of the henhouse.
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But what has
become of the hens?
And their (nest)eggs?
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Can [...]

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Re: Holly Brubach’s review of “The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement”

Published on February 22nd, 2009 by Malachi

In the NYT Style Magazine today (2.22.09)
“What is going on here?”
This is my new stock question –the question that I ask of myself; the question that comes to my mind when I am trying to figure out what’s going on before my eyes. I am always looking for an [...]

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