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Car Trouble and Other Family Problems
Robert Rorke’s novel set in a working class Irish neighborhood in Brooklyn in the 1960’s Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged 1960's, book review, books, Brooklyn, cars, fiction, novels, vintage cars
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The History of College Basketball Happened Here
The Palestra has hosted more college basketball games than any other facility. Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged basketball, Big 5, college basketball, NCAA Tournament, Palestra, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Princeton University, sports, University of Pennsylvania
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Of Cults, Baseball and Equal Rights: Pt. 3, Barnstorming Montana
The Kansas City Monarchs and House of David baseballers come to town. Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Benjamin Purnell, cults, Helena, history, House of David, Kansas City Monarchs, Montana
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Of Cults, Baseball and Equal Rights: Pt. 2, The World Series of the West
An integrated baseball tournament in a segregated age. Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Denver, Denver Post Tournament, House of David, Kansas City Monarchs, Negro Leagues, Satchel Paige, segregation, sports
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Of Cults, Baseball and Equal Rights: Pt. 1, St. Louis Cardinals vs. House of David
When a 19-year old female pitcher took the mound against a team with eight future Hall of Famers. Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Benjamin Purnell, cults, Eden Springs, history, House of David, Jackie Mitchell, major leagues, Mary Purnell, sports, St. Louis, St. Louis Cardinals
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Thinkers, Makers, Dreamers — The MIT Museum
Gestural engineering, imagined communities, neuroscience at MIT Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged engineering, MIT, museums, neuroscience, Photography, Science, sculpture
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Hopper and Other Favorites from the Whitney Collection
With O’Keeffe, Stella, Lichtenstein and more Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged art, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Joseph Stella, museums, New York, painting, Roy Lichtenstein, Whitney Museum of American Art
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The Five Best Books I Read in 2018
Some history, some contemporary life in America and the view from outer space. Continue reading
Let’s Pretend It’s 1965 and We’re in the East Village
The Velvet Underground Experience Continue reading
Big Art
Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, N.Y,. Continue reading
