The Real United States by Hedy Epstein
Not long after I came to the United States [later 1948], I began to work for the New York Association for New Americans (NYANA) near New York’s City Hall and later in the agency’s shelter…
Not long after I came to the United States [later 1948], I began to work for the New York Association for New Americans (NYANA) near New York’s City Hall and later in the agency’s shelter…
“Dying was a great career move for him.” —Kevin Bazzana, Wondrous Strange: The Life and Art of Glenn Gould “I gather my inner resources from the outdoors.” “Behind every silver lining there’s a…
I believe in God—Bach’s God. Glenn Gould Stayed out of the public eye, maintained his presence through a conspicuous absence. 9 Gould’s personality has certainly fueled his posthumous appeal. His eccentricity made him fascinating,…
Cami gave me permission to share this essay. I remember first becoming interested in photography a little over 10 years ago. At first, photography was simply a way to capture moments of family and friends,…
Noam Chomsky, The Common Good [1998] Brandon, I first read this collection of interviews between Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian twenty years ago. The interviews were from the second half of the nineties, the Clinton…
Gary Snyder, The Real Work: Interviews & Talks 1964-1979 I first learned of Gary Snyder in fictionalized form as the hero Japhy Ryder in Jack Kerouac’s The Dharma Bums. Therein, as in real life, the…
“Why count the days, when even one day is enough for man to know all happiness. My dears, why do we quarrel, boast before each other, remember each other’s offenses? Let us go to the…
A predictably wonderful thing about late December–getting to see Thuy Khuu when she comes back for a visit.
They are a bell of mindfulness Reminding me of one of my favorite songs From the Beatles’ Let It Be George singing “I Me Mine”