WORDSWORDSWORDS#7 (Flout/Flaunt/Notoriety)
What's wrong with the following excerpt from a recent New York Times article? "Kriesel's memo attributed the increase in passengers...
IT'S A SMALL WORLD
It doesn't seem like world fairs exist anymore, but when I looked the topic up, it seems there were a few in the 21st Century, but they...
TV TIME (Part III Sandy Becker/Jon Gnagy)
Children's TV made stars out of a number of people, some of whom I may write about in future posts. There was Captain Kangaroo, of...
TV TIME (Part II-Scandal Aftermath)
Last time, I discussed a popular kids show from the mid-50s, Terrytoon Circus, a weeknight staple. But there were wonderful weekend...
TV TIME (Part 1)
When my kids were young, we enjoyed watching all the Nickelodeon shows and the Nick, Jr. series. Of course, I introduced them to shows I...
WORDSWORDSWORDS#6 (Houses)
How do you pronounce H-O-U-S-E-S? You know, the plural of a domicile where you live? Well, I thought I knew, but lately I'm not so sure....
ROSE
You can tell something of a person's life from an obituary, but one hundred words could not possibly do justice to Rose Chodrow. It's...
VERTIGO
In 1958, nearing the end of a decade of directing some of his most memorable and deeply profound films, Alfred Hitchcock completed...
WORDSWORDSWORDS#5 (Fulsome/Peruse)
If you ask most people about the words listed above--"fulsome" and "peruse", you would likely be told that the first word means "highly"...
THE NEW NOVEL
I thought I'd start a series about those works of art that have made an impact on me over the years. I might as well start by discussing...