The Bard of Harlem and the Artist Who Loved the Sea: Langston Hughes and Ashley Bryan at the Morgan…The new exhibit at the Morgan Library Museum celebrates two important American artists and their works. This is the Morgan’s first…Nov 28, 2022Nov 28, 2022
The Empire Does Write…….Oops, Shouts Back!Revolutionaries don’t all wear black or red berets, cargo pants or army-styled flack jackets. It’s so easy to look at the guy or gal in the…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Banned Books 2022 : Weaponizing Intellectual Freedoms“Once you learn to read, you will forever be free.” Frederick Douglass, American Abolitionist.Oct 17, 2022Oct 17, 2022
A Rereading of Zadie Smith’s White Teeth: Part 1Some books urge you to peruse them a second or third time in case you’ve missed a joke, a hidden meaning, or the root of the story. Some…Sep 18, 2022Sep 18, 2022
Loving the Slow Reading LifeMany years ago, even before mindfulness became a subculture of the self-help movement, I read In Praise of Slow by Carle Honore, and it…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
