This is great stuff. I’ve loved Planxty (about whom I’ve posted before) since I got a copy of The Planxty Collection at a little shop, no doubt long gone, somewhere on Bleecker Street between Sixth Avenue and Christopher Street, in the late 1970s. I es…
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Recorded on AM 950 in Minneapolis as commentary on media training conducted by Small World News in Cairo, Egypt. Download Audio In which I join talk radio host, former CIA agent, and public defender Jack Rice to share stories on 950 AM in Minneapolis about storytelling, reporting from Cairo, and digital journalism in conflict […]
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A few weeks ago I noticed Brooklyn Brewery’s “Dry Irish Stout” on a shelf at my local supermarket. This piqued my curiosity. “Dry” isn’t a word I’ve associated with stout. I decided to get some and compare it to the stout I, and most people, know best:…
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A couple of weeks ago I tried Coney Island Brewing Company’s “Seas the Day” India Pale Lager. Now I’ve also had their Mermaid Pilsner. It’s good beer.Pilsner (or Pilsener) is a style of lager–a lager being any beer made with bottom fermenting yeast–t…
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Listen to Episode 27: The Extra Files Download From iTunes Here In this Episode: Corey talks about receiving communion in a church AND getting a Bar Mitzvah in a van, Libby introduces a new boyfriend to an eccentric family member, and the bartender herself tells the story about reuniting with her kindergarten sweetheart. PLUS, news about […]
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I damn near vandalized my briefs when I read the first sentence of Binky Philips’ Huff Po piece:
I first met Lou Reed at the Holiday Fundraiser Fair at Grace Church in Brooklyn Heights, the day after Thanksgiving, 1967.
Lou at the Gra…
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Listen to Episode 20: On Depression, Drugs, and a Duck Download From iTunes Here In this Episode: Citizen Radio’s Ninja Kevin opens up about a dark time in his life, and what he did to get better. And then there’s the story about the duck. You guys won’t want to miss this very special episode. […]
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When I was an associate at LeBoeuf, Lamb, “fifty state survey” was a dreaded assignment. It meant going to the library (no Lexis or Westlaw in those days) to determine the law governing some abstruse matter–say, eligibility of liability insurance on…
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This just in from Jane Greengold – it’s the last year for Impaled Pumpkins at Kane and Strong. How can you be part of history? Read on:
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Twitter user @txl201 caught a man on a unicycle walking his dog down Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill this afternoon. Crazy or awesome? You decide. After the jump.
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