Jeffrey Steven Adler My Brother 1947-2011 (from my eulogy for Jeff, May 20, 2011) Jeff was my older brother, my big brother. My brother. Those are almost sacred words to me. A brother, in the truest sense of the word, both about the blood and beyond it, is a stalwart friend beyond compare. That’s what […]
As It Happens…
Life needs attending to. And there is writing to do. So I’m going on hiatus. A month? We’ll see. Hear me tweet. Read my Facebook. Watch me not resist a post or two. Until then…
Palestinian Bad Faith
At Foreign Policy, Steven J. Rosen offers a clear statement of the present situation regarding Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. For the first time since the Oslo peace process started 18 years ago, Palestinian leaders are openly refusing to negotiate with the government of Israel, and U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration is doing very little about it. As […]
Jazz Is: 19 – “Moanin'”
I’m breaking a rule, and maybe committing a sacrilege. So sue me. Better yet – jazz me. Founding principle of the Jazz Is series: not just good music, but interesting video. Principle betrayed. “Moanin’,” by Charles Mingus, first appeared on the album Blues and Roots, in 1959, a year after the Bobby Timmons song of […]
The Turkey Rap
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