WOMEN AT WORK
The National Desk of The New York Times, Monday, July 25, 2016. Photo courtesy of editor Mary Anne Giordano, who appears sixth from left (and right)
JULY 2016: TRUMP’S CONVENTION, AND BEFORE
7.21 Donald Trump, in his acceptance speech at the RNC: ““I alone can fix it.” 7.21 Billionaire tech mogul Peter Thiel won loud applause at the GOP convention: “Every American has a unique identity, I am proud to be gay. I am proud to be a Republican. But, most of all, I am proud to …
MEN AT WORK
From our occasional series of photos of writers and editors: the Time political team before the 1984 Democratic convention. My friend John Stacks sits at the northeast corner. Rick Stengel in the back, drinking a Coke. Dick Duncan, head of correspondents, addresses the group.
DYLAN
On Friday night (July 8) my pal Dave Jensen and I saw Bob Dylan and his Band at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium. It was a treat to see the maestro, still a tremendous artist at 75. On an almost perfect evening, a vibrant, vigorous Mavis Staples opening the show (below right), and it was a …
JUNE 2016
6.29 Eduardo Porter in the Times: “The British political scientist Andrew Gamble at the University of Cambridge has argued that Western capitalism has experienced two transformational crises since the end of the 19th century. The first, brought about by the Depression of the 1930s, ended an era in which governments bowed to the gospel of …
CAPITOL ATTRACTIONS IN ALBANY
After meeting with the Gov last Monday, I had a little time to kill. I spent some time admiring the glories of The War Room, a reception area on the second floor of the Capitol Building. The War Room has that name because it is decorated with murals dedicated to the various conflicts in which …
JUNE 2016
6.16 The turtle returns 6.15 Almost 40 percent of the millennials surveyed by Mintel for its 2015 report said cereal was an inconvenient breakfast choice because they had to clean up after eating it. 6.13 Albany 6.12 49 people are killed by a gunman at a nightclub in Orlando. It was the deadliest mass shooting …
ALI, CUOMO AND ABZUG
The incomparable Muhammad Ali died on Friday evening at the age of 74. There are about a million people far better equipped than I to eulogize his life. The only time I ever saw him in person came in September 1977–I’m thinking it was Sunday the 19th. I had been working on the mayoral campaign …
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
Presenting Maria Malanowski, BS, Mercy College, Class of 2016. Huzzah!