Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gift of William Cullen Bryant, 1877 Public domain To honour the poet and newspaper editor William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) on his eightieth birthday, a group of his friends commissioned “a commemorative Vase of original design and choice workmanship” that ...
“The Talk of the Town” took notice of a lighthouse that was mounted atop the Seamen’s Church Institute, which overlooked New York Harbor from Battery Park. A time ball above the lighthouse would drop down a pole to signal twelve noon to ships in the harbor. Installed on April 15, ...
Especially as time has gone by. TheTimesis not theDaily MailnorThe Sunand does not deserve to be the poster child for historical imperialism/colonialism devaluing black and brown bodies even if it has its own limitations and faults. But theTimesmade a mistake here and it was unforced and no...
11 A night of story and song proved that theatre can bring a historical story, about the 1915 trial of Leo Frank, the only man of Jewish faith to be lynched unjustly for murder, back to life in the most emotionally gripping way.
The enclosed DVD-ROM gives access to more day-by-day coverage of World War II in The New York Times?from the invasion of Poland to V-J day with access to over 98,000 articles.Beautifully designed and illustrated with hundreds of maps and historical photographs, it's the perfect gift for...
With this post (No. 413), we mark the tenth anniversary ofThe New Yorker.Since I beganA New Yorker State of Mindin March 2015, I’ve attempted to give you at least a sense of what the magazine was like in those first years, as well as the historical events that often informed its...
New York City Another Present Era, by Elaine Perry (1990) 10 May 2024 Harlem native Michael A. Gonzales has been on the trail of neglected Black writers for a number of years, first with his feature The Blacklist for Catapault and now with CrimeReads. More recently, he was instrumental ...
Both struggles have vast international solidarity and are century-old historical struggles. Some 8 million Iranians living overseas or in exile are more than an echo of the WLF struggle, as they join with progressive international forces to fight the gender apartheid. This is exposing the internati...
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However, before you let yourself become all consumed with the joy that the summer season brings and you let down your guard, the Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York asked us to share some things with you before you plan your next getaway so that you don't find yourself scammed ...