Fans trust they are seeing results at the same time the players do. We soon “celebrate,” if any word could be right, “acknowledge” maybe (?), the centennial-conspiracy of the Chicago Black Sox Scandal. (This anniversary would’ve coincided with our pilgrimage to the National Baseball Ha...
Toíbín would go down in my estimation if I thought that he left it just so that he could squeeze out a third novel- I think, I trust, that he is a better writer than that. I know that real life doesn’t have definitive endings either (beyond the ultimate definitive ending) but the...
The joint collection of Gertrude and Leo Stein began in late 1904 when Michael Stein announced that their trust account had accumulated a balance of 8,000 francs. They spent this at Vollard’s Gallery, buyingPaul Gauguin‘sSunflowersandThree Tahitians,Paul Cézanne‘sBathers, and two Renoirs. L...
Much has been made of the contrast between the acting styles of Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando in the lead roles. Brando is the future! Leigh, the stodgy, theater-trained past! I find this evaluation shallow and unfair, especially since Leigh’s more theatrical style suits Blanche, a woman ...
The Wattle Day League was formed in 1909 in Sydney and the first Wattle Day was celebrated on 1 September 1910. In 1912 it became associated in Melbourne with charitable collections, and women dressed in white sold blossoms and badges in city streets. From the 1920s onward, it became associa...
The Milestone Charitable Foundation has announced that New London AttorneyKelly E. Reardonof The Reardon Law Firm, P.C., is one of this year’s honorees, selected for her great compassion and dedication to obtaining justice for her clients. ...
While the scholarship will be awarded through a family trust, the donor chooses to remain anonymous. In reaching out to the Miss America Organization, the donor made clear the important reason for the generous gift. As a young woman who wanted to compete in a local Miss America competition in...
Well connected politicians will continue to give bribes as charitable or political contributions. Developers will continue to seek opportunities to make the country more corrupt so they could cash in. But in the right circumstances, they’ll either decide to jump ship or simply have no choice but...
Besides dissing anti-abortion centers and whinging on how a percentage of donated and federal money goes to staff and overhead in non-profit charitable organizations instead of 100% to the people they serve who can’t afford (or just don’t want to pay for) baby diapers and other supplies...
Serious Sweet,by AL Kennedy,Cape, RRP£17.99 Set over the course of a single day, and travelling from Piccadilly to Chiswick via Knightsbridge, AL Kennedy’s latest novel is an ambitious, perambulatory portrait of London and Londoners. At its heart are Meg and Jonathan, a hapless pair whos...