Archive for July, 2008
Weeley Festival Summer 1971
By Tom Teicholz at 16 July, 2008, 12:27 pm
I spent a good of Saturday night recalling the Weeley Festival that took place in August 1971 with a friend who was there as well. Here’s a link to the BBC’s account of the Weeley Pop festival.
At the time we were both spending the summer at a summer school and went off to see the [...]
Patti Smith in Sunday NY Times Mag
By Tom Teicholz at 13 July, 2008, 8:33 pm
I very much enjoyed Patti Smith’s comments and her spirit as revealed in the brief interview that appeared in This Sunday New York Times Magazine. To read it click here.
Read More >>Thoughts about Madonna, A-Rod etc….
By Tom Teicholz at 11 July, 2008, 9:42 am
What I found interesting about all the gossip surrounding Mrs Ritchie, her marriage and her possible dalliance, emotional or sexual with slugger Rodriguez, is Madonna’s ability, need, and attention getting instinct throughout her career to put herself forward as a sexual being — reviewing her career, at every stage, it has been about that, whether [...]
Read More >>THE CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN!
By Tom Teicholz at 10 July, 2008, 12:26 pm
I am on record as being a big circus fan, and as someone who enjoys taking his daughter to the circus so am excited that Ringling Brothers will be back in town. Here are are the dates. I’ll give you my review (and that of my daughter and her friends) after the show next week.
Los [...]
Are you a maven or a schmuck?
By Tom Teicholz at 9 July, 2008, 11:15 am
Professors Steven Cohen and Sarah Benor are conducting a survey of which Yiddish and Hebrew words are well known by the American public and found their way successfully into the language. Take the survey here. (I found this on nextbook.org )
Read More >>7.7.08
By Tom Teicholz at 6 July, 2008, 10:03 pm
ANALYSANDS BEWARE: RATES ABOUT TO GO UP!
There was an article in today’s New York Times about shrinks to the wealth. Dr. Karasu revealed that he charges $600 for a 45 minute session. I have no doubt that many psychiatrists and psychologist who read that and are charging $250 and less will raise their rates before [...]
CLAY FELKER, Greatest magazine man of our times, gone, gone, gone
By Tom Teicholz at 2 July, 2008, 10:53 am
Clay Felker, the legendary editor, who founded New York Magazine, New West, and acquired Esquire for a moment has died.
There are many obits and reminiscences of Felker by mnay of the writers he made legendary including Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, Andrew Tobias and Steve Brill in the New York Observer.
New York Magazine was the first [...]
7.1.08: Jewish culture in Poland, Moscow, expanded book coverage on NPR and writers room the world over
By Tom Teicholz at 1 July, 2008, 10:41 am
RUTH ELLEN GRUBER, whose book on Jewish “roots” Travel is a classic, has an article in the Forward on the dynamic duo behind the revival of Jewish Culture in Krakow, and who have opened Jewish bookstores in Krakow and in Budapest. Click Here.
The Guardian UK has a feature on writer’s rooms
Nextbook has a feature on [...]