Right before I hit the road the other day from my family’s vacation home in Lake Placid, NY to travel to Newport, RI for a Georgetown girls’ weekend, my father called to wish me a good trip and at the…
Read MoreBruce Springsteen’s autobiography “Born to Run” will reveal many things about the musician and the man known as “The Boss”. While I already knew about his and his family’s experiences with depression and mental illness, this news may be new…
Read MoreWhen Brooklyn was the World is a book I gave to my grandmother years ago for Christmas. Its title is very apropos to my grandmother’s feelings about Brooklyn, as Brooklyn was not only “the world” for the first part of…
Read MoreWhen I write and talk about one subject much more than another, it’s usually about something I am passionate about, it’s because it means something big, something meaningful, something mind-blowing. As you all know, one of the things I am…
Read MoreARE THERE PORCUPINES IN CUBA? WEEKEND WORDS ON THE POWER OF WORDS FROM ONE PROUD PORCUPINE Photo courtesy of the African Wildlife Foundation By Beth Amorosi Today’s lead editorial in the New York Times about the United States breaking the ice…
Read MoreLast Christmas, I wrote something inspired by the Winter Solstice and Illumination-themed Myth of Red Salon, http://www.mythofredsalon.com, an extraordinary performing arts ensemble founded by my dear, beautiful and talented musical angel of a friend, crossover artist Sasha Lazard, http://www.sashalazard.com, who…
Read MoreI am so excited about Wills & Kate being in New York for so many reasons, including one very personal one, and another: that I am now involved with a conservation initiative supported by the royal patronage of Prince William…
Read MoreNew York City at Christmas: The Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Since I have recently posted informal mini-reviews/round-ups of the Video Music Awards, the Country Music Awards and the American Music Awards, I seem to now feel obliged (compelled?) to do…
Read MoreLIKE U2, TRUE HEROES ARE NEVER “MINUS ONE” One Life: What One Person can do to Change the Course of History Over the course of my father’s career as a hematologic oncologist at @NYULangoneMedicalCenter, he has always shared highlights about…
Read MoreSEPTEMBER 20 & 23, 2014 This past week, I had the privilege of hearing Thom Zimny speak about his work as filmmaker, videographer, and film archivist for #BruceSpringsteen with @Backstreets/#Backstreets Editor/Publisher Chris Philips. Organized and hosted by the #FriendsoftheBruceSpringsteenSpecialCollection @MonmouthUniversity,…
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