The true story of slavery in Philadelphia can be heard at Christ Church
unrelated:
an outcry from fundamentalist women
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
UPDATE: Editorial Lightning Round (*)
Barnes Foundation Editorial:
The Barnes' future
Let it end.
And let it begin.
A Montgomery County judge ruled May 15 that the Barnes Foundation can move its world-class collection of Impressionist, African and modern art from Lower Merion to a site on the Ben Franklin Parkway.
A group called Friends of the Barnes Foundation had sought to block the move, but Judge Stanley Ott of Montgomery County Orphans' Court ruled that the group lacked legal standing.
We hope this is the last chapter in a long, tedious, tortured story. Opponents have fought the move since 2002. They will be sad when the move occurs. But the new home offers the best shot at the future the Barnes collection merits.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Editorial Page
May 27, 2008
(previously)
(*) Note: The Editorial Board of Automotive Acne (Productions) STRONGLY disagrees with the Inquirer editorial published 05-27-08 in the Philadelphia Inquirer
The Barnes' future
Let it end.
And let it begin.
A Montgomery County judge ruled May 15 that the Barnes Foundation can move its world-class collection of Impressionist, African and modern art from Lower Merion to a site on the Ben Franklin Parkway.
A group called Friends of the Barnes Foundation had sought to block the move, but Judge Stanley Ott of Montgomery County Orphans' Court ruled that the group lacked legal standing.
We hope this is the last chapter in a long, tedious, tortured story. Opponents have fought the move since 2002. They will be sad when the move occurs. But the new home offers the best shot at the future the Barnes collection merits.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Editorial Page
May 27, 2008
(previously)
(*) Note: The Editorial Board of Automotive Acne (Productions) STRONGLY disagrees with the Inquirer editorial published 05-27-08 in the Philadelphia Inquirer
“Sister Oum Obeyda is virtuous among the virtuous; her life is dedicated to the good on this earth.”
For her, the Taliban was a model Islamic government and reports of its mistreatment of women were untrue. “Women didn’t have problems under the Taliban,” she insisted. “They had security.”
(full article)
other tribal news:
Oyster Farmers Find a Boutique in the Bay
more food:
"I’M forever looking for new ways to cook soft-shell crabs. So when the splendid Los Angeles chef (Angeli Caffe) and radio host (KCRW’s “Good Food” show) Evan Kleiman mentioned to me that she served soft-shells on top of pasta, I thought, 'Yes, well, that’s obvious enough — once a good cook mentions it to you!' Then I got to work."
MARK BITTMAN
Article & Recipe
(full article)
other tribal news:
Oyster Farmers Find a Boutique in the Bay
more food:
"I’M forever looking for new ways to cook soft-shell crabs. So when the splendid Los Angeles chef (Angeli Caffe) and radio host (KCRW’s “Good Food” show) Evan Kleiman mentioned to me that she served soft-shells on top of pasta, I thought, 'Yes, well, that’s obvious enough — once a good cook mentions it to you!' Then I got to work."
MARK BITTMAN
Article & Recipe
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
May 27th
Today's Highlights in History
On May 27, 1964, independent India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, died.
On May 27, 1907, Rachel Carson, the American biologist whose books helped inspire the environmental movement, was born. Following her death on April 14, 1964, her obituary appeared in The Times.
On May 27, 1865, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about the capture of Jefferson Davis at the end of the Civil War.
On this date in:
1647 Alse Young became the first person executed as a witch in America when she was hanged in Hartford, Conn.
1896 A tornado struck St. Louis and East St. Louis, Ill., killing 255 people.
1935 The Supreme Court struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act.
1937 The Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, Calif., opened.
1941 The British navy sank the German battleship Bismarck off France with a loss of more than 2,100 lives.
1963 The album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," which featured the song "Blowin' in the Wind," was released.
1994 Nobel Prize-winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after spending two decades in exile.
1995 Actor Christopher Reeve was paralyzed when he was thrown from his horse during a jumping event in Charlottesville, Va. (He died in 2004.)
1996 Russian President Boris Yeltsin negotiated a cease-fire to the war in Chechnya in his first meeting with the rebels' leader.
1997 The Supreme Court ruled Paula Jones could pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton while he was in office.
1998 Michael Fortier, the government's star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing case, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after apologizing for not warning anyone about the deadly plot.
1999 A U.N. tribunal indicted Slobodan Milosevic for crimes against humanity, holding the Yugoslav president personally responsible for the horrors in Kosovo.
2006 A 6.3-magnitude earthquake in central Indonesia killed at least 5,800 people.
On May 27, 1964, independent India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, died.
On May 27, 1907, Rachel Carson, the American biologist whose books helped inspire the environmental movement, was born. Following her death on April 14, 1964, her obituary appeared in The Times.
On May 27, 1865, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about the capture of Jefferson Davis at the end of the Civil War.
On this date in:
1647 Alse Young became the first person executed as a witch in America when she was hanged in Hartford, Conn.
1896 A tornado struck St. Louis and East St. Louis, Ill., killing 255 people.
1935 The Supreme Court struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act.
1937 The Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, Calif., opened.
1941 The British navy sank the German battleship Bismarck off France with a loss of more than 2,100 lives.
1963 The album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," which featured the song "Blowin' in the Wind," was released.
1994 Nobel Prize-winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after spending two decades in exile.
1995 Actor Christopher Reeve was paralyzed when he was thrown from his horse during a jumping event in Charlottesville, Va. (He died in 2004.)
1996 Russian President Boris Yeltsin negotiated a cease-fire to the war in Chechnya in his first meeting with the rebels' leader.
1997 The Supreme Court ruled Paula Jones could pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton while he was in office.
1998 Michael Fortier, the government's star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing case, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after apologizing for not warning anyone about the deadly plot.
1999 A U.N. tribunal indicted Slobodan Milosevic for crimes against humanity, holding the Yugoslav president personally responsible for the horrors in Kosovo.
2006 A 6.3-magnitude earthquake in central Indonesia killed at least 5,800 people.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Low & Outside
Slams yes, cycles no
Mike Lowell hit one of Boston's two grand slams Thursday night against Kansas City.
But he assured reporters afterward that he probably will never hit for the cycle. With a single, double and homer, he came within one hit of the cycle for the seventh time as a member of the Red Sox, and 14th time in his career.
"I can't hit a triple," the third baseman said in the Boston Globe. "I need two outfielders to run into each other, and they both have to be on stretchers as the third outfielder throws home while I'm sliding head-first into third."
Home run historian David Vincent told the Globe that two grand slams by the same team in the same game has happened only 72 times since 1876. Over that identical time period, there have been 245 no-hitters.
related:
High & Inside
Mike Lowell hit one of Boston's two grand slams Thursday night against Kansas City.
But he assured reporters afterward that he probably will never hit for the cycle. With a single, double and homer, he came within one hit of the cycle for the seventh time as a member of the Red Sox, and 14th time in his career.
"I can't hit a triple," the third baseman said in the Boston Globe. "I need two outfielders to run into each other, and they both have to be on stretchers as the third outfielder throws home while I'm sliding head-first into third."
Home run historian David Vincent told the Globe that two grand slams by the same team in the same game has happened only 72 times since 1876. Over that identical time period, there have been 245 no-hitters.
related:
High & Inside
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
herspace.com
Hillary Clinton's run for her money
Clinton pushes on despite $20,000,000 debt, Oregon loss
related:
Hillary's Interests
Favorite food to cook: Im a lousy cook, but I make pretty good soft scrambled eggs.
Desert island necessity: A good book.
Favorite reality TV program: American Idol.
Favorite fitness activity: Speed walking.
Worst habit: Chocolate.
Sleeping-in time: I feel lucky when I can sleep until 7 a.m.
Hidden talent: I love crossword puzzles.
Last music purchase: Carly Simons Into White.
Cars you drive: For security reasons, we drive in Secret Service vehicles but the Service lets us use a Ford hybrid when were home in New York.
Home task that needs tending: Organizing my closets.
Last work of non-fiction read: Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Pets at home: Seamus, our Lab.
Best and worst grades or subjects in school: I always loved history and got good grades, but I never did well at math.
Item that most reminds you of where you came from: Olive burgers from the Pickwick in Chicago.
updates:
Clinton evokes ghosts of Bush v. Gore
What Does Hillary Want?
Obama's political team out-organized Clinton
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