Irving Howe

I went for a walk yesterday and when I got back to the trail head some s.o.b. had knocked out my window with a rock, then pulled the emergency brake. I'd put a block under the back tire, otherwise my truck would have rolled out into traffic. It took me a half hour to clean the bits of glass out of the car, I cut my hand doing it. How much will a new window cost me? I called the police and a cop came over to interview me. He said a couple mollifying words about still trusting the world enough to go park the same place again.

As a crime victim, I think about the neocons, Irving Howe's statement that he had been mugged by reality, and that is why he became a conservative. Or was it Irving Kristol? One of the Irvings. Well a few hours have passed and I am still a lefty. Though it's true, my heart has turned against a portion of humanity.  read more »

... never had so much mahogany! One of those super-rare duplex apartments (with penthouse and studio) has just opened up at the Hotel des Artistes, a really old-school co-op at 1 West 67th Street. It's listing for about $4.6 million.

Architect George Mort Pollard designed the Gothic-style building, which was finally completed in 1917.  read more »

Since then, the famous building has housed many noteworthy artists and writers; including, painter Norman Rockwell, director Mike Nichols, writer Fannie Hurst, director Alan Crosland, playwright Noel Coward, and writer and critic Irving Howe.

It is currently listed with brokers Carol Opton and Dan Douglas of the Corcoran Group.

Concerning the controversy over whether David Leveaux's revival of Fiddler on the Roof at the Minsko  read more »