Category Archives: baby boomers
Gina Lollobrigida Sex Symbol of My Youth Dies
Gina Lollobrigida, the sizzling Italian sex symbol of my youth of whom it was said “She makes Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple” has passed away at 95. And mama mia, sultry she was. Earthy, lusty, and sensual she was
Gina Lollobrigida Sex Symbol of My Youth Dies
Gina Lollobrigida, the sizzling Italian sex symbol of my youth of whom it was said “She makes Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple” has passed away at 95. And mama mia, sultry she was. Earthy, lusty, and sensual she was
Mr. Magoo Christmas Carol
For some, it may not be Christmas without Charlie Brown, but my Christmas heart always belonged to Mr. Magoo. Just as I preferred my great American novels in Classic Comic Book form, so I preferred my Charles Dickens in animation.
Mr. Magoo Christmas Carol
For some, it may not be Christmas without Charlie Brown, but my Christmas heart always belonged to Mr. Magoo. Just as I preferred my great American novels in Classic Comic Book form, so I preferred my Charles Dickens in animation.
My Tribute to MAD Magazine
In a world gone mad, I still find comfort in reading my old MAD Magazines. On the occasion of this classic magazine turning 70, I paid tribute. Please enjoy my essay in Next Tribe. https://nexttribe.com/growing-up-in-a-mad-mad-mad-magazine-world-a-tribute/?fbclid=IwAR2dLOCCGKD7e0Z4Kile80HkdM_Hl74sWl_CKYiUUshonR8CRu3Glb6DtqQ
My Tribute to MAD Magazine
In a world gone mad, I still find comfort in reading my old MAD Magazines. On the occasion of this classic magazine turning 70, I paid tribute. Please enjoy my essay in Next Tribe. https://nexttribe.com/growing-up-in-a-mad-mad-mad-magazine-world-a-tribute/?fbclid=IwAR2dLOCCGKD7e0Z4Kile80HkdM_Hl74sWl_CKYiUUshonR8CRu3Glb6DtqQ
Cuban Missile Crises at 60
The cold war chill I caught as a child is directly connected to events that happened sixty years ago today. The Cuban Missile Crisis gave me a case of nuclear jitters that have stayed with me ever since. Now,
Cuban Missile Crises at 60
The cold war chill I caught as a child is directly connected to events that happened sixty years ago today. The Cuban Missile Crisis gave me a case of nuclear jitters that have stayed with me ever since. Now,
Paper Trail
Rumors of paper’s death are greatly exaggerated. That surely will be the takeaway for anyone who visits my studio and home this weekend for the Heckscher Museum Art Studio Tour this Sunday, Oct 16. While its death was predicted as
Paper Trail
Rumors of paper’s death are greatly exaggerated. That surely will be the takeaway for anyone who visits my studio and home this weekend for the Heckscher Museum Art Studio Tour this Sunday, Oct 16. While its death was predicted as
A Window Into My World
If you are in the New York area on October 16th I am inviting the public into my home and studio for an archaeological dig into the mid-century culture. As part of the Heckscher Museum of Arts Long Island Biennial
A Window Into My World
If you are in the New York area on October 16th I am inviting the public into my home and studio for an archaeological dig into the mid-century culture. As part of the Heckscher Museum of Arts Long Island Biennial
How To Downsize Without Feeling Depressed- The Ethel
Sometimes downsizing isn’t a choice but thrust on you. When you are both a serious collector and sentimentalist like me that is never easy. But when 2 tragedies nearly back to back forced me to discard beloved things, I discovered
How To Downsize Without Feeling Depressed- The Ethel
Sometimes downsizing isn’t a choice but thrust on you. When you are both a serious collector and sentimentalist like me that is never easy. But when 2 tragedies nearly back to back forced me to discard beloved things, I discovered
Remembering Windows On The World
Twenty-one years. On this year’s observance of the attack on the World Trade Center, that number and that place have been intertwined in my life long before the tragedy we recall every 9/11. I celebrated my 21st birthday at Windows
Remembering Windows On The World
Twenty-one years. On this year’s observance of the attack on the World Trade Center, that number and that place have been intertwined in my life long before the tragedy we recall every 9/11. I celebrated my 21st birthday at Windows
Still Obsessed With Marilyn Monroe
60 years ago today Americans were waking up to the tragic news that Marilyn Monroe had died. It was a hot, muggy, Sunday afternoon as I lolled about like a Hollywood starlet in a kidney-shaped pool when I learned the
Still Obsessed With Marilyn Monroe
60 years ago today Americans were waking up to the tragic news that Marilyn Monroe had died. It was a hot, muggy, Sunday afternoon as I lolled about like a Hollywood starlet in a kidney-shaped pool when I learned the
Do Bee a Bee Lover
Bees once terrified me. As a child the mere sight and sound of one of these stinging creatures petrified me, sending me racing inside to the safety of my suburban house as though I had seen a Soviet aircraft ready
Do Bee a Bee Lover
Bees once terrified me. As a child the mere sight and sound of one of these stinging creatures petrified me, sending me racing inside to the safety of my suburban house as though I had seen a Soviet aircraft ready
Envisioning The American Dream 