You don’t normally think of children’s literature as taking sides in the struggle between capitalism and communism....
The Arts
Amy Flinn, one of my readers left this tremendously moving comment to my post on the quilters...
Housetop with florals (2002) (credit: Quiltsofgeesbend.com) PBS will air a documentary, The Quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend, about...
Andrew Wyeth, Winter Farm Scene A few years ago, I read a wonderful column by the New...
When the Seattle Model Railroad Show comes to the Pacific Science Center each year, it’s a must...
A zochen vay! (“What a pain!) That’s what Barbara Davilman and Ellis Weiner might’ve said when they...
UPDATE: After writing this post, Clotilde Luce, a former resident of Jackling House, started an organization, Uphold...
Maurice Sendak and Tony Kushner have done a marvelous job of recreating the magic that is Brundibar...
Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman have authored Yiddish With Dick and Jane, a sly and clever sendup...
You know the old saw from the music industry: filesharing is a dirty nasty habit; it’s stealing...
My friend Michael Furmanovsky was born in Zimbabwe and raised there and in England. But his great...
In 1998, when Janis and I were about to get married, she noticed a wonderful jewelry store...
