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‘Confluence of Concord & Merrimack’ by Richard Marion
“Confluence of Concord & Merrimack” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 To see more artwork, visit www.richardmarion.net
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Did NYT Call for a Revolution This Week?
Like King, we need to put on our cemetery clothes and be coffin-ready for the next great democratic battle. Swept somewhat aside by Hurricane Irene was Thursday’s fiery guest essay in the NYTimes by scholar and activist Cornel West, who called for “a revolution” in tribute to the memory of Rev.…
Read More »Why Do Some Americans Not Want Other Americans to Vote?
Legendary Civil Rights leader and long-time US Rep. John Lewis of Georgia wrote an op-ed piece for today’s NYTimes. He charges that several states have passed laws controlling the voting process that will disproportionately burden voters who are racial minorities (govt. photo id required) or young (student id’s not allowed in…
Read More »Hurricane Haiku
Hurricane Bob heading for New England (1991) In August 1991, Hurricane Bob roared through the Merrimack Valley in synch with an attempted coup in the USSR that eventually led to the Soviet Union’s downfall. I was at my desk listening to news and writing in my notebook. I later published…
Read More »UMass Lowell Announces 9/11 Memorial Rededication
Chancellor Marty Meehan has invited the UMass Lowell community and the public to join him and guest speakers to honor members of the campus community lost on 9/11/01 on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m., at the site of the UMass Lowell 9/11 Memorial. The ceremony will feature a rededication…
Read More »All Kerouac, All the Time (Seems Like)
The front page of the “Home” section of the NYTimes today has an article headlined “The Jack Kerouac of Junk,” which is a profile of the co-star of the popular “American Pickers” weekly program on the History Channel (5.5 million people watch). The “antiques” dealer who started rescuing bicyles and…
Read More »Parker Lectures Schedule, 2011-12 Season
The Moses Greeley Parker Lectures’ new season has already begun. Click here for the 2011-12 schedule. The programs are free and open to the public thanks to the generosity of Mr Parker many decades ago. The series began in 1917. The Lunchtime Lectures require reservations because of food service planning.…
Read More »First Buffett, Now the French Super-Rich Offer to Pay More
Warren Buffett got the ball rolling in this country with his NYTimes op-ed piece calling for higher taxes on the super-rich—really, going back to brackets that existed not long ago. And now bbc.com is reporting that some ultra-wealthy citizens of France are calling on their government to tax them more…
Read More »‘Blue Carnival’ by Richard Marion
“Blue Carnival” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »George Harrison Bio-Film by Scorsese: First Trailer
Here’s the first trailer promoting the new documentary film about George Harrison by Martin Scorcese, due for broadcast on HBO in early October.
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