Category: archives
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Dispatches: Jordan kept the magic alive to the very end
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Michael’s final season was a shining success. By: Hank Kalet When the National Basketball Association ended its regular season last week, it also marked the last time any of us will get to see the greatest player in the history of the game. Michael Jordan played 15 seasons in the NBA,…
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Pop Revisited
An exhibit at the Princeton University Art Museum reexamines pop art 40 years later. By: Matt Smith Above, "Decoy II," 1971-73, by Jasper Johns. The exhibit’s title is taken from a March 1962 article by art historian and critic Max Kozloff, "‘Pop’ Culture, Meta-physical Disgust, and the New Vulgarians." Writing in Art International, Mr. Kozloff…
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Ecstasy in the Details
Euphoria: Whether in dreams or awake, Fay Sciarra’s paintings exude a ‘Joie de Vivre,’ the theme of her new show at the Arts Council of Princeton. By: Ilene Dube TimeOFF photos/Mark Czajkowski Artist Fay Sciarra, above, with her reverse painting on glass of a Hopewell farm. Ms. Sciarra paints on the back of the glass,…
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Presidential hopeful Dean gets Princeton fund-raiser
By: Jennifer Potash Democratic presidential hopeful and Vermont Gov. Howard Dean will attend a fund-raiser in Princeton on Sunday. The event will be at the home of Peter and Wendy Benchley, 35 Boudinot St. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. and concludes at 7 p.m. Gov. Dean, who is also a physician, is among nine…
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April 28: War poets; bad-news Mets; Santorum
Blog material April 2-28 Hank Kalet War and the poets April 28 Slate, the online magazine, reminds us of the power of poetry in a time of war with a selection of five poems, selected and commented on by five editors and poets. Hank Kalet’s bio The poems "In Time of ‘The Breaking of…
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Editorial: Incarceration’s high cost may make the case
EDITORIAL: Tax money should be used on more important issues than overcrowded jail cells. Another dubious milestone in American history was achieved recently when the nation’s prison and jail population topped 2 million for the first time. Don’t we all feel safer now? The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that our prisons and jails hold…
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Ecstasy in the Details
Whether in dreams or awake, Fay Sciarra’s paintings exude a ‘Joie de Vivre,’ the theme of her new show at the Arts Council of Princeton. By: Ilene Dube Take the dreams of Frida Kahlo, mix in the patterns of Henri Matisse and add the colors of Milton Avery. Now, make the subject contemporary domestic life,…
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April 28: War poets; bad-news Mets; Santorum
Blog material April 2-28 Hank Kalet War and the poets April 28 Slate, the online magazine, reminds us of the power of poetry in a time of war with a selection of five poems, selected and commented on by five editors and poets. The poems "In Time of ‘The Breaking of Nations,’ " by…
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Big day for deals
Annual sale a bastion for bargains. By: Matt Kirdahy It’s that time of year again for weekend bargain seekers to scrounge up any available funds and do some small-town shopping. Every spring, residents of the Evans Tract a small subdivision off South Main Street gather to sell moderately priced baubles and household appliances…
