Anna Goldberg died a month ago in her West Side co-op, a one-bedroom corner starring a raggedy pull-out couch and a balcony I threw Lego blocks from as a child. It was a two minute walk from The Ballroom, where Filipe Lombardi brought tapas to America before his premature death, where my mother fell for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘History with a capital H’
Who we were who we are
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged communism, History with a capital H, holidays, personal on Friday, December 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
History
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bears, Biden, Election, History with a capital H, McCain, Obama, Palin on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Full recap of the evening to come later…
Luzhkov’s ambitions
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged History with a capital H, In Soviet Russia foreign policy experiences you. on Sunday, October 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today’s New York Times ran an excellent profile of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov. The Ed-Koch-lookin Luzhkov was a founder of Putin’s ruling United Russia Party, and is extremely popular. Re-elected with 69% and 75% in his last two elections, Luzhkov is first and foremost a builder, apartments, highways, memorials, you name it. Matching his party, [...]
The Obama speech
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged City of Blinding Lights, Election, History with a capital H, Obama on Friday, August 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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