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How did I miss "Sewerama"? [FIB]
Reading the history of 171 Ave. A. [Blah]
Get your Cambridge Companion to the literature of NYC. [P&W]
Brooklyn Bowl seeks interns. Bowling alley interns? [GP]
97-year-old Vaudevillian with great name, June Havoc, dies. [NYT]
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a.k.a. The Book of Lamentations:
a bitterly nostalgic look at a city in the process of going extinct
- Jeremiah Moss
- THE BOOK:
"We should all buy Jeremiah Moss’s book, Vanishing New York." --Sarah Jessica Parker
“Essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs, Joseph Mitchell, Patti Smith, Luc Sante, and cheap pierogi.” --Vanity Fair
"a vigorous, righteously indignant book that would do Jane Jacobs proud." --Kirkus Reviews
THE BLOG:
"the go-to hub for those who lament New York's loss of character." --Crain's
"No one takes stock of New York's changes with the same mixture of snark, sorrow, poeticism, and lyric wit as Jeremiah Moss." --Village Voice, Best of NY
“Jeremiah Moss…is the defender of all the undistinguished hunks of masonry that lend the streets their rhythm.” --Justin Davidson, New York Magazine
"One of the most thorough and pugnacious chroniclers of New York’s blandification." --The Atlantic, Citylab
"Hyperbolic and combative, tireless and passionate." --Salon
Ageism, one of the last acceptable prejudices. Can you imagine the furor if that jerk said, "This building isn't for the Chinese"?
ReplyDeleteI'm embarrassed to admit that with Gypsy Rose Lee so long gone, it hadn't occurred to me that June Havoc might still be around.
ReplyDeleteMy father, who dated her briefly either before or just after the war, described her as "a great, fun gal."
Bless her. Condolences to her family.
Thanks, JM, for the Cambridge Comp shout-out. I'm happy to report that you're canonized in the epilogue.
ReplyDeletei'll be sure to pick up a copy!
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