Hope in the Age of CovidHow facts and the “superstructure” can put us all back on a positive path.Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
The 244th of July: Remembering the Spirit of ’76This 4th of July finds me at my parents’ house, in Northern Virginia, instead of in my own apartment in Manhattan’s East Village. In the…Jul 4, 2020Jul 4, 2020
My Own Private NormandyRemembering, on the 76th anniversary of D-Day, the power of American idealism in action, and the importance of preserving that legacyJun 5, 2020Jun 5, 2020
LITTLE APARTMENT IN THE BIG CITY: What Would Laura Ingalls Do?On March 29th, as I sheltered at home in the East Village, I was overcome by an impulse that made me feel silly, but which I could not…Apr 8, 20201Apr 8, 20201
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Published inGoneIs Google Translate the Next Great Dating App?An East Village test drive shows it’s pretty good at following conversations, but even better at getting them startedJan 23, 20151Jan 23, 20151
Say What? Test-driving Google Translate’s new appI am not what you’d call an early adopter; and as proof of this, until last week, I stubbornly clung to my app-deprived BlackBerry, even…Jan 20, 2015Jan 20, 2015