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Magic, snazzy children’s books, seltzer and comedy
Here's a visit to the New-York Historical Society's "Summer of Magic" show. David Copperfield's hair, in person, was MESMERIZING. And [...]
E.I. Konigsburg’s deadpan ’90s picture book
Apparently my beat these days is underappreciated-by-the-youth-of-today classic Jewish-y children's books. Last installment: The Carp in the Bathtub. This time: [...]
Ooh! The Carp in the Bathtub is back!
Did you know that The Carp in the Bathtub is back in print? Published in 1972, though set in the [...]
God Bless America…
Hey, there are THREE (3) new children's picture books about Irving Berlin! And this children's book about Harvey Milk is [...]
Recent writing
Roundup! I wrote about journaling in Real Simple. In my personal life I do not use the word "journaling." I [...]
Leonard Bernstein and more
In Tablet Magazine this month, I criticized Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Apology Festival; wrote a treatment for a romantic comedy about [...]