Commentary: Remember Eddie Fisher singing “Wish You Were Here”?
Remember Eddie Fisher singing “Wish You Were Here” in 1952? I do. I was a sophomore at Father Baker High School in Lackawanna, NY. The song engendered thoughts of pure love for me as an adolescent....
View ArticleCommentary: James Campbell, aka (J.C.), former TLS NB columnist
Of all the writers I’ve come across over 40 years of reviewing books and writing commentary, James Campbell, former Times Literary Critic columnist, may be my favorite. There’s a piece about Campbell...
View ArticleCommentary: Wisdom from scattered sources
Occasionally, as I scan other writers’ work, I form a broader view of life. I’m sure this happens to you, too. Some examples of new insight for me about art and artists, all from articles in The Times...
View ArticleCommentary: Some things change over time; others, like loss, don’t
The names of some things change over time. Loss does not. An example of change: If you lived through WW II, you’ll recall the term, ice box. In the 1940s and and earlier, an ice box was “an insulated...
View ArticleCommentary: A Father’s Day Wish…
“I know of nothing more worthy of a man’s ambition than that his son be the best of men.” — Plato I saw that quotation from Plato quite by accident. Our family was among the last to squeeze into the...
View ArticleCommentary: Anything big happen in the world on your birthday?
You might think that your birthday was quite enough. But you’d be wrong. Here’s why: The New York Times has a publication for sale that prints every front page of your birthday date from your natal...
View ArticleCommentary: Good Grief in Naples
Death comes to us all, friends and family alike, doesn’t it? About this phenomenon, people sometimes people say, Good Grief, to express shock or surprise. The first known appearance of the phrase Good...
View ArticleCommentary: What is the job of the Culture Critic?
Readers of the NBC-2.com’s Culture Critic’s column over the past five years and hundreds of entries already know what he tries to do. The NBC2 Culture Critic’s assignment is to help each of us better...
View ArticleCommentary: “Jesus Calling” author Sarah Young dies
Christianity Today reports that Sarah Young, whose book “Jesus Calling,” composed of devotional readings written in the voice of Jesus Christ, sold tens of millions of copies and spawned an...
View ArticleCommentary: How the Catholic Church might engage through use of AI in...
First, AI’s definition: It’s the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition,...
View ArticleCommentary: Who caused the deadly blast at the Gaza hospital?
Even though clear evidence to substantiate who bombed the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City may be forthcoming, it won’t make any difference to the Israelis and Hamas. Both are dug in on who did it and...
View ArticleCommentary: Remember “A You’re Adorable?” by Perry Como?
Remember “A You’re Adorable?” by Perry Como? You’re a bit over the hill if you do. “‘A You’re Adorable” was a popular song with music by Sid Lippman and lyrics by Buddy Kaye and Fred Wise, published...
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