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Raymond Brackstone R.I.P. 1939-2016
December 1, 2016, 1 Comment

BRACKSTONE, Raymond H. Passed into the hands of God peacefully on the twenty-first of November. His cancer was diagnosed ...

Wednesday Night #1812
November 30, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1812

As always, Gerald presented a number of memorable events from the year 1812. The obvious one being the Napoleon’s ...

Wednesday Night #1811
November 23, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1811

Discussion about the obvious conflicts of interest regarding the Trump organization and the necessary probity of the occ ...

Wednesday Night #1810
November 16, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1810

This has been an awful week – first, the election result, then Leonard Cohen’s death (see Wednesday Night ...

Gwen Ifill 1955-2016 R.I.P.
November 14, 2016, Comments Off on Gwen Ifill 1955-2016 R.I.P.

We feel we have lost a wise and dear friend. She and Judy joined us at the dinner table almost every evening for many ye ...

Leonard Cohen R.I.P.
November 12, 2016, Comments Off on Leonard Cohen R.I.P.

Here’s Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ To Listen To 100 Times Today Andrew Cohen: After a feverish ...

Raoul Wallenberg – Updates
November 12, 2016, 1 Comment

See also Wednesday Night #1577 and #1610 Raoul Wallenberg was, at last, declared dead on October 26th (The Economist) BR ...

Wednesday Night #1810
November 9, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1810

This Wednesday  following U.S. Election Tuesday, we will welcome our good friend Helen Fotopulos and her guest, Marc Mi ...

Wednesday Night #1809
November 2, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1809

Just for a moment – or two – can we move away from the political melodrama to the south? Incredible as it ma ...

Wednesday Night #1808 with Dr. Mark Roper
October 26, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1808 with Dr. Mark Roper

We are at the cutting edge of the deterioration of the [healthcare] system P R O L O G U E We are very pleased that Dr. ...

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