Wali Collins Comedy Cup, where comedy gladiators battle to the death, is packing them in! Next show is Tuesday, November 14 at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011.
Last winter as the Whitney Biennial got under way sculptor Larry Bell found the museum’s fifth floor deck a fine place for his large-scale piece, “Pacific Red”. The series of six massive glass red cubes with smaller cubes inside was visible from his room at the nearby Standard Hotel where he stayed during the installation last March. Even better, “Pacific Red” was visible from the Empire State Building.
From Nebraska - Bats and Bluebloods: A Foodie Experience Above the Law...In their ongoing investigation of good places to eat, drink and be merry, residents of and visitors to Lincoln, Nebraska, now have an exciting new way to break dieting laws within the walls of local landmark Robbers Cave.
Nicola Smith entered the realm of politics at a much needed time in American history when we yearn to have true leadership at all levels of government. The city of Lynnwood is fortunate to have her as their Mayor.
In a world where 16,000 children die of hunger-related diseases every day—five September 11 holocausts every day, almost unnoticed—we Americans have ample reason to be grateful for the bounty of food we take for granted. Indeed, while hunger in America is increasing due to the elimination of food stamp benefits and greater inequality, we are more likely to die in America from the complications of eating too much. But we show precious little gratitude for our cornucopia and even less for the people who produce it. From Jefferson to Tocqueville to Bryan and well beyond, farming was once an honored profession in America. It is no more, but it can be again.
Remember, not everyone has loved ones to count on or a stable income, or has a place to live. A lot of people do not even know what it feels like to be invited to someone’s home for a Thanksgiving celebration. A lot are stuck at home unable to travel, to sick, elderly, or perhaps their family has died leaving them with no one to count on.
