Between Bookends
London station vertical bookstore Christmas display, photo by Tolga Akmen/EPA/posted theguardian.com:
Headline from nypost.com: “Seattle high schooler marked incorrect on quiz for saying only women can get pregnant: report.” How have I missed this for so long?
Headline from newsmax.com: “Chinese Hackers Target Key US Infrastructure.” More evidence WWIII is underway.
RIP Andre Braugher, 61, illness as yet undisclosed. Born in Chicago, he earned a Master’s in Fine Arts from the Juilliard in NYC. He had a strong background in Shakespeare, winning an Obie for the title role in Henry V. There are 67 titles under his name at IMDb, including two productions to be released posthumously. His screen career began in 1989. He did 100 episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street, 153 0f Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 20 of Gideon’s Crossing, 40 of Hack, 22 of Men of a Certain Age, 13 of Last Resort, ten of The Good Fight, and he made many guest appearances on popular series. On the big screen he was in Glory (1989), Primal Fear (1996), Get on the Bus (1996), City of Angels (1998), Frequency (2000), The Mist (2007), Salt (2010), She Said (2022), to name a few. Nominated for eleven Emmys, he won two: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Homicide: Life on the Street (1998) and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Thief (2006). Married since ’91, he was a father of three. Awesome, Sir. Photo from Google Images:
RIP Brooklyn-born Mike D’Amato, 80, who played only one season in the NFL, a most memorable one. He graduated from Brooklyn Tech. A DB, he played collegiately at Hofstra, also playing Lacrosse, All-Conference in the former, second-team All-America in the latter. The Jets selected him in the tenth round of the 1968 draft, the 264th pick. He did not start any of the games but played in 15, recovering a fumble, making a key tackle in punt coverage in both the AL championship vs the Raiders and the great upset vs the Colts. He also played one season in the CFL for the Montreal Alouettes. He worked as a businessman for many years, then returned to his alma mater as an executive assistant to the president, eventually serving as special assistant to the president for alumni affairs. He was a father of three. Well done, Sir. Facts from various sources, photo from GI:
Here we go again, another reversal in science. Headline from foxmews.com: “Nutritionist dispels the decades-long myth that has mired the reputation of butter.” In Sleeper (1973), Woody Allen’s character wakes up 200 years in the future. At one point a doctor hands him a cigarette and says: “It’s tobacco! It’s one of the healthiest things for your body.” Screenplay by Allen, and Marshall Brickman.
Many in Academia are off the wall. Some are beyond that. Headline from FN: “University of Florida scientists arrested after allegedly putting kids in cages while they went to work.” The kids are six and two.
There were two big deliveries of Russian fare at the floating book shop on this gorgeous day, one unexpected, approximately 75 books total. My thanks to the two gentlemen who donated them, and to Wolf, who bought five; and to my Constant Benefactress, who purchased Perfume by Patrick Susskind; and to the man who selected a paperback thriller by Paige Tyler; and to the woman who took home three cookbooks. The picture below is of a woman who, since I don’t know the PC terms, is deaf and dumb, able to read lips if a person is speaking slowly. She is always always cheerful, positive. I’ve seen her carrying a violin case and I pantomimed the playing of one, and she nodded enthusiastically. I nominate her for the Humanity Hall of Fame.
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