Poisonville
"I only know from steak"
Richard Ravitch, the kind of, sort of lieutenant governor, signed his oath of office at the Peter Luger Steak House in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Wednesday night, he confirmed in a brief interview on Thursday…
Ms. Spiera — whose father, Sol Forman, bought the historic restaurant in 1950, and whose family owns the two Peter Luger restaurants, in Brooklyn and in Great Neck, on Long Island — added: “It seemed to be a fait accompli. I don’t know what the legalities are. I only know from steak.” (Times)
John Bachar, Rock Climber, Dies at 51
John Bachar, a rock climber who inspired awe as a daredevil, condescension as an anachronism and eventually respect as a legend, fell to his death Sunday from a rock formation near his home in California… (Times)
One-Star Reviews on Amazon.com: "And Then There Were None," Agatha Christie (Part III)
boggle:bingoparaphernalia:khrushchev:
Indians edited out!!
“Don’t buy this $12.95 edition with black cover and red images. It has been weirdly edited to remove all references to Indians! There’s no explanation anywhere in the book. Agatha Christie’s classic has gone through many editions through more than half a century using the classic “Ten Little Indians” nursery rhyme and the setting of Indian Island. Then, for some unknown reason, all the Indians were removed in this “bogus” edition and replaced by soldiers. Readers at least should be given an explanation for such a change. If the references were deemed by some unknown censor to be insulting to Indians, would they be any less insulting to soldiers?? I don’t get it. Anyone interested in reading a better version should order the little black paperback with blue images for about half the price. As I have urged my local book store, I will urge Amazon, don’t stock this book. I am an English teacher who has taught this book for years, and I am mystified by such an unwarranted and unexplained change. “
—Bonnie Emmons “English teacher,” February 17 2007
BRB, banging my head off the nearest hard surface.
Don’t tell Bonnie Emmons, but the book was originally published in England under the title “Ten Little African Americans” (more or less). Original bookjacket can be seen here (via wikipedia)
"There are two things you need to know about Washington: Everything they say is a lie, and they all want to be president"
Times D.C. bureau chief Scotty Reston, explaining the beat to Russell Baker, his new correspondent.Alas, no more Swiss Fudge Cookies
In January, striking Stella D’Oro workers in the Bronx called for a consumer boycott. Now they’ve won a battle in court and, all too predictably, lost the war. Jennifer 8. Lee reports:
Last week, a federal judge ordered Stella D’oro to reinstate 134 workers after a protracted 10-month strike. This week, the company invited the workers back. It also announced that it would close the factory in October.
The perfect cocktail: one shot Myrna Loy, one shot William Powell, a jigger of Dashiell Hammett and a splash of Asta.
In other words, The Thin Man.
