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Remembering Elie Wiesel (1928-2016)On December 10, 1986, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, author, teacher, humanitarian and H...
27/01/2026

Remembering Elie Wiesel (1928-2016)

On December 10, 1986, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, author, teacher, humanitarian and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel framed his Nobel acceptance speech, "Hope, Despair and Memory" with this quote: "Remembering is a noble and necessary act. The call of memory, the call to memory, reaches us from the very dawn of history." Memory is a fragile enterprise. If revisited and replayed with clear eyes and heart, our memories can incite joy and solace or propel us to acknowledge pain from our past and revive our better angels....

On December 10, 1986, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, author, teacher, humanitarian and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel framed his Nobel acceptance speech, “Hope, Despair and Memory” with th…

"This is, I think, the most important event since the birth of Christ. The creation of the United States of America."--K...
16/11/2025

"This is, I think, the most important event since the birth of Christ. The creation of the United States of America."--Ken Burns. If you're convinced you know all there is to know about the American Revolution--the period spanning approximately 1754 and the close of the 18th century--and what you know you vaguely remember from middle school or from some clunky TV costume drama, think again. ...

“This is, I think, the most important event since the birth of Christ. The creation of the United States of America.”–Ken Burns. If you’re convinced you know all there is to…

"I've learned from being poor. I've learned from being hungry. I've had two kidney transplants and been as sick as a lot...
28/10/2025

"I've learned from being poor. I've learned from being hungry. I've had two kidney transplants and been as sick as a lot of the patients I've taken care of," says Dr. James Graham. Dr. Graham had a rough start. He grew up on an Indian reservation with no indoor plumbing and a physically, emotionally and sexually abusive drunken stepfather. But despite his hellish childhood, he learned to administer dialysis to his stricken mom and grew up to become a physician who, for more than 40 years, has cared ardently for the more than 1,260 far-flung residents of rural Fairfax, Oklahoma. ...

“I’ve learned from being poor. I’ve learned from being hungry. I’ve had two kidney transplants and been as sick as a lot of the patients I’ve taken care of,” say…

"Without Barbara Walters, there wouldn't have been me--nor any other woman you see on the evening, morning and daily new...
25/09/2025

"Without Barbara Walters, there wouldn't have been me--nor any other woman you see on the evening, morning and daily news."--Oprah Winfrey. I confess. When The View debuted on ABC on August 11, 1997, I predicted its quick demise. I couldn't imagine why anyone would want to watch four women bitch and gossip about their love lives, show biz scandals, skin care and current events for an hour every day....

“Without Barbara Walters, there wouldn’t have been me–nor any other woman you see on the evening, morning and daily news.”–Oprah Winfrey. I confess. When The View debu…

Mariska Hargitay Reclaims her Childhood in My Mom, Jayne
27/06/2025

Mariska Hargitay Reclaims her Childhood in My Mom, Jayne

“I’ve spent most of my life feeling ashamed of my mother… a person that I have no memory of… a person who’s voice I didn’t want to hear,” recalls Award-win…

"This is the story of the most curious man in history." Painter, draftsman, writer, designer, architect, inventor, philo...
18/11/2024

"This is the story of the most curious man in history." Painter, draftsman, writer, designer, architect, inventor, philosopher, scientist, mathematician, military and aeronautical engineer, philosopher, cartographer, geologist, botanist, anatomist, physicist. Clearly, there was more to the man than the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper." Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) embraced an exhaustive aggregate of vocations and avocations, filling thousands of notebook pages with exploratory drawings and profound musings that were often centuries ahead of the curve during his 15th and 16th century lifetime....

“This is the story of the most curious man in history.” Painter, draftsman, writer, designer, architect, inventor, philosopher, scientist, mathematician, military and aeronautical engin…

"My little girl, although she is only 12 years old, is one of the most skillful players in Europe." --Leopold Mozart. Mu...
09/10/2024

"My little girl, although she is only 12 years old, is one of the most skillful players in Europe." --Leopold Mozart. Musical prodigies Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his older sister, Maria Anna, astounded the music world with their skill as harpsichordists and their ability to read and write music. The siblings, a mere 4-1/2 years apart in age, blossomed as seasoned musicians under the tutelage of their dad, Leopold, a highly respected court musician, lecturer and composer in 18th century Salzburg, Austria....

“My little girl, although she is only 12 years old, is one of the most skillful players in Europe.” –Leopold Mozart. Musical prodigies Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his older sister…

The Sopranos Creator David Chase Hits the Doc on HBO
07/09/2024

The Sopranos Creator David Chase Hits the Doc on HBO

“Everybody made a deal with the Devil. Tony is really the Devil’s representative.” –David Chase. If, like me, you’re a die-hard fan of the HBO series, The Sopranos, be…

"Getting married meant I had to give up my job as a stewardess for Pan Am, a job I loved."--Mary Higgins Clark. The year...
20/02/2024

"Getting married meant I had to give up my job as a stewardess for Pan Am, a job I loved."--Mary Higgins Clark. The year was 1949. She was 21 and ready and eager to quit her comfortable secretarial job and take a pay cut to travel the world as a stewardess. That 21 year old would eventually blossom into a best-selling author..."Queen of Suspense" …...

“Getting married meant I had to give up my job as a stewardess for Pan Am, a job I loved.”–Mary Higgins Clark. The year was 1949. She was 21 and ready and eager to quit her comfo…

"It looked like any summer camp in America. It looked normal. But it wasn't normal. It was N**i camp." If you've ever...
23/01/2024

"It looked like any summer camp in America. It looked normal. But it wasn't normal. It was N**i camp." If you've ever gone to summer camp as a kid, you probably joined your Girl or Boy Scout pals... or devout parishioners from your place of worship... or fellow musical theater wannabes itching to put on a show under a blanket of stars. ...

“It looked like any summer camp in America. It looked normal. But it wasn’t normal. It was N**i camp.” If you’ve ever gone to summer camp as a kid, you probably joined yo…

"My family is the greatest joy in my life," says 93-year-old Norman Lear at the close of Norman Lear: Just Another Versi...
08/12/2023

"My family is the greatest joy in my life," says 93-year-old Norman Lear at the close of Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You, the 2016 documentary profile of the trailblazing TV writer/producer filmed for American Masters by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Norman Lear continued to live his best life throughout his 90s, and passed away on December 5, 2023 at the age of 101....

“My family is the greatest joy in my life,” says 93-year-old Norman Lear at the close of Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You, the 2016 documentary profile of the trailblazing TV wr…

"A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."-- Maya Angelou. I've always loved the...
03/05/2023

"A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."-- Maya Angelou. I've always loved the bird songs that herald the first signs of Spring in my garden. I even return the calls to some of my favorite songbirds during the daylight hours, especially the Mockingbirds, those versatile song stylists that actually pause, listen and attempt to replicate my lame attempts at mimicry. ...

“A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”– Maya Angelou. I’ve always loved the bird songs that herald the first signs of Spring in m…

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