Lacunae Musing
By Robert Hagelstein
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Ghost of New Year’s Future?
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If you read only forecast for 2010, let it be this one by James Howard Kunstler who writes a blog, Clusterfuck Nation . While I hope things ...
Thursday, December 24, 2009
And to All a Good-Night!
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How many times does one have to see a version of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to say “enough?” Never, I say, as every generation can find it’...
Friday, December 18, 2009
Book Publishing Roulette
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Unfortunately this is not the first time that I’ve said something negative about my industry . I am particularly bewildered as to how some g...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
God, the Ninth, and Nine-Eleven
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How does one reconcile the destructive events of 9/11 with the creative force of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony both coming into being in the name...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Paul Volcker: ATMs beat Masters of the Universe
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Here is a little news item that made its way to the top of my Web pile this morning, Paul Volcker telling like it is ( Ben, are you listeni...
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Pull Up! Pull Up!
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Like many people, I feel disillusioned by the first year of Obama’s Presidency. This is probably more my problem as he is a mere mortal and ...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
That Old Russo Magic
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Two years ago I explained why Richard Russo’s work so profoundly resonates with me, his portrayal of fractured families marching to a simila...
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