Monthly Archives: August 2010

Debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley, October 26, 1965. Sponsored by the Cambridge Union Society, Cambridge University. The topic of the debate was “The American Dream is at the Expense of the American Negro.”  Clip of Buckley here. … Continue reading →

Friend and occasional WWAATD contributor, Gene Cawley, has a cousin, Jim Cawley, who is running for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. There is a separate election for Lieutenant and regular governor in Pennsylvania. Let’s get one thing out of the way: he’s a … Continue reading →

and the Segue Foundation invite you to: A poetry reading by Ann Lauterbach, Katie Degentesh, Drew Gardner, & Michael Gottlieb @The Wassaic Project Summer Festival! Luther Barn, on Map of Wassaic (above) by Jeila Gueramian, 2010 Summer Festival Artist August 14 2pm Transit: … Continue reading →

My sister Meri, as drawn by my mother. My mother, as drawn by my sister Meri. And yours truly, as drawn by my sister.  She seems oddly focused on my hair, you might say. She’s always been that way growing … Continue reading →