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World Famous Artist, Seward Johnson, Created Ardmore’s Life-like Sculptures

by Gerry January 18, 2022

The Ardmore Trio

Neil Genzlinger of the New York Times wrote on March 12, 2020 - J. Seward Johnson Jr., a sculptor who may be responsible for more double-takes than anyone in history thanks to his countless lifelike creations in public places — a businessman in downtown Manhattan, surfers at a Florida beach, a student eating a sandwich on a curb in Princeton, N.J. — died on Tuesday at his home … [Read more...] about World Famous Artist, Seward Johnson, Created Ardmore’s Life-like Sculptures

Bryn Mawr Prof, Airea D. Matthews, Named Philadelphia Poet Laureate

by Gerry January 12, 2022

airea-d-matthews

The Free Library of Philadelphia announced on January 4, that Airea D. Matthews has been appointed as the new Philadelphia Poet Laureate. Her term will run through the end of 2023. For her "day job," Matthews is the director Creative Writing Program at Bryn Mawr College. From the Free Library Website - Housed at the Free Library since 2017, the City of Philadelphia’s Poet … [Read more...] about Bryn Mawr Prof, Airea D. Matthews, Named Philadelphia Poet Laureate

Jim Gardner Is Featured In New ABC West-Philly-Based Series ‘Abbott Elementary’

by Gerry January 6, 2022

https://youtu.be/F2HNZqfrCIIThe season premiere of  ABC's Abbott Elementary opens with teachers in the faculty lounge (breakroom?) watching Jim Gardner on Action newsABC-6 (Action News)  reported yesterday that - Action News' very own Jim Gardner made a heartwarming cameo in the pilot episode of ABC's "Abbott Elementary."According to Action News - "Abbott Elementary" is the … [Read more...] about Jim Gardner Is Featured In New ABC West-Philly-Based Series ‘Abbott Elementary’

Searching for ‘Dr. Oz,’ I Found More Than 400 Tweets Posted Within The Last Hour!

by Gerry December 29, 2021

Oz Tweets

Searching for Dr. Oz on Twitter (using their "Latest" tab), somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 Tweets showed up, all posted within the last hour. At first, I thought I would count them all, but after looking at about 10 minutes worth, I decided that life was too short for that. So I sampled a few more minutes of Oz-Tweets - which were running between six and ten per minute, … [Read more...] about Searching for ‘Dr. Oz,’ I Found More Than 400 Tweets Posted Within The Last Hour!

New Club In Wayne Offers Dining And Music

by Gerry December 25, 2021

118 North Wayne

https://youtu.be/2WMVTTTochgOn Sunday night (December 26), Steal Your Peach will be performing (7:00 PM) at 118 North. The band describes their musical concept as a "mashup concept, fusing the music of The Allman Brothers Band and The Grateful Dead."According to their website 118 North is a restaurant, bar and live music club in Wayne, PA. Located at 118 N. Wayne Ave … [Read more...] about New Club In Wayne Offers Dining And Music

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Want to Try Luge? From Lower Merion, It Starts With a Drive to Lake Placid

I was watching the Luge on NBC over the weekend. I thought it was boring, especially when juxtaposed against the more dramatic events, like curling.  The color commentator kept explaining how each “slider” was doing something slightly better or worse than the others, but to my untrained eye, they all looked the same: feet first, […]

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These Garments Have Been Politically Maligned

Most non-Arabs who wear the keffiyeh do not intend it to be Anti-Semitic in any way. They wear it as an expression of sympathy for Palestinian civilians, support for human rights, concern about war, or identification with a broader cause of national identity and self-determination. In their minds, it is directed toward Palestinians, not against […]

What Does My Fountain Pen Have In Common With The Former Lord & Taylor In Bala Cynwyd?

Both come out of the work of Raymond Loewy and his design firm. Raymond Loewy (1893–1986) helped define what modern America looked like in the mid-20th century. Through his design firm, he worked across an unusually wide range of industries—transportation, consumer products, branding, and architecture—often simultaneously. No one in history is more closely associated with […]

January 16-18: The Philly Pen Show — A Delightfully Analog Experience

f you’re looking for a break from screens, alerts, and endless scrolling, the Philly Pen Show might be the cure—at least temporarily. It’s an unapologetically analog event: pens, paper, ink, and the people who still care deeply about them. Whether you’re a serious collector, someone who misses the feel of writing by hand, or just […]

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