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...acclaimed poet whose stark language and metaphysical bent earned him a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award and two terms as U.S. poet laureate; in New York City. He produced a dozen books over 75 years, culminating with last year's The Wild Braid, an homage to his lifelong passion of gardening. The longtime Columbia University professor hammered out dense, restrained gems on a manual typewriter, tackling both the personal (his father's suicide) and the universal (life, death, rebirth). "The deepest thing I know is that I am living and dying at once," he said, "and my conviction...
...highest-paid entertainer in Europe and was certainly among its most photographed?inspiring fashion designers and a frenzy of suitors (she received around 1,500 marriage proposals). Baker was active in the French resistance in World War II?often smuggling coded messages on sheet music?and remained a lifelong fighter against racism. She even prefigured the multiracial family of Hollywood star Angelina Jolie by adopting 12 children from varying ethnic backgrounds, affectionately dubbing them her "Rainbow Tribe...
Along with sticky heat and unattractive, shirtless joggers, summer in New York brings baseball saturation. Neutrality is unacceptable: anyone who “just roots for New York teams!” is viewed with derision by Yankee and Met fans alike, and lifelong friendships between supporters of different clubs are put on hold during the Subway Series. Living in the midst of two armed camps, a non-New Yorker might assume that a trip to Shea or to the House that Ruth Built is the only way to take in a ballgame. And given the price of tickets...
...highest-paid entertainer in Europe and was certainly among its most photographed - inspiring fashion designers and a frenzy of suitors (she received around 1,500 marriage proposals). Baker was active in the French resistance in World War II - often smuggling coded messages on sheet music - and remained a lifelong fighter against racism. She even prefigured the multiracial family of Hollywood star Angelina Jolie by adopting 12 children from varying ethnic backgrounds, affectionately dubbing them her "Rainbow Tribe." As part of the Cent Ans de la Dame tour, Baker's eldest son, Akio Bouillon, is scheduled to greet guests...
...send a pair of sneakers with laces. Why does he need laces when there's Velcro?, I wondered. "Because learning to tie shoes is a life skill," his teacher told me. It was an "aha!" moment for me--the first of many. Higashi is committed to preparing students for lifelong inclusion in the community, so it sends the kids home, with detailed vacation goals, for eight weeks of the year. That way, they can generalize the lessons they learn in school...