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Month: September 2021

July 21, 2020, New York City

Posted on September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 by Mark Nguyen

“56 years ago since the release of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bleecker St” in 1964, some things have changed like rent which is no longer $30 anywhere but voices still “leaking from a sad café” or closed venue like The Bitter End at 147 Bleecker St. In fact, there are sounds of silence, sadness and resilience in…

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Learning During the Pandemic

Posted on September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 by Diane Gottlieb

Thinking about COVID, I do what I always do when I see hardship and tragedy that is bigger than I can understand: I become philosophical and a bit new-age-y and try to see what lessons I can take from it all. And … I did what any free thinker in this day and age would…

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Quarantining My Mind

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by Mitch Ditkoff

The practice of quarantine began during the 14th century in an effort to protect coastal cities from plague epidemics. Ships arriving in Venice from infected ports were required to sit, at anchor, for 40 days before landing. This word for this phenomenon harkens back to two Italian words, “quaranta giorni”, which translate as “40 days”. OK. I…

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Thriving with Covid

Posted on September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 by Peter Occhiogrosso

The sickness and death that affected millions of people around the world as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic has been covered widely by the media. But along with the overt panic and despair came the disruption of everyday activities, including a number of spiritual routines that brought comfort to many people. The political implications…

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Better late than never!

Posted on September 2, 2021September 3, 2021 by Brian Stollery

March 2020 Hindsight is 2020. The golden gown’s out but the ballrooms empty. Eternal night washes over the land of plenty.  July 2020 The hamster wheel. That perpetual turbine transmogrified into a lazy 16 month afternoon. Zoom wizards, half human lizards, Satanic rape cults, childish adults, COVID denial, death is the result. Stock market gains,…

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