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Sunday, May 01, 2011

Explore Carroll: DAYHOFF: May brings a pointy-shoe thief, vocal love and Joseph Heller

Explore Carroll: DAYHOFF: May brings a pointy-shoe thief, vocal love and Joseph Heller

Happy Birthday Joseph Heller May 1, 1923 - December 12, 1999 @ExploreCarroll By Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/3wfdtux

DAYHOFF: May brings a pointy-shoe thief, vocal love and Joseph Heller

EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/3wfdtux Posted 5/01/11

Happy Birthday Joseph Heller May 1, 1923 - December 12, 1999 @ExploreCarroll By Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/3wfdtux

http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5382/may-brings-pointy-shoe-thief-vocal-love-joseph-heller/

http://tinyurl.com/3wfdtux kevindayhoff@gmail.com

Joseph Heller May 1, 1923 - December 12, 1999

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It’s notable that May 1, 1923, was the birthday of the satire writer Joseph Heller, whose dark comic classic, "Catch-22," was published in October 1961, and it immediately caught the attention of disaffected and alienated budding baby boomers.

I read the book in the 1960s, and recall the bizarre antics of his main character, Army Air Corps Capt. John Yossarian.

(While stationed as a B-25 bombardier in Italy during World War II, Yossarian is concerned that people in the war are trying to kill him, and that his commanding officers are more dangerous than the enemy. To combat this concern, Yossarian "decided to live forever or die in the attempt.")

In 1961, "Catch-22" introduced society to the concept of the theater of the absurd -- perhaps best characterized by the leadership of politicians, bureaucracy of government, and the world of customer service of mega-banks and the telecommunications industry.

How true, in history and in the present. Sometimes it does indeed seem that no matter the choices between the impossible and the improbable, a negative outcome is sure to be the result… http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/5382/may-brings-pointy-shoe-thief-vocal-love-joseph-heller/

20110501 sdosmetal SCE May brings pointyshoe thief love JHeller sceked

20110501 SCE May brings pointyshoe thief love JHeller sceked

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2011/05/explore-carroll-dayhoff-may-brings.html Labels: Art Library authors, Art Library authors Heller Joseph, Dayhoff Media Explore Carroll

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Kevin Dayhoff Soundtrack: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.net/ Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/ or http://kevindayhoffart.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.com/ Kevin Dayhoff Westminster: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/ or http://www.westgov.net/ = www.kevindayhoff.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net Explore Carroll: www.explorecarroll.com The Tentacle: www.thetentacle.com

Tuesday, March 01, 2011

'The Adjustment Bureau' Trailer HD

"The Adjustment Bureau is a romance science fiction thriller film loosely based on the Philip K. Dick short story..." I automatically like anything by Philip K. Dick... I'm just saying...

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Monday, January 17, 2011

Book on Quiltmaking provides insight into the history of a great American art form

Book on Quiltmaking provides insight into the history of a great American art form http://tinyurl.com/6464cfh

By Kevin Dayhoff

January 17, 2011 http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-on-quiltmaking-provides-insight.html

LABELS: ART LIBRARY AUTHORS, ART LIBRARY BOOKS, DAYHOFF WRITING ESSAYS,DAYHOFF WRITING ESSAYS ART ARTISTS, DAYHOFF WRITING ESSAYS HISTORY,HISTORY, HISTORY CARROLL CO, QUILTS

A Maryland Album: Quiltmaking Traditions ~1634-1934, published in 1995 by The Maryland Association for Family and Community Education. Written by Gloria Seaman Allen and Nancy Gibson:

“A Maryland Album Quiltmaking Traditions ~1634-1934” by Gloria Seaman Allen and Nancy Gibson is a definitive resource on the history of quilts, quilt design and quilting in historic Maryland for anyone who has even a passing interest in quilts, a great American art form.

The book is lavishly illustrated to help bring quilts and quilting to life. As a bonus, a review of the many quilt-design eras gives an historian or anyone interested in art history or the unique American art form of quiltmaking, great insights into American – and Maryland history.

According to information found in the cover flaps, “Some of the oldest and most collectible American quilts are from Maryland and are examined in this book, which is based on the findings of the Maryland Association for Family and Community Education quilt documentation project.”

The book, quilts and quilt making were the topic of a feature presentation, "Pieces of the Past: An Overview of Carroll County Quilts," by the author, Nancy Gibson, at the Historical Society of Carroll County Maryland on Jan. 19, 2010.

Thanks to the efforts of my wife and sister-in-law, Pastor Sarah Dorrance, whose church, Taylorsville United Methodist, (http://www.taylorsvilleumc.org/) is in the heart of the history and tradition of quiltmaking in Carroll County; I now have a copy of Gibson’s book.

Gibson, whose past credentials include 20-years as the textile curator for the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum in Washington, helped the 125 attendees at the presentation interpret the language of quilts that evening.

On January 24, 2010, I wrote in a column in the Carroll Eagle (www.explorecarroll.com,) “Carroll County's 173rd birthday celebrates a patchwork quilt of history,” “Some of the oldest, historic, and most collectible American quilts, dating as far back as 1803, examined for the project by Gibson in the 1990s are from right here in Carroll County.

“Several are in the collection of the Historical Society of Carroll County, which has sponsored the annual county birthday celebration for many years, according to Dave Roush, chair of the society's board of trustees, (and now a member of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners.)”

Further information from the flap reveals, “The oldest quilt examined in the project (– in “A Maryland Album: Quiltmaking Traditions ~1634-1934,” -) was made by the daughter of a Pennsylvania-German immigrant in 1803. During the 1800s an explosion of creativity occurred in Baltimore that led to the development of the beautiful and highly decorated Baltimore Album quilts.”

This explosion of creativity was also found in Carroll County which has a rich tradition and history of art and artisans in the county, especially practical art forms, be it cabinetmakers, culinary artists, painters, writers, singers – and quilters.

The book flap’s introduction goes on to explain, “Quilts adorned with eagles and pieced chintz quilts have also been identified with Maryland. Throughout the state’s history, Maryland quilts have reflected both the major design trends of American decorative arts as well as the diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds of the makers.”

Any study of art and history in the Maryland and Carroll County would be remiss if it did not include a comprehensive study of the design and history of quilts.

“Examining wills, newspapers, and the quilts themselves, the authors trace the history of Quiltmaking in Maryland during a three-hundred-year period, from the seventeenth century to Maryland’s tercentenary in 1934.

When possible, they spoke with descendents of the quiltmakers in order to gain deeper insight into the artists’ motives and inspirations. Interwoven with more than seventy-five quilts seen here, the enlightening and accessible text chronicles the rich and diverse history of Maryland.”

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See also my columns on Nancy Gibson and quilting in Carroll County:

Historic 1857 quilt inspired by the politics and faith of its era by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/4jsaybn Published February 7, 2010 by Carroll Eagle http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/3929/dayhoff/

... Past: An Overview of Carroll County Quilts," at the Historical Society of Carroll ... Jay Graybeal wrote about another lecture on quilts at the historical society, which took ... ;Eagles are popular designs on Maryland quilts in the early 19th century," ... ...

Carroll County's 173rd birthday celebrates a patchwork quilt of history by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/4akc774 Published January 24, 2010 by Carroll Eagle http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/3882/dayhoff/

... help attendees interpret the language of quilts that evening. Her past credentials include ... of our English and German background. Quilts were often the collaborative product of ... is not interpreting the language of quilts ... ...

Gibson is currently a principal with “Gibson Communication,” since 1995. Find her online store at http://WWW.vandm.com/gabrielgibson, her blog at http://WWW.TheAntiquer.blogspot.com and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gabriel-Gibson-Decorative-Arts/67445667311.

Join the Historical Society of Carroll County for its annual celebration of the founding of Carroll County . This year's guest speaker, Helen Jean Burn, examines the life of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte. Wednesday, January 19, 2011... http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2011/01/carroll-countys-174th-birthday.html. For more info: Historical Society of Carroll County 410-848-6494 http://hscc.carr.org/ or read Caroline Hailey article in the Carroll County Times, “County to celebrate 174th birthday Wednesday”

Book on Quiltmaking provides insight into the history of a great American art form http://tinyurl.com/6464cfh By Kevin Dayhoff

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Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/ (http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/) http://www.kevindayhoffart.com/ New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire: Bush Memoir Selling Very Well

Former President George W. Bush's memoir, Decision Points, "has sold an astonishing two million copies since it was released in early November - and it's not even in paperback yet," the Daily Mail reports.

By contrast, former President BillClinton's memoir, My Life, has logged sales of 2.2 million copies since it was first published in 2004.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/12/27/bush_memoir_selling_very_well.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+PoliticalWire+(Political+Wire)

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

NY judge orders Gawker to pull Palin book pages

NY judge orders Gawker to pull Palin book pages

NEW YORK -- A federal judge on Saturday ordered Gawker Media to pull leaked pages of Sarah Palin's forthcoming book "America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag" from its blog. (AP)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/20/AR2010112003190.html?wpisrc=nl_headline

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

“Decision Points” by President George W. Bush

November 10, 2010

I picked up a copy of “Decision Points” by President George W. Bush earlier today. I started reading it right away and I have really appreciated what I have seen so far.

It is highly readable and penned in a rather matter-of-fact straightforward, highly accessible style, if not blunt at times. He sure is not sugarcoating anything… I give it a whole-hearted thumbs-up.

A great read by a great American patriot.

[20101110 Decision Points Bush]

Labels: Art Library authors, History, Pres 2001 43 Bush-George Walker, Pres history

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/11/decision-points-by-president-george-w.html
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Rep. Bonner Seeks Cosponsors to Honor the 50th Anniversary of the Publication “To Kill A Mockingbird

Rep. Bonner Seeks Cosponsors to Honor the 50th Anniversary of the Publication “To Kill A Mockingbird”

Washington, Jul 21 - This legislation honors the 50th Anniversary of the publication of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, a lifelong resident of Monroeville, Alabama, in Mr. Bonner’s congressional district. ‘‘To Kill a Mockingbird’’ is one of the great American novels of the 20th century, having been published in more than 40 languages and having sold over 30 million copies. Mr. Bonner encourages RSC Members to join in cosponsoring H. Res. 1525, along with the Alabama delegation and the bipartisan leadership of the House of Representatives.

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Congressman Tom Price is Chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC).

http://rsc.tomprice.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=199582

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Sunday, May 09, 2010

Jesse Stone No Remorse

I enjoyed the latest in the Tom Selleck - Jesse Stone series by the late Robert B. Parker that aired on CBS this evening...

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Sunday, May 9th, 9/8c on CBS

JESSE STONE: NO REMORSE, starring Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award winner Tom Selleck, will be broadcast Sunday, May 9th, 9/8c (2 hours) on the CBS Television Network. Selleck reprises his Emmy-nominated role as Jesse Stone ("Jesse Stone: Sea Change") in the sixth installment of the Jesse Stone franchise from Sony Pictures Television. The series includes "Stone Cold," "Jesse Stone: Night Passage," "Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise," "Jesse Stone: Sea Change" and "Jesse Stone: Thin Ice." The movies are based on characters created by the late Robert B. Parker in the best-selling series of books.

In JESSE STONE: NO REMORSE, Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse's pursuit becomes hazardous.

Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Kathy Baker ("Picket Fences") and Kohl Sudduth ("Grosse Pointe") reprise their roles as Rose Gammon and Luther "Suitcase" Simpson, the only police officers in Paradise. Stephen McHattie ("2012") reprises his role as State Homicide Commander Healy, as does William Devane ("24") as Jesse's psychiatrist, Dr. Dix, and William Sadler ("The Shawshank Redemption") as Gino Fish. Saul Rubinek ("Warehouse 13") returns as Hasty Hathaway, fresh from a stint in prison, and Krista Allen ("The Starter Wife") joins the cast as Hathaway's ex-wife, Cissy, who never misses an opportunity to tell Jesse she's interested.

Read more: http://www.cbs.com/specials/jesse_stone/

Jesse Stone Dossier

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?ie=UTF8&docId=1000365611

Name: Jesse Stone

Current occupation: Police chief of the small town of Paradise, MA

Previous occupations: Homicide detective, LAPD (fired); minor-league baseball shortstop (injured)

Marital status: Divorced from Jennifer Stone, actress

Vices: Alcohol (see LAPD job, above), beautiful women

About the Jesse Stone Movies

Jesse Stone: Stone Cold: Tom Selleck is Jesse Stone, a former L.A. homicide detective who left behind the big city and an ex-wife to become the police chief of the quiet New England fishing town of Paradise, Massachusetts. Stone's old habits die hard as he continues to indulge in his two favorite things - scotch and women. When a series of murders take place, and a high school girl is raped, he's forced to face his own demons in order to solve the crimes.

Jesse Stone: Night Passage: Co-starring William Devane (TV’s Knot’s Landing), the TV movie finds Chief Stone (Selleck) settling into his new life in Paradise when he becomes obsessed with finding the killer of a teenage girl. His quest to solve the murder unearths facts indicating there is more to the girl’s history than originally suspected and the new clues lead him to probe the Boston underworld.

Jesse Stone: Death In Paradise: Jesse Stone: Night Passage is a prequel to 2005’s Stone Cold. Co-starring Stephanie March (TV’s Law & Order: SVU) and Stephen Baldwin (The Usual Suspects), the telefilm depicts Jesse Stone’s (Selleck) first days as Paradise, Massachusetts’ Chief of Police. He must immediately find the killer of his predecessor, plus investigate a domestic violence situation involving the city’s resident hothead (Baldwin), whose ties to a local bank manager expose a money-laundering scheme.

Jesse Stone: Sea Change: Co-starring William Devane, Kathy Baker (Edward Scissorhands) and Sean Young (Blade Runner), this installment finds Chief Stone (Selleck) bored with what he perceives as his mundane life, struggling to keep his drinking and his obsession with beautiful women under control. Stone’s restlessness gets the best of him and he re-opens a 12-year-old cold file involving the murder of a bank teller. The inquiry reveals fresh clues and Stone soon finds himself busier than ever as the unsolved case leads to another centered around an alleged rape aboard a yacht during the town’s annual Race Week.

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice: Jesse Stone is back! When his friend and fellow cop is shot during a visit to Boston, small town police chief Jesse Stone risks his life and career to solve the crime while also investigating the disappearance of a missing child in this exciting fifth installment in the popular Jesse Stone movies based on the best-selling books by Robert B. Parker.

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Friday, March 05, 2010

13th annual Random House Book Fair

13th annual Random House Book Fair Carroll Community College Westminster MD http://tinyurl.com/y868ck6 http://twitpic.com/16t35e http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/428915682/13th-annual-random-house-book-fair-13th-annual

http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/302363.html

Books and book lovers are in plentiful supply at the 13th annual Random House Book Fair. The two-day affair is happening now, Friday, and Saturday, March 5 and 6 at Carroll Community College, 1601 Washington Road, Westminster. For more information and a complete schedule see the February 28 Carroll Eagle: http://www.explorecarroll.com/news/3993/chapter-verse/ Photo by Kevin Dayhoff March 5, 2010

20100305 13th annual Random House Book Fair Annual Random House CCC Book Fair, Art Library authors, Colleges Carroll Community College

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/13th-annual-random-house-book-fair.html

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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Governor O'Malley Declares March as "Read Across Maryland" Month

Reads to Germantown Elementary First Graders at Annapolis Public Library, Honors National Education Association's "Read Across America" Day - http://www.governor.maryland.gov/pressreleases/100301.asp

http://tinyurl.com/ygfccmf Related: “Horton Hatches the Egg” http://tinyurl.com/yze48d3

http://www.thetentacle.com/ http://tinyurl.com/yhjlut8

http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=3633

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G5g1H08EhY

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/horton-hatches-egg.html

http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/423703924/horton-hatches-the-egg

http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/301064.html

ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 1, 2010) –Governor Martin O’Malley today read to first graders from Germantown Elementary at Annapolis Public Library and, together with the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) President Clara Floyd, proclaimed the month of March “Read Across Maryland” month, in honor of “Read Across America” day. Governor O’Malley and Ms. Floyd were joined by Maryland Library Association Vice President Glennor Shirley, Annapolis Mayor Joshua Cohen, Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent Kevin Maxwell, and Tim Mennuti, president of the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County.

“It is an honor to be here today with students from Germantown Elementary,” said Governor O’Malley. “With our number one ranking in education by Education Week for a second year in a row, Maryland is in a unique position to serve as a national model for quality public education. For the second year, we are declaring March as ‘Read Across Maryland Month’ to encourage our children to read and learn not just this month, but all year long. Working together with educators, our public libraries, and families across Maryland, we can instill a thirst for knowledge in our children that will help them achieve their dreams.”

“Read Across America” day is celebrated every year in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, on March 2nd. Maryland’s public school students will be treated to readings by community leaders, elected officials, published authors and educators to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the creation of the Cat in the Hat and what would have been Dr. Seuss’ 107th birthday. Educators, local education associations and other organizations will embrace the celebration of reading with special events and programs in classrooms, museums, restaurants, libraries, shopping centers and malls. This year, the program has expanded to include a partnership with the Maryland Library Association, with a theme of “30 for 30,” a challenge to parents, teachers, and students to read 30 minutes every day for 30 days for the month of March.

Flags promoting the program will be seen flying in downtown Annapolis, and the 14 Annapolis-area schools will designate special “Read Across Maryland” reading shelves in their libraries. The Governor and members of his cabinet will join MSEA leaders for classroom visits and reading assemblies at select schools across the state during the month of March.

Governor speaking to children “This reading initiative is about everyone working together to develop strong readers from a very early age,’ says Clara Floyd, president of MSEA. “Through collaboration with the Governor, educators, parents, and community leaders, we believe we can be more successful in creating the best learning experience for our students.”

“Reading early and often plays an enormous role in development of the brain, and reading comprehension is critically important for a well-trained workforce,” County Executive Leopold said. “Anne Arundel County Public Schools and Anne Arundel County libraries work very hard to foster reading at an early age. I hope all Marylanders will take advantage of Read Across America and this month’s Read Across Maryland as an opportunity to introduce themselves and their children to a whole new world.”

“I look forward every year to the chance to gather with students and share my love for reading whenever I can,” said Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell, Superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. “This event is not only an opportunity to do that, but to honor one of the great authors of all time. I appreciate the Governor continuing to take his time to help our students to help them in their endeavors.”

“I love to read, whether it's a novel, a biography or children stories to my kids at bedtime,” Mayor Joshua J. Cohen said. “Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) said it best when he was quoted, ‘I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’ I want to thank Governor O’Malley and the Maryland State Education Association for creating a venue for children that allows them to feel the power of the written word.”

For the second year in a row, Education Week, the nation’s leading education newspaper, ranked Maryland #1 in public school systems across the nation. Since the O’Malley-Brown Administration took office, State funding for local school systems has increased $1.2 billion, or 27%, while increasing general fund support for K-12 education by almost $400 million. The O’Malley-Brown Administration has made a record $5.7 billion investment in our public schools over the last four years. Even in difficult times, Governor O’Malley’s FY 2011 budget supports the progress of Maryland’s children, teachers, and parents in the nation’s #1 ranked public school system. The FY 2011 budget fully funds the Geographic Cost of Education Index to address regional differences in educational costs; includes a $92.4 million or 12% increase in teacher and librarian pensions, bringing the total to $866.7 million; nearly doubles the State’s investment in school construction and renovations, providing over $1.2 billion in four years; and increases public education funding by $189 million.

For more information on Read Across Maryland, visit http://www.readacrossmaryland.org/.

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/governor-omalley-declares-march-as-read.html http://tinyurl.com/ygfccmf

20100301 OMalley Declares March as Read Across Md Month
Art Library authors, Art Library authors Dr Seuss, Dayhoff Media The Tentacle, Gov O'Malley Admin, People O'Malley-Martin

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Friday, January 29, 2010

Seriousness, young man, is an accident of time

Seriousness, young man, is an accident of time

"You take the old Goethe much too seriously, my young friend. You should not take old people who are already dead seriously. It does them injustice. We Immortals do not like things to be taken seriously. We like joking. Seriousness, young man, is an accident of time."

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Monday, October 12, 2009

Z on TV

Z on TV

I do not watch much of “Top 40” commercial television; however I have come to appreciate David Zurawik’s commentary on the contemporary pop-culture scene on the tube. It is intelligent and informative and keeps me up-to-date without having the dreadful experience of having to watch it.

About David Zurawik Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/la8oe

I've been The Baltimore Sun's TV critic since 1989. My writings on TV and media have appeared in such publications as TV Guide, Esquire magazine and American Journalism Review.

I have a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an M.A. in specialized reporting (on popular culture) from the University of Wisconsin.

I'm the author of The Jews of Prime Time (Brandeis University Press), a look at 50 years of Jewish characters and identity on network TV. I have also been with WYPR-FM (88.1) radio since 1994 and can be heard Thursday mornings at 7:30 doing a weekly "Take on Television" report.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/

Recent posts by Mr. Zurawik:

White House war on Fox: Echoes of Nixon-Agnew

President Obama again the target of 'SNL' satire

'Law & Order' rips family reality shows (Think TLC)

This weekend with 'Reliable Sources,' 'Law & Order'

Wedding gives NBC's 'The Office' only a bump

Fall TV: Networks start naming winners, losers

Here's a stretch: Kate Gosselin plays angry 'mom'

Despite PR blitz, 'Jon & Kate' ratings still suffer

CNN features kids singing for healthcare reform

Jon Gosselin meets Nancy Grace, and it isn't pretty

Zurawik David 20091011 About David Zurawik

Art Library authors, Art Library writer profiles, Journalists, Journalists Zurawik-David, Media TV

http://twitpic.com/la8oe David Zurawik’s commentary on the contemporary pop-culture scene on the tube: Z on TV http://tinyurl.com/yk2so3q

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/z-on-tv.html http://tinyurl.com/yk2so3q

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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Irving Kristol Dies at 89

Irving Kristol Dies at 89

Irving Kristol, Architect of Neoconservatism, Dies at 89 http://tinyurl.com/ltl2kz

Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/i9yxw

Adam Bernstein The Washington Post Friday, September 18, 2009

Irving Kristol, 89, a forceful essayist, editor and university professor who became the leading architect of neoconservatism, which he called a political and intellectual movement for disaffected ex-liberals like himself who had been "mugged by reality,... Read Full Article

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091803728.html?sub=AR

20090918 sdsom Irving Kristol Dies at 89

http://twitpic.com/i9yxw Full story: http://tinyurl.com/ltl2kz Irving Kristol Dies at 89 http://tinyurl.com/nhq48y

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/irving-kristol-dies-at-89.html http://tinyurl.com/nhq48y

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Kevin Dayhoff Soundtrack: http://www.kevindayhoff.net/ Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoffart.com/ Kevin Dayhoff Westminster: http://www.westgov.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/kevindayhoff Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1040426835 Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/ Blip.fm: http://blip.fm/kevindayhoff_soundtrack

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Joan Didion “Her prose is her servant”

Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/h424s

Joan Didion “Her prose is her servant” http://tinyurl.com/le6r5e

Technically, Didion is immaculate and original. As early as 1963, literary critic Guy Davenport could say, "Her prose is her servant" (371). She understands grammar as a source of "infinite power":

To shift the structure of a sentence alters the meaning of that sentence, as definitely and inflexibly as the position of a camera alters the meaning of the object photographed.... The arrangement of the words matters, and the arrangement you want can be found in the picture in your mind.... The picture tells you how to arrange the words and the arrangement of the words tells you, or tells me, what's going on in the picture. (Didion 1986, 7)

“If I could believe that going to a barricade would affect man's fate in the slightest I would go to that barricade, and quite often I wish that I could, but it would be less than honest to say that I expect to happen upon such a happy ending” Joan Didion, Morning, After the Sixties 1979 p208

From “Joan Didion” by Sandra Braman
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~despey/didion.htm
Retrieved September 9, 2009
20090909 nd Joan Didion by Sandra Braman

http://twitpic.com/h424s Joan Didion “Her prose is her servant” http://tinyurl.com/le6r5e

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/09/joan-didion-her-prose-is-her-servant.html http://tinyurl.com/le6r5e

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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Linda Collison: “Star-Crossed”

Linda Collison: “Star-Crossed”

Posted August 11, 2009

For a larger image click here: http://twitpic.com/dhez8

Linda Collison’s - my Westminster High School Class of 1971 classmate - first novel, Star-Crossed (Knopf; 06) was chosen by the New York Public Library to be among the Books for the Teen Age -- 2007. For more information: http://www.lindacollison.com/

According to published materials:

“The novel was inspired by the three weeks she spent aboard the HM Bark Endeavour, a replica of Captain James Cook's 18th century ship. Linda is a mother and grandmother, and at long last chatelaine of her castle…

“Linda Collison is a jack of all trades and master of none, just as her mother feared she would become.

“Linda has managed to kluge a composite career, making a living as a registered nurse, skydiving instructor, waitress and shoemaker, to name a few of her occupations.

“She has published in a wide and sundry assortment of publications, from literary magazines to Ladies Home Journal.

“In 1992 her life changed dramatically (again!) when she married fellow skydiver Bob Russell. With Bob she wrote two guidebooks, Rocky Mountain Wineries; a travel guide to the wayside vineyards and Colorado Kids; a statewide family outdoor adventure guide (both books by Pruett Publishing.)”

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