Name: Debbie Desmond Hometown: Middle of Nowhere, Conn. Current residence: Grand Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Occupation: Founder of Namaste Yoga and Tranquility Center How did you enter the world of so-called alternative healing? I had an issue with going to the doctor and getting some quick-fix prescription that only
Name: My name keeps changing. I was born with the name Stuart Bennett Siegel. In high school, I added an umlaut to the “u,” so, Stüart. In Israel, I started using my Hebrew name, Shimshon (“Samson”), so now my professional name is Shimshon Stüart Siegel, but I also go by
Time of birth: 1979 Hometown: Weymouth, Dorset, U.K. Occupation, both real and desired-in-another-lifetime: Post-operative, drummer Obsession: Guitars What’s your favorite piece in your guitar collection? 1973 Guild Starfire I hear you’re into Ebay. What was your most unusual find? A Rickenbacker 360, French
I’m a longtime reader of themorningnews.org and normally I find your news section to be very well chosen and insightful. I was surprised you posted a link to “The Dollar Nosedive: Why America’s Currency Is the World’s Problem.” This article is not news, it is one-
Time of birth: 1961. But I run circles around guys half my age. Hometown: The boogie-down Bronx, New York. Occupation, both real and desired in another lifetime: Fireman. And an entertainer, because that’s what I believe I really am. How long have you been a fireman? 18 years.
Names: Rachel Elizabeth Brower Albertson Pettit and Arch T. Pettit Time(s) of birth: 1913 and 1916, respectively Relation to the photographer: Grandparents Occupation title(s), then and now? Rachel: Housewife, mother, and part-time reporter for three local newspapers, later worked as an editorial clerk for the U.S.
Looking back on advertising, it is easier to unearth the hidden messages marketers embed in otherwise clear and plain copywriting. For example, look at what they are really saying in these old cigarette ads. You too can be Queen Elizabeth on the couch, a cuban plantation owner, a lazy furniture
In high school, I spent a lot of time in the AV department. It was where the geeks, gays, weirdoes, and Goths hung out—plus the theater types, straight-edgers, pot-smoking jocks, Kids-era ravers, and a few normals—all because a librarian named Magoo let us sit at
A Parisian reader emailed me after my Video Digest about the latest hip-hop dances. Was I aware, she wanted to know, of Paris’s own Techtonik craze? I was, though nowhere as well as I am now. You’ve heard about dances sweeping a city. Well, Paris, she’s
No U.S. Open coverage was complete without pointing fans toward YouTube, where up-and-coming Federer replacement Novak Djokovic was caught impersonating his peers in the locker room. With good reason: There was nothing else to talk about. Sports with levity, now there’s a story. Djokovic’s good,
