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PINKY SAYS: THE HERITAGE OF HENRY THE VIII
If cocktail conversation ever veers toward marriage or the Tudors or Henry the VIII there are stock replies that suggest that he was far too fat and was exceedingly troubled with getting rid of his various wives. Hilary Mantel portrays… Continue reading
HEARING LOSS
In the US, it is estimated that one out of every ten people has a hearing loss of sufficient magnitude to interfere with communication in some situations.
Somewhere in her sixties, I noticed my mother began to lose her hearing.… Continue reading
WHISTLEBLOWERS
We used to call them tattletales, a child’s term for telling wrong-doings on one another. Bill Cosby joked that his wife sent their best tattle-telling child along with him for a blow by blow account of his activities.
Today, a… Continue reading
Underground Defense Sites
The other night I was sleepily watching FRONTLINE on Public Television when something made me sit up and take notice. After the Boston Marathon bombings, many T.V. shows appeared addressing our national defense system. This was one of them.
What… Continue reading
PINKY SAYS: AI WEIWEI- GANGNAM STYLE
AI WEIWEI- GANGNAM STYLE
In an effort to broaden the base of contemporary art the art world has taken note of African, Asian, and Australian artists, and so it seems only right for us to consider one of the foremost… Continue reading
