Keegan

“Police Subculture Encourages Officer Misconduct,” Jammed Up, by Kane & White

NYPD Cop Maintains “Race Baiting Cop Haters” List of Activists

The Sonnets

Sonnet 129 immediately appealed to me for its utter disgust with lust. In its extreme hyperbole, it almost seems sarcastic, ironic: not only is “lust in action” described as “th’expense of spirit” — the loss of semen through orgasm, which was commonly believed to shorten life — but “th’expense of spirit in…

Clam Myth

Before Raven, Man was bound inside a single clam. The ground and the heavens were two shells held tightly closed by a single, slimy muscle, like the clams we know now — a creature of pure reflex and response.

#BaltimoreUprising Solidarity

Last night, NYPD took off the proverbial gloves and came down on a peaceful protest with an iron fist that made Ray Kelly’s policing feel like being treated with kid gloves.

Magic Flute

More Than a Prince, A Man!

Part 1: The Magic Flute Solved

While researching The Magic Flute, one runs into many lengthy discussion of theories about the writing of the opera. Brigid Brophy spends two chapters of her book, Mozart the Dramatist, discussing…

Sign On For Slow Zones

SIGN ON FOR SLOW ZONES

Verrazano Bike Path

VERRAZANO BIKE PATH

These Islands

Sometimes I think these islands float and the rivers stand still

And we were foolish to build bridges that bind them.
But they glide perfectly parallel, never growing too far apart