http://www.gallerynews.com/gnc Jokes and japery on the passing parade Sun, 06 Mar 2005 16:03:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A friend writes, “Seven-fifty a.m. on this sunny Sunday morning, I left my apartment and strolled up Central Park South to catch the IRT Uptown at Columbus Circle. There was something odd about Central Park, something I couldn’t quite put my finger on. The south entrances to the Park look ... http://www.gallerynews.com/gnc/?p=14 http://www.gallerynews.com/gnc/?p=13 The persistent and perceptive John Levett (Joseph Beuys’ Hat) heralds a skein of scintillating shows due to open at the two Tates over the coming weeks… Cool Runnings Sallie Parker writes: “I have the distinct impression that the best London exhibitions are always mounted in late winter. Is there anything to this, ... http://www.gallerynews.com/gnc/?p=12 The following capsule history of New York City is found at the go-newyorkcity.com website. I think it pretty much sums it all up… NYC History - In the first half of the 20th century, the city became a world center for industry, commerce, and communication. Interborough Rapid Transit (the first subway ... http://www.gallerynews.com/gnc/?p=11 Mr. John Woodley has drawn our attention to the following satire on modern (1963) French philosophy. To say it is tongue-in-cheek is to defile the meaning of the phrase. http://www31.brinkster.com/yewtree/resources/resistentialism.htm (This is not an link…you’ll have to copy and paste it.) Postscript 9 Feb: Woodley informs me the essay is famous ... http://www.gallerynews.com/gnc/?p=10 Miss Sallie Parker returns to her desultory weblog to complain again of a Malcolm Gladwell overload. Perhaps she should flesh out her all too skimpy offerings by tagging along after Mr. Gladwell, buying him burgers and pointing him in the direction of a good barber. http://sallieparker.blogspot.com http://www.gallerynews.com/gnc/?p=9 Well I nearly bought myself a silk scarf for 125.00 at the Met today, a commemorative scarf of the upcoming Christo (etc.) project in Central Park. What’s it called? GATES? Every time I run a race with NYRRC their website cautions that the route may take a ... http://www.gallerynews.com/gnc/?p=8 I once won something in a radio quiz. This was in 1984. Mark Simone, a snotty, smarter-than-thou deejay on WNEW-AM, said “What do Charlie Chaplin and Winston Churchill have in common?” Other than the fact that they are [after a fashion] English, he elaborated. “First caller with the right answer ... http://www.gallerynews.com/gnc/?p=7 I seem to have done most of my blog construction leaning at an uncomfortable angle over my Pismo, while sitting in bed. This makes it nearly impossible for me to straighten up in less than five minutes. This on top of the calf cramping from the Frostbite Run yesterday. A ... http://www.gallerynews.com/gnc/?p=6 Even in the apartment on 57th St it is. http://www.gallerynews.com/gnc/?p=5