They are us. Robert Blau put smiles on kids—for the toys he sold, and grins on CEOs—for their bottom lines. Robert worked hard selling Raggedy Ann and Andy, Curious George, and The […]
Cooking With Fire—in the Belly
A Crash and its Echoes
The steel crushed flesh and bone—and bone ripped away sight. Marianne Hassan and her husband Albert drove from a Christening to pick up their baby at grandma’s. It was May 25th, 1997, […]
Superheroes—and Us
Rob Rothman liked to draw as a kid, especially superheroes. But in high school, when actor Billy Crystal’s brother, Joel Crystal, taught him to paint, Rob fell in love with painting. I […]
A New Place to Play For You and Yours
I dared not enter that risky arena. I had no body armor or hazmat suit. A week ago I saw evidence that John Madera was still breathing his art onto our sand. […]
Benches, Bombs and Baloney
Albert Einstein: “May the conscience and the common sense of the peoples be awakened, so that we may reach a new stage in the life of nations, where people will look back […]
He’s Bullish on Bonds—That Tie Us Together
Justin reeled in triumph like it was an October striper. Years ago, when my sister, Marilyn Kolk, accompanied her husband Joe to the Babylon dock, he asked her to buy some bait. […]
Grinding Sands Release the Core
“There are days the ocean spits beautiful shells, and the next day, just sand.” Larry Bryant And so with this sea of life, some days joy, some days—not so much. But there […]
Oil Spills, Oil Paints—and Blood
“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” Bansky Biking the boards opens one up to sea, sky, salt air, and the people who bike, run, skate, or walk on this […]
In the Starlight
“Suddenly, I am living in the light of a star…” I write photo essays. My photos and words support each other. Most photographers do not need words; photos are their words; you’ve […]
When Comfort is a Disability
First, never give up. Second, never give up. Most of us think life is hard until we see the hardiest among us. Long Beach, NY’s library archivist Aliza Hornblass asked me to […]
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