Across the River, West 'tis that at the cliffs & clefts of Victoria above blackish waters slick as Legislation, of Verrazzano & not-so-merried ferries, the promontory sits of visage, resplendented of red deer & red bear & white Eagles' scat from Lady Liberty!
Unless you've been locked away in a cave for the last thirty years, you will notice that every day there is a new 'miracle diet' that will make you slender, increase your energy, cure your health problems . . .
It was in the early '50's that I first met Fidel, and looking back on it now, I must admit, honestly, that I did play a role, quite innocuously really, in the revolutionary events that swept Cuba just a few, short years later.
Fiction - Destiny Redux: The Principal of Rivington Street
Henry F. Mazel
He was an educated man. Today, no doubt, he would have been a university professor of some renown, but in those days a grade school teacher was more than respectable. Louis Bloom, through hard work and dedication, became the principal of P.S. 20 on Rivington Street.There, after the Great War, he made a career, and apparently was content.
Food in the United Kingdom gets a bum wrap more often than not. In years past, returned travelers spread the word as soon as they hit their first American fast food joint. Totally tasteless. Keep ordering a pint of ale so you don't have to taste the food. England was great, except for the food.
Original posters, that is those that were actually hung in theaters, have gained an investor-collector following in the past few years. An original Frankenstein poster recently sold for $200,000.
This 81 inch by 81 inch Ziegfeld Follies poster (1946) is a rare example of an artist, the well-known George Petty, signing his work. Almost all U.S. movie posters were not signed by the artist; they were essentially contractors to the studios. This 6 sheet's value is estimated at $5000.00. For more on movie posters, visit www.ThePosterMint.com
