By Marlon Rice I get my haircut at Platinum Cuts on Nostrand Avenue. About a month ago, I left the shop and walked up to the corner of Nostrand and Fulton. I was on my iPhone checking Instagram or Facebook or text messages. I’m standing at the corner waiting for the light to […]Read More
(Published in Our Time Press monthly, 2/97 & 4/97) … on Spoken Word. In all cultures the spoken word came before the written word. The spoken word is natural. Reading and writing are artificial, acquired characteristics. Unless there’s some kind of physiological defect, you are born with the ability to utter […]Read More
By Dr. Christopher Boxe Saturday, July 20th, 2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of the first humans (Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin) landing on the moon via NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar mission. The landing site, the “Sea of Tranquility” (Mare Tranquilliatatis), was chosen via Range 8, which took over 7,000 high-resolution images of the moon […]Read More
Saturday, July 13th Brownstone Steps Neighborhood BBQ Clifton Place Memorial Park & Garden, 1031-1039 Bedford Ave., 2-8pm, $15. Enjoy a day in the sun with food, music, garden tours and dinner fresh off the grill with sweet tea and Mama Deah’s peach pie. Grill masters will serve ribs, chicken, mac & cheese with bacon, […]Read More
