These are my links from November 15, 2014 Here’s a Look at One of the Beloved NYC Venues Vice Is Pushing Out – 'In a "living tribute," Impose has collected eulogies from dozens of voices who contributed to keeping the venue the inclusive and welcoming place that it was—without the sponsorship or approval of any […]
Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, dba, death by audio, oliver ackermann, ripdbaThe Execution of Noa P. Singleton: A Novel by Elizabeth J. Silver Set on Death Row with flashbacks to the events that brought Noa there. An interesting uncovering of several lives and contrasting ways of living and getting what one wants from life or death as the case may be. The characters stay with me. […]
Tagged reviewDriving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein’s Brain by Michael Paterniti A story, mostly true I suppose, of Michael driving Thomas Harvey across the US in a Buick Skylark. The unusual thing here is that Dr. Harvey was the pathologist who performed an autopsy on Albert Einstein and removed Mr. Albert’s brain. Also, […]
Tagged einstein, reviewHistory of Food in 100 Recipes by William Sitwell by William Sitwell. An excellent exposition of the history of food and the way it is prepared through a collection of recipes dating from ancient Egypt to the present day. The author is British and the recipes are typically from Europe or the United States. Reading […]
Tagged Recipes, reviewThese are my links from November 13, 2014 A Living Tribute to Death By Audio | Features | Impose Magazine – "An ongoing account of what the space—and more importantly, the people—meant to Brooklyn."Death By Audio dba
Tagged dba, death by audioWhen we are returning from a visit with our kids in Brooklyn we often stop at Cape May, NJ to spend a day or two at the ocean. It is always invigorating and soothing to stand on the beach watching the ocean and its waves.
Tagged cape may NJ, oceanLinks to descriptions of the final art installation at Death By Audio Link to online invitation Death by Audio Hosts 16-Day Art Installation Before It Closes Forever – artnet News – death by audio art INSIDE DEATH BY ARTÂ text and photos by Rebecca Smeyne Death by Audio, the beloved music venue in Williamsburg that’s been […]
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Obituary average age. November 14, 2014 : 69.23
The average age of those listed in the twelve obituaries in the November 14, 2014 Free Lance-Star was 69.36. The median was 73 with a sample standard deviation of 14.6. The ages ranged from 43 to 89. This is the thirteenth day I’ve been collecting this data. The mean of  obituary average ages using {77.375,64,74.143, 62.5, 55,66.8333, 74.11,71.27,68.82, 76.92,63,76.71} at Wolfram alpha is […]
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