Sunday, September 13, 2026

Song Lyric of the Day (Paul Simon, on The Lord, ‘My Engineer’)

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“The Lord is my engineer The Lord is the earth I ride on The Lord is the face in the atmosphere The path I slip and slide on.”—Grammy winnin...
Saturday, September 12, 2026

Photo of the Day: Twilight on NYC and the Hudson River

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The other night, at a restaurant near me in Bergen County, NJ, I was given the choice of eating inside or outside. Considering the view just...

Quote of the Day (Robertson Davies, on the Eye and the Mind)

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“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.”—Canadian man of letters Robertson Davies (1913-1995), Tempest-Tost (1951)
Friday, September 11, 2026

Movie Quote of the Day (‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,’ on ‘A Man With Ideas’)

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J. Pierpont (Ponty) Finch [ played by Robert Morse, right ]: “Sir, if you had a man with ideas….” J. B. Biggley [ played by Rudy Vallee,...
Thursday, September 10, 2026

Quote of the Day (Roger Rosenblatt, on How ‘Age Concentrates the Mind’)

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“Age concentrates the mind. The moment you realize you will no longer do something you’ve done all your life. The moment you realize that yo...
Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Flashback, September 2016: Musical Throwback ‘La La Land’ Builds Premature Momentum for Oscar Season

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In an effort to build industry word-of-mouth before awards season, the musical dramedy La La Land premiered to North American audiences for...

Quote of the Day (Cynthia Ozick, on ‘Purpose in Life’)

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“To want to be what one can be is purpose in life.” — American novelist, short-story writer, and critic Cynthia Ozick, O Magazine, Septembe...