A Boat Against the Current

A cultural "omniblog" covering matters literary as well as theatrical, musical, historical, cinematic(al), etc.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Photo of the Day: Railroad Station, River Edge NJ

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This is yet another in a series of photos snapped about a month ago, on a cold Sunday afternoon, a few miles from where I live in Berge...

Quote of the Day (Alec Guinness, With a Thought for This Year’s Oscar Nominees)

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"I suggest that the givers of awards to actors, writers and artists should choose half a dozen, almost at random, and say, 'Th...
Monday, February 24, 2014

Photo of the Day: Hackensack River, River Edge-New Milford Border

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I took this picture on a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon about a month ago, some yards away from the River Edge train station at the nor...

Quote of the Day (Comic Myka Fox, on Encountering Maybelline)

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“Maybelline stopped me on the street for a fashion shoot. They said, ‘Can you please get out of the way?’”—Comic Myka Fox, quoted in “ ...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

This Day in Theater History (Friel’s Bloody Sunday Play Sparks Critical Donnybrook)

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February 23, 1974— The Freedom of the City only lasted nine performances on Broadway before closing at the Alvin Theatre, but not befo...
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I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand
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