DRAWING on OBSERVATIONS

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In July of 1981, as a young art student studying in Paris, I traveled to London for a long weekend. As it happened, it was the weekend before Prince Charles and Princess Diana were to wed. It’s impossible to describe the extent to which every square inch in London was saturated with the royal couple. Their likeness was on store mannequins, every newspaper and souvenir. To me at least, it seemed like over saturation. Ever curious, I had to ask “Do … Continue Reading

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The Times was not kind to “Baby It’s You”

The latest in a long line of nostalgic formula Broadway has offered up as theater.

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Interesting insight about the correlation between music and color theory.

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Here’s some recommended reading for all Japanese

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It looks like the days are numbered for the Syrian dictator.

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What are adventurous, curious kids going to dream of being when they grow up now?

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Happy Earth Day! Of course, I honor mother earth today, like everyday, by multitasking my morning news and not drawing on virgin paper.

Have a happy Easter and Passover.

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Yesterday the Rutgers University student who secretly streamed webcam video of his roommates same-sex romantic encounter was indicted on 15 counts including hate crime charges and obstructing justice for removing tweets from his twitter account that alerted others to watch. He could face 5 to 10 years in jail.

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Looking to the future, Cuba’s Communist Party named Castro’s 79-year-old Brother Raul to it’s leader and 80-year-old Jose Ramon Machado Ventura as the party’s second secretary.

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He says he serious, but really, It’s just not the way the GOP rolls.

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The evening started with a clear sky, a full moon and CC putting himself in a hole by giving up a 2 run homer in the first. But, 2 run homers from Granderson and Martin, a solo shot from Cano, a little rain, some lightning, a little snow, the game winning RBI by Eric Chavez and Mariano in the ninth, made for a beautiful evening at Yankee Stadium. Thanks Dan for the Tickets and John and Maisie for joining Donna and I.

Too bad about the Knicks. Ouch!

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President Bashar al Assad’s government announced amnesty for some prisoners and withdrawal of security forces from Baniyas, but human rights activists report of more protest organizers being detained.

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Passover starts next Tuesday. Click here for today’s recipe of the day, haroseth, adapted from chef of Domenica Restaurant, New Orleans, Alon Shaya.

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With 3,000 looming Jeter is off to a slow start.

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A tight knit group of freshman Republicans from South Carolina didn’t come to Washington to compromise. Expanding the debt ceiling is looming as their high noon.

Stay tuned.

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If you’re fortunate enough to still be employed and have a little savings, where should you invest it? Well, you could choose to trust the guys that led us down the dot com hole, or maybe you’re more conservative and you give it to the guys that brought the world wide banking industry to it’s knees. A tough choice.

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Have a nice weekend.

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US pledges to continue it’s money for peace program as Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai announces the Afghan government has been talking with the Taliban. The insurgents however deny any talks.

If you’ve visited this blog before, you know it’s mostly about the drawing, the news and the news makers. I try not to bore you by writing about myself, in fact, I try not to write at all if I can get away with it. But I have to break format today to thank the folks at NJ Monthly. Their “Best of Jersey” issue is out and I’m pleased to say that my little “Drawing on Observations” blog was recognized as one of the best blogs in the garden state. Thank you NJ Monthly!

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In a landslide, popular carnival singer Michel Martelly was elected President of Haiti  over former first lady Mirlande Manigat.

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Chinese artist and government critic Ai Weiwei was boarding a plane to Hong Kong to meet about an exhibit when he was detained by Chinese authorities. Police later raided his studio. The detention is the latest in a larger crackdown on writers, artists, bloggers and rights activists that have seen 11 others gone missing.

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While the media and union protesters were fixed on Wisconsin, Ohio passed a law more reaching with less fanfare.

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