Tag Archives: New York

Current Affairs, Politics

The Country Is on the Cusp of a New Era – The Atlantic

America is inching closer to a possibility it has never seen before: the indictment and trial of a former president.

May 19, 2021, Kimberly Wehle, Professor of law at the University of Baltimore

Adam Maida / The Atlantic / Getty

Yesterday evening, New York State’s attorney general, Letitia James, announced, “We have informed the Trump Organization that … We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity.”

According to The New York Times, James will be sending two of her office’s prosecutors to join the team of Cyrus Vance Jr., the Manhattan DA.

With this news, Donald Trump, those around him, and the country as a whole inch closer to the prospect that a former president could face criminal charges, and possibly even prison time. The country has not been through anything like this before.

–From article…

Source: The Country Is on the Cusp of a New Era – The Atlantic

Current Affairs, Libraries, Love & Relationships, Memories & History

We Love These Vintage Valentines from the New York Public Library

Gallery

“Although ‘tis pierced by Cupid’s dart, I’m offering you a pretty good heart.”

“To my Valentine” (undated)

Source: We Love These Vintage Valentines from the New York Public Library

Arts & Humanities, Books & Reading, Libraries, Travel

Get Excited: The New York Public Library Is Launching Its First Permanent Exhibition | Smart News | Smithsonian

Winnie-the-Pooh dolls owned by A.A. Milne's son Christopher Robin (Jonathan Blanc/NYPL)
Winnie-the-Pooh dolls owned by A.A. Milne’s son Christopher Robin (Jonathan Blanc/NYPL)

Come 2020, new gallery will feature a rotating trove of artifacts drawn from NYPL’s 46 million-strong collection of treasures

Source: Get Excited: The New York Public Library Is Launching Its First Permanent Exhibition | Smart News | Smithsonian

Arts & Humanities, Libraries, Music, Travel

Lou Reed Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | The New York Public Library

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce that the Lou Reed Archive has been processed and is now available to users. The Lou Reed Archive documents the history of Reed’s life as a musician, composer, poet, writer, photographer, and tai-chi student through his own extensive papers, photographs, recordings and other materials. The archive spans Reed’s creative life—from his 1958 Freeport High School band, the Shades, to his final performances in 2013.

Source: Lou Reed Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | The New York Public Library

Arts & Humanities, Current Affairs, Libraries

[NYPL] Library Talks : Marilynne Robinson: Liberalism and American Tradition Pt. I

“Marilynne Robinson is one of the most celebrated American writers—she won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was awarded a National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama, to name just a few of her accolades. She recently delivered a lecture on American Civilization and Government titled “Liberalism and American Tradition,” which traces the origins of liberalism. Part two of the lecture will be released next week.”

Source: Library Talks : Marilynne Robinson: Liberalism and American Tradition Pt. I

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