War Most Fowl: Battle Now Over a French Rooster

So, there’s this battle over a French rooster, and it’s completely fowl. by David Stone Of all the birds, the rooster has long held special esteem with the French. During the French Revolution, the animal was a symbol of vigilance;…

When George died…

When George died is a short poem about a cat who changed my life… When George died,every cat in the universesstopped purring for precisely one second.The change in vibrations never reversed. More from a morning’s inspiration… When George died is…

When my mother died…

In 2019, A Sun Washed New York City

Sun washed New York City today… Muffled by days gray with rain and clouds, New York City came up clean and bright, Upper East Side skyline stretched from river to rooftops. But that was 2019, and what a difference one…

AscendWithPride, Four Freedoms Park

A remarkable moment in time, AscendWithPride, a sun-soaked expression of barriers torn down, folks of all ages and genders. All walk into FDR Four Freedoms Park to appreciate and share gay pride on Roosevelt Island in New York City.

A Guide to Helping Cats: Gothamist Shows The Way

The Gothamist, a robust independent New York City online news source, published a comprehensive guide to helping cats. It’s locally oriented but is applicable almost anywhere. I’m linking it here because it can save some lives and make others better….

Roy Eaton: A black man’s journey to the top of the advertising industry

A story worth telling: Roy Eaton, the Jackie Robinson of Advertising… “If you were white, I’d hire you immediately,” Roy Eaton was told during his first interview for an advertising job with Young & Rubicam. Years later, the Advertising Hall…

Jackie Robinson of Advertising at 89

“I just turned 89,” Jackie Robinson of Advertising, Roy Eaton told me. I ran into him this morning on Roosevelt Island in New York City, the community we both call home. Then, he told me about his upcoming gigs at…

Birth of the Cool, Miles Davis

Birth of the Cool released anew: YRB’s Jonn Nubian talks to the next Miles Davis generation Before Kind of Blue, the best jazz album of all time, the Miles David Nonet released Birth of the Cool. That groundbreaking album gets…

FIGMENT NYC 2019 Today

FIGMENT NYC 2019 kicked off today In New York on Roosevelt Island. June 1st, 2019, Roosevelt Island welcomed its first FIGMENT NYC participatory art project in Lighthouse Park. The crowd for this fun family event was perfectly light, and it…