Category Archives: New York City

Any and all documents and quotes related in any way to the cultural, social, economic, and political life of Five Boroughs of New York City.

The Algonquin Wits: Heywood Broun on Open-Mindedness

Posted on November 28, 2018 | Leave a comment

[Said of one fence-straddling radio commentator]

“His mind is so open that the wind whistles through it.”

Heywood Broun

Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.

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The Algonquin Wits: Ring Lardner on the Vox Populi

Posted on November 15, 2018 | Leave a comment

“Public opinion in this country runs like a shower bath. We have no temperatures between hot and cold.”

Ring Lardner

Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.

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Colonial New York City

Posted on October 27, 2018 | Leave a comment

Here is a reading on Colonial New York City with its accompanying comprehension worksheet. This might be more edifying for students if its used in tandem with the reading and comprehension on reading on Colonial Boston I posted a couple of days ago.

If you find typos in these documents, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.

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The Algonquin Wits: Robert Benchley on Work

Posted on October 25, 2018 | Leave a comment

“Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing.”

Robert Benchley

Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.

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The Algonquin Wits: Harold Ross on Coherence

Posted on September 6, 2018 | Leave a comment

“Ross once stated emphatically to Robert Benchley: ‘Don’t think I’m not incoherent.'”

Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.

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The Algonquin Wits: George S. Kaufman on Raymond Massey’s Method Acting

Posted on September 1, 2018 | Leave a comment

“‘Massey won’t be satisfied until he’s assassinated.’ Kaufman remarked about actor Raymond Massey’s heralded performance in Abe Lincoln in Illinois.”

Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.

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The Algonquin Wits: Ring Lardner on Irvin Cobb

Posted on August 29, 2018 | Leave a comment

“Lardner once visited Paducah to interview Irvin Cobb, later reporting, ‘Mr. Cobb took me into his library and showed me his books, of which he has a complete set.'”

Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.

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The Algonquin Wits: Robert Benchley Reflects on His Career

Posted on August 9, 2018 | Leave a comment

“It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time I was too famous.”

Robert Benchley

Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.

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The Algonquin Wits: Heywood Broun on Political Orientation

Posted on August 6, 2018 | Leave a comment

“In 1935 Broun made this statement: ‘Nobody need worry any more that Washington is going left. Indeed, nobody need worry that the Washington of today is going anywhere.'”

Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.

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The Algonquin Wits: Edna Ferber on Nobel Laureates and Critics

Posted on August 2, 2018 | Leave a comment

“Speaking about reviewers who seemed unable to render honest, objective critiques on the works of such writers as had won the Nobel Prize, Miss Ferber described them as ‘awestruck by the Nobelity.'”

Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.

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