Day: February 16, 2021

Feature Story

Dreams of Jazmin Johnson – A Young Filmmaker Carrying the Torch, by Roderick Thomas

To pursue your childhood aspirations, your first dream, takes audacity and faithful conviction. For some of us, remembering our dreams gets harder as we grow into adulthood. However, for Jazmin Johnson becoming a successful filmmaker is one dream she is bringing to life. When I first learned of Jazmin Johnson, I was privileged enough to read one of her scripts. […]

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Italy is a beautiful wine country, by our overseas correspondent Dario “Pio” Muccilli

The beautiful Langhe landscape, part of Piedmont in Italy, is a prized destination of tourists from all over the world, who come here to walk through the hills shaped by centuries of growers’ activities, to eat great dishes like Plin pasta, but, mostly, to taste the incredible wine here produced from the local Nebbiolo grapes, the Barolo, Langhe’s most precious […]

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Crazy Horse’s Vision, by Mike Fiorito

I met Thunder, also known as David Midthunder, through my longtime friend Jeff LoMaglio “Is Thunder going to be ok talking to me?” I asked timidly. “I’m an outsider,” I added, hoping that my interest would not come off as intrusive or inauthentic. “He’ll talk to you because you’re my friend. We’re family. It’s that simple,” said Jeff. When I […]

Feature Story, Politics

“You Never Get Too Big And You Sure Don’t Get Too Heavy, That You Don’t Have To Stop And Pay Some Dues Sometimes”: Brooklyn Democratic Leaders in the Modern Era, by Howard Graubard

Last month, I wrote about the recent Brooklyn Dems’ County Committee meeting, and related antics and fiascos, but one cannot understand where we are, and where we may go, without understanding where we were before. The modern era of the Brooklyn Democratic Party really started with 1961. Brooklyn’s Democratic Leader was then Joe Sharkey. He was not only County Leader, […]