Author Archives: onesanevoice

Luddites Unite!

Posted on November 28, 2010 by onesanevoice

It was Wednesday evening, the day before Turkey Day, and the ads on TV were blasting “ALL STORES OPEN THANKSGIVING!  FIND SPECIAL SALES 6 PM TO MIDNIGHT!!”  The strident voice urging me to cut short my beloved family day to … Continue reading →

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The Stein Way

Posted on November 24, 2010 by onesanevoice

One of the cool things about being a middle-aged college student is that I am way more interested in just about everything I’m studying than I was the first time around thirty-five years ago.  I always enjoyed exploring the roots … Continue reading →

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New York Cares

Posted on November 20, 2010 by onesanevoice

At lunch recently with a good friend, I mentioned that I will have a break between finishing up with my bachelors degree and starting on my masters.  Grad schools don’t start until fall, and I’ll be done by the end … Continue reading →

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GRE Glee

Posted on November 15, 2010 by onesanevoice

A portion of my time these days is spent preparing for the GRE, the exam many graduate schools require their applicants to take.  Since I will have my bachelors degree by the time this year is over, I am currently … Continue reading →

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Chasing Shylock

Posted on November 11, 2010 by onesanevoice

Once again, my studies at school fall into a parallel trajectory with current events.  No sooner do I finish readingThe Merchant of Venice, with its marathon of anti-Semitism, than I open the paper and read about a $42 million fraud … Continue reading →

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In a Poe State of Mind

Posted on November 4, 2010 by onesanevoice

When I was a kid, my father used to sit on the edge of my bed at night and read to me before I went to sleep.  No Goodnight, Moon or fractured fairy tales for us; no, in our Brooklyn housing project … Continue reading →

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People no smarter than us

Posted on October 30, 2010 by onesanevoice

There is much going on here in New York this week before the midterm elections.  First, we had a gubernatorial debate impossible to caricature because it WAS a caricature.  Next, we Cablevision subscribers are once again held hostage in a … Continue reading →

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Look like th’ innocent flower, But be the serpent under ‘t

Posted on October 25, 2010 by onesanevoice

I recently reread The Tragedy of Macbeth for my class in Shakespearean Drama, and just for good measure I watched the stunning PBS production with Patrick Stewart broadcast earlier this month.  Do me a favor and read this excerpt from Lady Macbeth’s … Continue reading →

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PrimeCrime

Posted on October 21, 2010 by onesanevoice

There are only two television series that inspired me to purchase the complete box set.  Although I adore The Sopranos and never had the opportunity to see the epic HBO original – I only had access to the watered down but still … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Above and Below

Posted on October 16, 2010 by onesanevoice

A story about one of the candidates in New York’s state senate race made us laugh out loud at breakfast today.  Husband read me the article about a campaign debate between an incumbent Democrat and rival Republican in which the … Continue reading →

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