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Archive for the 'Month summaries' CategoryThis Month in Black LambVolume 10, Number 1January 1st, 2012 Ninth Anniversary Issue In our Ninth Anniversary Issue, editor Terry Ross ponders things he’s done for nine years in a row, and things he hasn’t. In California dreaming, Elizabeth Fournier rides a bike around San Francisco with a guy in spandex. Patsy Tompkins reflects on her forty years in New York City in Becoming a New Yorker. In Anniversary schmalz, Ed Goldberg goes round and round with the number nine.
Posted by: The Editors Last Month in Black LambVolume 9, Number 12 — December 2011December 1st, 2011 In the cover story of our December issue, Preaching to the choir, Terry Ross wonders why so many intelligent people refuse even to hear arguments they disagree with. Toby Tompkins in Rome finds medieval art saucily eloquent in Sacred profanity. In So sue me, Ed Goldberg lets fly on the CIA, lousy mayors, and Palestine. Lorentz Lossius describes Istanbul in the sixth installment of his Turkey journal. John M. Daniel recalls his days as a licensed minister in The Tennyson Street Church. In Sense of loss, Benjamin Feliciano wonders about his feelings about the loss of loved ones. Dan Peterson reveals the Most televised sport in Britain and Ireland: snooker. Robert Martin Stanley says that in Julian Barnes’s latest book, the reader is In good hands. We welcome two figures from world literature into our pantheon of Honorary Black Lambs and The Ultimate Literary Calendar for 2012: English satirist Samuel Butler and Irish literary novelist John Banville. Our monthly recipe is for Lamb Goulash au Blanc. Advice columnist Millicent Marshall answers more readers’ impertinent questions. And Professor Avram Khan gives us another challenging Black Lamb Word Puzzle.
Posted by: The Editors Two months ago in Black LambVolume 9, Number 11 — November 2011November 1st, 2011 In the cover story of our November issue, Lane Browning speaks with first-hand knowledge of the difficulties and rewards of raising an autistic child. In Gantzeh knacker, Ed Goldberg dissects the "big shot." John M. Daniel reflects on his experience in The facts of life. In What’s love got to do with it? Benjamin Feliciano wonders about his current relationship. Undertaker Elizabeth Fournier chronicles the history of American burials and names current alternatives, including mummification, in Ways of death. In Default architecture, Toby Tompkins reflects on ubiquitous scaffolding. Dan Peterson talks about two long-time popular Italian singers in Bel canto. We welcome three figures from world literature into our pantheon of Honorary Black Lambs and The Ultimate Literary Calendar 2012: Italian autobiographer Benvenuto Cellini, Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev, and French novelist Albert Camus. Bridge columnist Trixie Barkis presents two news hands to mull over. Our lamb recipe is for savory lamb skewers with sherry. Advice columnist Millicent Marshall answers more readers’ impertinent questions. And Professor Avram Khan gives us another challenging Black Lamb Word Puzzle.
Posted by: The Editors October 2011 in Black LambVolume 9, Number 10 — October 2011October 1st, 2011 The All-Family Issue In the cover story of our All-Family Issue, Terry Ross examines the strength — and fragility — of family ties. In Family unfriendly, Greg Roberts wishes he lived in a more child-centered neighborhood. John M. Daniel remembers taking his kids to Disneyland in Magical kingdom. Cervine Kauffman takes issue with the reverence for and misuse of the word “family” in American life. Lane Browning reveals her family's favorite group activity in Logophilia. In Reunion, Toby Tompkins is pleasantly surprised at perhaps the last reunion of his extended family. In Blood is ickier than water, Ed Goldberg says it would be great if all the strands of his disconnected family could be woven together again, even temporarily. In Souvenirs, Elizabeth Fournier describes how saving loved ones’ body parts can be a form of fond remembrance. Dan Peterson recalls family members he looked up to in Heroes. We welcome two figures from world literature into our pantheon of Honorary Black Lambs and The Ultimate Literary Calendar for 2012: French encyclopedist Denis Diderot and American lexicographer Noah Webster. Bridge columnist Trixie Barkis poses a problem. Our lamb recipe is for a delicious Greek lamb loaf. Advice columnist Millicent Marshall answers readers’ questions. And Professor Avram Khan gives us another challenging Black Lamb Word Puzzle.
Posted by: The Editors September 2011 in Black LambVolume 9, Number 9 — September 2011September 1st, 2011 In the cover story of our September issue, Punishment without crime, Terry Ross discussed the pros and cons of legalizing all banned drugs. In Extra-long weekend, Benjamin Feliciano describes losing his job. John M. Daniel recalls a very curious job in Judette the Nudette. Toby Tompkins continues his Hobbling Tour of Florence & Rome with an examination, and defense, of tourism. Patsy Tompkins describes battling insomnia in To sleep. In Growing up Italian, Elizabeth Fournier remembers the importance of family meals. And Dan Peterson turns himself loose on the subject of capital punishment in Forbidden penalty. We welcome two giants of world literature into our pantheon of Honorary Black Lambs and The Ultimate Literary Calendar for 2012: Leo Tolstoy and Miguel de Cervantes. Bridge columnist Trixie Barkis offers A quick quiz. Our lamb recipe is for a scrumptious African yam and lamb stew. Advice columnist Millicent Marshall again answers readers’ questions. And Professor Avram Khan gives us another challenging Black Lamb Word Puzzle.
Posted by: The Editors August 2011 in Black LambVolume 9, Number 8 — August 2011August 1st, 2011 The All-Turning Points Issue In the cover story of our August All-Turning Points issue, Terry Ross tells how a demanding job changed him forever, perhaps not entirely for the better. In Just because, Elizabeth Fournier relates how her mother’s death, when she was just a girl, altered her life. Our language columnist, Joel Hess, gives us a sprightly essay on the words in English that signify transformation in Turn, turn, turn.
Posted by: The Editors July 2011 in Black LambVolume 9, Number 7 — July 2011July 1st, 2011 In the cover story of our July issue, Ed Goldberg, reflects on the Law of Unintended Consequences, which states that our best intentions can put us on The road to hell. In Class act, our language specialist Joel Hess reflect that in England, you are how you speak. John M. Daniel writes of his mother’s death, probably by her own hand, in Starlight in Minneapolis. In Serious thought, Denver resident Benjamin Feliciano supposes that he is undergoing an “information age identity crisis.” Elizabeth Fournier sings the praises of periodic fasting in Feeling flush(ed). In the second installment of a travelogue called A Hobbling Tour of Florence & Rome, Toby Tompkins ponders the effect of World War II on the Italian countryside, Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, ghettos, and soccer, among other things. Terry Ross says that our attitude toward research animals, zoos, and pets shows that our casual incarceration of our fellow creatures is Cruel, but not unusual.
Posted by: The Editors June 2011 in Black LambVolume 9, Number 6 — June 2011June 1st, 2011 The Black Lamb Review of Books VIII In the cover story of this, our Eighth Black Lamb Review of Books, John M. Daniel urges a remake of the movie The Wizard of Oz that is more closely based on Baum’s ironic and imaginative novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Terry Ross discusses several books, old and new, in Spring reading. In Grandpa’s stories, Harvey Freedenberg reviews Tiá Obreht’s The Tiger’s Wife.
Posted by: The Editors May 2011 in Black LambVolume 9, Number 5 — May 2011May 1st, 2011 In the cover story of our May issue, The world in flux, Ed Goldberg finds that everything is changing. In Public servant, Benjamin Feliciano paints the portrait of a memorable bus driver in Denver. Lane Browning takes a wry look at the illnesses that have plagued her in Sick & tired. In the first of a three-part series on his mother’s death, Snowfall in Minneapolis, John M. Daniel recalls a son’s visit. In Eco-mom, Elizabeth Fournier remembers a mother who was ahead of her time. Toby Tompkins begins a three-part travel journal called A Hobbling Tour of Florence & Rome. Hal Clanger relates some of his experiences as a hostel caregiver in It’s about them — & me. Advice columnist Millicent Marshall dispenses wisdom, and Professor Avram Khan gives us another challenging Black Lamb Word Puzzle.
Posted by: The Editors April 2011 in Black LambVolume 9, Number 4 — April 2011April 1st, 2011 The All-Women Issue In our cover story, Terry Ross explains why spring and summer are the sexy seasons. In our page 2 feature, Dean Suess tells women that it’s time to Move on beyond hating men or defining themselves in comparison with men. In My uncle’s women, John M. Daniel looks back on the peculiar, and peculiarly generous relationships of his uncle Neil. Greg Roberts writes about the opportunities for females in America and Europe in Free women. In No wiser, Ed Goldberg holds forth on the role of women in American society. Toby Tompkins delineates a curious breed of woman who must always be The star of the room.
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