sampling the era
i came across this new york times cover that i art directed in june, 1973 when it looked like the 27th amendment could pass. i thought i...
muncie speak
may 21, 2019, the online news service 'axios' ran a piece by steph kight listing some u.s. demographic changes in the coming years:...
Mr. Rogers redux
my sweetheart reported that she’d watched ‘won’t you be my neighbor’ on a recent flight and had cried through most of it. she said, mr...
can it happen here?
On Oct 15, 2018, I watched a New York Times opinion video: If You're Not Scared About Fascism in the U,S., You Should Be, by Jason...
she stands tall
in 1998 i collaborated with my late partner, janet bode, a writer of non-fiction books for teens, on a book titled 'heartbreak and...
journalism, old and new
looking at the huge volume of online news that comes through my computer every day, i think back to 1996, when i got an assignment from...
Fact and fantasy, arm in arm
On my comics>fiction page, you'll find a thumbnail of a strange-looking green character called Max. Click on him to visit my...
NYC: Mapping the Soul of the City
In the map room of the main branch of the New York Public Library, guarded by the stone lions out front, there's an exhibition of...
Jim Power and his Mosaic Trail
Two weeks ago I was in the East Village, walking along St. Marks between Avenue A and 1st. It was a part of town I haven't spent much...