I'm not going to leave any words about the passing of celebrities that I never knew beyond the back lit flickerings from a screen both big and small, or the sounds emanating from any number of music output devices. Though, as a true Generation X'er (born bewteen 1961 and 1974) I can honestly admit that both of the passing pop icons brought me enertaining joy.
I first posted this 3 years ago and it popped bak up in my memory this moring so her it is once more...
New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins on what it feels like to turn 100
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Calvin Tomkins was born on December 17, 1925 — the same year *The New
Yorker* began publishing. He's been a staff ...
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