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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD

Jul 10, 20171 min read

Angelica's Inspiration: Elgar

Read below an exclusive excerpt from TURN ON, TUNE OUT: "(Angelica's) mind wandered to country lanes too narrow for two cars to pass each...

@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD

Jul 10, 20175 min read

Digital Divide

In 1942 in The New York Times newsroom before computers and cell phones In 2002, I wrote the following piece on computerless job hunting...

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Jul 3, 20172 min read

"This Land Is Your Land": Happy Fourth!

ESTA TERRA E SUA TERRA POR WOODY GUTHRIE Esta terra é sua terra; esta terra é minha terra Da Califórnia a ilha de Nova York Da floresta...

@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD

Jul 1, 20172 min read

"You Better Think"

When I was growing up in New York, my family watched the “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. At school, the following...

@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD

Jun 21, 20171 min read

In Fahrenheit 451, Books Burn

HBO is developing a new adaptation of Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel, Fahrenheit 451. Francois Truffaut's version in 1966 was excellent....

@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD

Jun 18, 20171 min read

Happy Father's Day, Toto and Alfredo!

Alfredo, a movie projectionist in a Sicilian village, and Toto, a boy who lost his father, become father and son in "Cinema Paradiso".

@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD

Jun 17, 20172 min read

Cell Phone Etiquette: Breathe

At a bustling family-run restaurant on the popular Portuguese seaside, the family next to me, a man, woman and two teenagers, stayed...

@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD

Jun 16, 20173 min read

Miracle of the Sun near Fatima, Portugal

For days, I held a scene of wonder in my heart. The craziness and sordidness of American politics were outweighed by it. Papa Francisco...

@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD

Jun 15, 20172 min read

Under Spell of Witch, Writer: Doris Lessing

Ugly misogynist comments and actions during a recent U.S. presidential campaign prompted me to question present attitudes toward women...