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Ricky Jay’s Magical Life
Here’s a fascinating in-depth story from The New Yorker about magician Ricky Jay, 66, who is a brilliant sleight-of-hand performer as well as an actor who has appeared in such films Heist, Boogie Nights, and Magnolia, as well as on the … Continue reading
Selma and Amelia Boynton Robinson, 103
“Five decades ago, she offered up her home in Selma, Ala., to civil rights activists for use as a base of operations in their voting rights efforts. The Selma-to-Montgomery marches were planned there, and they would have seismic implications for … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: Designer Iris Apfel, 92, Shares Her Thoughts on Style
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 1/10/14: “Style is ‘attitude, attitude, attitude,’ Iris Apfel says. ‘It ain’t what … Continue reading
MAD Magazine Illustrator Jack Davis Retires at 90
From WIRED: Jack Davis, the legendary Mad magazine illustrator and movie poster artist, is finally hanging up his pencils. It’s not that the iconic 90-year-old cartoonist can’t draw anymore—he just can’t meet his own standards. “I’m not satisfied with the … Continue reading
Experience Talks 1/10: Harlem Renaissance West 2015
Tune in to Experience Talks, our “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener.” Saturdays 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online and now syndicated … Continue reading
Another Face of Poverty in the U.S.
From the Huffington Post: “William McPherson has a Pulitzer Prize, but little money to his name. “In a candid personal essay published in The Hedgehog Review, the 81-year-old journalist revealed his descent into near poverty. While his trajectory was unexpected, … Continue reading
NoHo Senior Arts Colony in NY Times Article
NoHo Senior Arts Colony gets mentioned in, “Finding Communities That Connect and Nurture the Like-Minded,” a recent article by Abby Ellin in the New York Times. The article reinforces with examples what we at EngAGE believe is an important consideration to … Continue reading
