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Join the Parade

June 17th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

As an eastside Manhattanite, I’ve never been a fan of NYC parades.  Call me a parade curmudgeon as the summer season unfolds in cascading weeks of public disruption.  I suppose… Read More

“A Message of Solidarity to Love” – A Response to the Orlando Massacre

June 13th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

Dear Friends, Our hearts break in compassionate sadness with the awful news from Orlando.  May God tenderly embrace those who have suffered horrific loss.  We hold all these innocents in… Read More

Buffet and Dylan and Stuff

May 6th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

Last weekend Berkshire Hathaway held its annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. 40,000 pilgrims (shareholders) traveled there in homage to the God-king of investing, Warren Buffet. In a NY Times article… Read More

Disruption

April 22nd, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

Disruption is all the rage. It’s everywhere in media. It’s the new thing everyone with an entrepreneurial spirit salivates for. Here’s a brief primer on the topic as presented in… Read More

An Underrated Virtue

April 15th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

I’m not sure when author Francine du Plessix Gray wrote this pithy bit of wisdom, but certainly decades ago. And my (!) how resonant is the first sentence with our… Read More

Pringles

April 8th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

As I’ve gotten older I’ve become aware that over stretches of time—longer than I might have realized—I had lost track of certain disciplines that were helpful to my health and… Read More

Fill in Your Name…

April 1st, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

Sitting quietly post Easter contemplating the current cultural/political moment in the United States brings an unusually intense conflation of thoughts and emotions. For instance, after once again rehearsing the saga… Read More

Very Real Life

March 25th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

We seem to live in a Good Friday sort of world. Instantaneous access to news, tweets, blogs and posts exacerbates our sense of chaotic dissolution. Fear and anger feed the… Read More

Gates of Hell

March 18th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

Turning onto 3rd Avenue, the big Mercedes screeched to a violent halt inches from my knees as I crossed the street.  Instantly the driver stuck his head out of the… Read More

Capitulation

March 4th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

Among the many astonishments of our current political season, I have been thunderstruck by the support Donald Trump has received from white evangelicals, at least from very many of those… Read More