LeahsabnycThoughts on Watching “Summer of Soul”If you were to watch the recently released documentary, “Summer of Soul” and, the next day, watch the “Woodstock” footage, both shot in the…7 min read·Jul 18, 2021----
LeahsabnycWhat We Never Learn, or Why “Battlestar Galactica” should be required viewingWhat I hope is that we learned, learned so very much, about how to make a different world rather than the familiar, severely broken one…5 min read·Apr 12, 2021----
LeahsabnycThe Artist’s Power and JoyIf you are an art enthusiast or a casual fan of the visual arts of any kind, this is the time to be in NYC. This is unlikely what you’d…5 min read·Feb 22, 2021----
LeahsabnycEd Jackson’s Lifelong Civics LessonsMy friend, Ed Jackson, offered me one of the wisest life lessons I’ve learned anew many times: “Sometimes, in life, a twig is just a…6 min read·Feb 8, 2021----
LeahsabnycThe Language of PauseOh, how I mocked the language when it all began. We weren’t going into quarantine or lockdown — oh, no — we were, the governor insisted…5 min read·Feb 2, 2021----
LeahsabnycPlantingMy mother was forty-nine when she took to the soil surrounding our house — well, my grandmother’s house, where my mother had grown up…4 min read·Jan 11, 2021----
LeahsabnycGiving ThanksThanksgiving Day. The weather itself is confused by this year’s holiday, slipping back and forth between the foggy rain I thought I wanted…5 min read·Nov 30, 2020----
LeahsabnycThink NYC is Dead? You Don’t Know This City’s LifebloodShe is anything but dead, this glorious city of ours. If you think life here is all about the hustle-bustle of tourists cluttering up…3 min read·Sep 21, 2020----