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Virginia Beach, the Iranian Air Force, and the Sound of Freedom — Mickey Z.

Vintage postcard (public domain) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 26, 2020 Many, many years ago, me and three friends drove to Virginia Beach for a week-long getaway. Upon arriving, we stopped at a diner. The waitress, a middle-aged local, definitely got a kick out of the four Guidos with thick NYC accents. (We were smitten with her twang.) In the midst of ordering our lunch, we heard a LOUD ...

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The CIA, Porn, Deep Fakes, AI, and a Post-Truth Society — Mickey Z.

(public domain) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 21, 2020 “Withdrawing in disgust is not the same thing as apathy.” (from the 1990 film, Slacker) We live on the cusp of an age during which virtu ...

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That Time I Gave a Lecture at Yale University — Mickey Z.

The Yale mascot celebrates a Bulldogs’ victory during the 2016 NCAA tournament. (Photo: Catherine Avalone/Hearst Connecticut Media) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 19, 2020 “Every child is an a ...

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All the Leaves are Brown | Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 16, 2020 “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” (Joni Mitchell) Each fall, even the most nature-oblivious humans can’t help but notice — and ...

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Some ‘Rumble Fish’ Make Their Own Way Back to the River | Mickey Z.

YouTube screenshot of a scene from Rumble Fish (1983) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 14, 2020 When I was in grade school, my classmates and I were introduced to the writer, S.E. Hinton. We wer ...

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In 1492, (buff) Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue | Mickey Z

Photo: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 11, 2020 Below the elevated platform at the Astoria Boulevard/Hoyt Avenue N train station, my neighborhood plays host to Columbus Square — which ...

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My Remembrance of Edward Van Halen | Mickey Z.

Edward Van Halen (probably early 1980s) — credit unknown Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 8, 2020 Edward Van Halen (EVH) was my favorite guitarist of all-time. As a disciple of what is now calle ...

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That Time When Negro League Legend Josh Gibson Hit a Ball Out of Yankee Stadium | Mickey Z.

Josh Gibson scoring a run for the Homestead Grays in a game against the Newark Eagles at Griffith Stadium in Washington in 1942. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Mickey Z. -- World News Tr ...

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Cabs and Cab-Nots | Mickey Z.

Still photo of Robert DeNiro on the set of “Taxi Driver” (credit unknown) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 4, 2020 Until recently, yellow cabs were a major part of the NYC experience. Thanks to ...

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My Dad, the Mafia, and Machine Guns in the Kitchen | Mickey Z.

My Dad (lower right) and his crew back in the day Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 29, 2020 Preface: I must’ve been about thirteen or so. My family was still living in a fourth-floor walk-up. ...

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Make Language Great Again (all words matter) | Mickey Z.

Photo Credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 27, 2020 And the world looks just the same/And history ain't changed Because the banners, they are flown in the next war (“Won’t Get Fo ...

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