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1. The Tree of Life synagogue I knew is gone. But a rebirth is coming

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Teenagers, Youth, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Allan Ripp The messages poured in from my Pittsburgh friend group: Demolition had started on the Tree of Life synagogue, five-plus years after a murderous antisemite killed 11 worshipers [...]

Published
2024

3. The Making (and Remaking) of Jewish Jazz Masterpiece 'Hear, O Israel'

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
Abstract

During winter break of his sophomore year at Brown in 1967, Jonathan Klein traveled to New York with his French horn, baritone sax, and an unusual score he'd written several [...]

Published
2018

4. A farewell to my BlackBerry

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Technology and society -- Humor and anecdotes, Smart phones -- Usage, Elevators, Meetings, Smart phone, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Research in Motion BlackBerry Bold (Smart phone) -- Usage
Abstract

Byline: Allan Ripp I recently laid an old friend to rest, a loyal companion whose devoted service surpassed expectations but whose time on Earth had come to an unavoidable end. [...]

Published
2019

5. Farewell, my beloved BlackBerry. We put up a good fight

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Smart phones -- Usage -- Appreciation, Elevators, Meetings, Smart phone, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Research in Motion BlackBerry (Smart phone) -- Usage -- Appreciation
Abstract

Byline: Allan Ripp I recently laid an old friend to rest, a loyal companion whose devoted service surpassed expectations but whose time on Earth had come to an unavoidable end. [...]

Published
2019

6. Urgent, but Not an Emergency

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Physicians -- Humor and anecdotes, Urban life -- Humor and anecdotes, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Dear Diary: My wife and I were waiting anxiously in an examining room at an urgent care facility on the Upper West Side. Sarah had sliced her right index finger [...]

Published
2017

7. How Not to Get a Job

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Employment interviewing -- Personal narratives, Employee selection -- Personal narratives, Hiring, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

What do a fragrance designer, New York City cop, bed-and-breakfast manager and youth hockey coach have in common? Each of them recently applied for an account director position at my [...]

Published
2017

9. Central Park, After Hours

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Central Park, New York, New York -- Social aspects, Urban parks -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

It's not yet 4 a.m. and I'm out walking at a healthy clip. The moon is bright. In the distance, a subway train toots its horn, breaking the silence. A [...]

Published
2014

10. The Golden Book Foresaw My Golden Age.

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
*GRANDPARENTS, *ANIMAL life spans, *INDIVIDUAL retirement accounts, *AGE, *ACADEMY Awards
Abstract

The article discusses the author's experience with the Golden Book Encyclopedia from their childhood and how it predicted they would live to be 70 years old, which they have now reached. The author reflects on the passage of time and the milestones they have reached throughout their life. They also mention the average life expectancy for American males and express hope for a longer life based on their parents' longevity. The author concludes by stating that they have reached a true golden age and are now considered an "Old Man." [Extracted from the article]

Published
2024

11. Blast from the past with a video-store clerk

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Office workers -- Appreciation, Video game industry -- Officials and employees, Lease and rental services industry -- Officials and employees, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Dear Diary: Walking up Columbus Avenue one recent evening, I fell in alongside a tall man with long strides, salt-and-pepper porcupine hair and a face I instantly recognized as that [...]

Published
2013

12. Under The Scaffold, A No-Fight Club

Author

Ripp, Allan

Abstract

I WASN'T trying to be a tough guy. I was only trying to tell some surly kids to mind their manners. They were hanging out, as they do almost every […]

Published
2007

13. Leaps of faith

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Halsman, Philippe -- Works, Photography -- Bibliography, Celebrities -- Portrayals, Arts, visual and performing
Published
1986

14. Here's looking at you, kid

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Photography of children -- Methods, Photographers -- Interviews, Arts, visual and performing
Published
1983

15. Night tricks

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Photographers, Photography, Night -- Methods, Railroads, Arts, visual and performing
Published
1982

17. In praise of perfect pitch

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Photography -- Advertising, Advertising -- Portrayals, Arts, visual and performing
Published
1988

18. Who's picture is it anyway?

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Intellectual property -- Analysis, Image processing -- Digital techniques, Photography -- Ethical aspects, Copyright -- Portrayals, Electrophotography -- Ethical aspects, Arts, visual and performing
Published
1987

21. Life on the run

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Running -- United States, Arts, visual and performing, Literature/writing, Political science
Published
1977

22. Jazz

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Jazz music -- Analysis, Arts, visual and performing, Literature/writing, Political science
Published
1977

23. Keith Jarrett

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Jarrett, Keith -- Biography, Jazz musicians -- Biography, Arts, visual and performing, Literature/writing, Political science
Published
1978

24. Who Needs a Glitzy Lobby?

Author

Ripp, Allan

Abstract

SINCE 1989 I have worked out of a six-story office building on the Upper West Side. It has a wobbly elevator and a vestibule lobby used by O.T.B. regulars next […]

Published
2000

26. Music by George, words by Ira

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Gershwin, George and Ira, Music, Arts, visual and performing, Literature/writing, Political science
Published
1978

31. Leonardo Had It Wrong A wry revisionist's view of eating, sitting and other matters.

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
ARCHITECTS, EXHIBITIONS, CONDUCT of life
Abstract

The article focuses on the art works done by architect and social critic Bernard Rudofsky. It informs that Rudofsky has organized an exhibition on the conduct of life for the U.S. government. The purpose of the exhibition is to prove that bathing, eating, sleeping, sitting and other domestic habits were managed better in older cultures. It tells that Rudofsky has also written the book "Now I Lay Me Down to Eat." It also tells that

Published
1980

36. Abba

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Rock musicians -- Sweden, Arts, visual and performing, Literature/writing, Political science, ABBA (Music group) -- Analysis
Published
1978

37. There's also Ebie!

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
Theater, Arts, visual and performing, Literature/writing, Political science
Published
1978

48. Coronavirus Made Me Give Up Cash.

Author

Ripp, Allan

Subjects
*COVID-19 pandemic, *COVID-19, *RESPIRATORY diseases, *BANK notes, *COMMUNICABLE diseases, *TABLOID newspapers
Published
2020

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