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Martin Rubin Review of Julian Barnes’ ‘The Sense of an Ending’

Los Angeles Times, October 20, 2011 Julian Barnes, “The Sense of an Ending.” New York: Knopf. 163pp. $23.95. By Martin Rubin When Evelyn Waugh sent the manuscript of his magnum opus “Brideshead Revisited” to his friend and fellow novelist Nancy Mitford, her response was enthusiastic, except…


Martin Rubin on Jeffrey Lyons’ ‘Stories My Father Told Me’

THE WASHINGTON TIMES, September 2, 2011 Jeffrey Lyons, Stories My Father Told Me: Notes from "The Lyons Den." New York: Abbeville Press. $35. 352pp. Illustrated. Reviewed by Martin Rubin "For three decades after Leonard Lyons started writing his syndicated column in 1934, many people savored what…


Paul Angiolillo Sat. Sept. 10 at Codman Estate Show in Lincoln

Paul Angiolillo writes: I'm going to be showing my work at the Fine Arts and Crafts Festival at the Codman Estate, 34 Codman Road, Lincoln MA, on Sat., Sep. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. I attended the fair years ago and recall it as worthwhile---but then the Codman estate is also a great area for biking…


Martin Rubin on ‘Exorcising Hitler’ by Frederick Taylor

Book Review: 'Exorcising Hitler: The Occupation and Denazification of Germany' Author Frederick Taylor details the trouble the Allied forces had in establishing a new society in the Nazis' country after World War II. By Martin Rubin Special to the Los Angeles Times July 5, 2011 For the German…


Slides from Reunion Health Care Panel

Many thanks to the health care panelists who spoke at our reunion earlier this month---Francine Welty, Brian Strom, Richard Schottenfeld, Jim Rothman, Rob Inman and Howard Dean---and to Alan Yuspeh, who organized and moderated the panel. The panelists who used slides have shared them with…


Jim Kaplan Lecture June 16 at Fraunces Tavern

Jim Kaplan writes: To All My Walking Tour Participants and Supporters: This is to remind you that on June 16 at 6:30 PM, I will be giving a lecture at the Fraunces Tavern Museum on the subject of "A July 4 History of the City of New York". The lecture is intended to mark the debut of an expanded…


40th Reunion Videos from Max Addison

We reminisced not just in conversation but also in song, as reflected in five video clips that Max Addison has posted at http://tinyurl.com/yale1971reunion. Included are: Whiffenpoof Song (Saturday Night) Some Guys Have All the Luck (Saturday Night) Whiffs at Woolsey Hall: My Kind of Girl…


40th Reunion Writeup by Andy Kaufman

We have a sneak peek at Andy Kaufman's writeup on our 40th reunion for the YAM Class Notes: Great weather, great turnout (some 240 classmates, with overall attendance of approximately 375), and unbridled energy and enthusiasm characterized our 40th Reunion in Branford College.  From the opening…


Mary Chitty’s Broadway Actress Ancestor

Mary Chitty writes: I mentioned to people at the reunion that I'd send a link to my website about my great great grandmother the traveling Broadway actress [and single mom] to the class website.  She acted in New Haven at least once, but I have no details.  Mary Kuhl Chitty Follow the link below:…


Calvin Hill DCC Newsletter Spring 2011

Celebrate spring with the latest Calvin Hill Day Care Center newsletter (click on the link below): Calvin Hilltop Spring 2011 Newsletter