by Tom Faure
Dayenu. Dah-yeh-new.
Every Passover I learn new words. This week I attended my second Seder, the Jewish ceremony consisting of rituals and dinner among friends and family. Each time I enjoy a holiday with my fiancée’s family, I expect to learn a new word or two. First, during my college years in New York City, came kvetch and kvell; next came mitzvah. The latest, acquired at her family’s home in suburban Philadelphia, means, roughly, “it would have been sufficient.” …
Franklin Odo is chief of the Asian division at the Library of Congress and former director of the Asian Pacific American Program at the Smithsonian Institution. Before participating in a panel on “The Creation of Chinese America” at Zócalo, he sat down for our “In the Green Room” Q&A…
The three participants on a panel called “Why Do We Love Trees” might be expected to have fairly simplistic relationships with the plants in question. But Nalini Nadkarni, Jennifer Steinkamp and David “Mas” Masumoto voiced diverse perspectives, and occasionally complicated feelings…
Drinks With … is a new feature allowing Zócalo to take a refreshing break with intriguing personalities. In our first Drinks With …, Ideas Editor T.A. Frank profiles a bartender to the stars.
by T.A. Frank
“I don’t know what I’m doing here. It’s ridiculous,” says Hank Sievers. Hank’s objection isn’t to the venue. We’re at the H.M.S. Bounty, an old-school bar and eatery on the ground floor of the Gaylord apartments on Wilshire. “When I go to bed at night I don’t expect to wake up in the morning. I really don’t. Most people die in their sleep.” I should mention he’s a few days shy of 92. …
Happy Birthday to us! Zócalo Public Square turns eight years old this month, and to celebrate the occasion we’d like to thank you for all your support and fill you in on where we are and where we’re heading. We’re building out our online presence and have brought on some top-notch talent to do it. [...]
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