{"id":277,"date":"2013-12-01T12:57:38","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T16:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=277"},"modified":"2013-12-05T04:20:36","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T08:20:36","slug":"new-york-city-blog-nov-24-dec-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=277","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog Nov. 24 – Dec. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“The thirst for power and possessions knows no limits.” Who said this earlier this week? Pope Francis, that’s who. In his 2013 encyclical, Evangelii Gaudeum (Joy of the Gospel), he lambasts our obsession with wealth. “Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world.” He says that the death of an elderly woman from hunger isn’t news, but the drop of a few stock market points is. Way to go, Pope Francis. He’s one of the bad boys of Roman Catholicism, the Jesuits.<\/div>\n
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Have you ever sat through a performance and felt that it was one of the most exciting experiences you have ever had? That’s what happened last Sunday at Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Society (CMS) five p.m. concert. Pianist Alessio Bax sailed and thundered through Liszt’s “Apr\u00e8s une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi sonata”. More! More!<\/div>\n
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Thanksgiving is such a piece of baggage. I got off easily this year, responsible for only two dishes: Citarella’s wonderful shrimp and my tried and true onion dish.Invited to a dear friend’s Brooklyn apartment, I met three of her four children. All of them have their mother’s wit which made for a very amusing time.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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