Tag: Donald Scarinci
2014 Whitney Biennial: Curators As Artists
The 2014 Whitney Biennial ended this week. It is the last to take place in the Whitney Museum of American Art’s building at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street. The Museum is moving downtown to its new location in the spring of 2015. The Museum’s new building was designed by architect Renzo Piano and is […]
May 26, 2014
Frieze Art Fair – A True New Yorker
Not only does New York steal some good theater from London, but the Frieze Art Fair has now become a New York art show and part of the established New York art scene. Direct from London, the Frieze Art Fair landed on New York Randall’s island from May 9 – 12, 2014 featuring over 190 […]
May 12, 2014
Axpona 2014: From Turntable to Hi Res Audio
At a show dominated by the excitement of High Resolution (HR) audio and the delivery systems that are becoming available to play it, VPI introduced a high quality but affordable consumer turntable which might be considered the first of its kind in the post CD era. The AXPONA audio expo in Chicago is one of […]
April 28, 2014
Do Digital Cables make a difference?
While there are still a few holdouts who say that power cords and analog connector cables don’t make a difference with sound or video quality, they are now a minority. However, the debate remains active about digital cables. Digital cable Naysayers point out that the digital signal is just a series of 1’s and 0’s. […]
April 21, 2014
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Spilling a hot drink from Dunkin Donuts made a New Jersey resident a millionaire. New Jersey resident Jennifer Fragoso’s lawsuit comes 20 years after McDonald’s Restaurants was sued by a New Mexico woman who suffered third-degree burns after spilling a hot coffee in her lap. A jury awarded her $2.86 million in damages. However, the […]
March 10, 2014
Robert Julian Named 2012 Numismatist of the Year
Anyone who appreciates or collects the medals made at the United States Mint in the 19th Century knows Robert Julian and his magnum opus, Medals of the United States Mint the First Century 1792 to 1892 published by the Token & Medal Society, 1977. I had the pleasure of being with Mr. Julian when he […]
April 29, 2013
Even Australian Lawyers suffer with Lawyer Jokes
Three people were in a lifeboat after their ship sank. They were surrounded by sharks. One courageous person took charge of the situation, dove into the water and swam ashore. To the surprise of the survivors on the life boat, the sharks allowed the person to grab their fins for a tow ashore. Once safely […]
April 22, 2013
Community Pulls Together To Participate in Sandy Clean-up Efforts
More than two weeks after Hurricane Sandy ravaged through New Jersey, the expansive wreckage is a sorrowful reminder of the thousands of people who lost their homes and belongings. The damage is more pronounced in some areas more than others, but I think we can all agree that the entire state felt the effects of […]
November 21, 2012
Off the Beaten Path in Corsica & Sardinia
Flying to Ajaccio, Corsica takes some careful planning. It is a lot like getting to Martha’s Vineyard, and the timing of the flights needs to be right. We arrived in Nice, France and waited five hours for our flight to Ajaccio. Ajaccio is on the Gulf of Valinco, one of the most beautiful places on […]
July 16, 2012
Visiting the Bergen County Environmental Center in Wyckoff, NJ
One of my favorite parks in Bergen County, NJ is tucked away in a residential area of Wyckoff. I call it the bird museum but it is really called the James A. McFaul Environmental Center. It’s never crowded, and on a nice day, it is a well-maintained, safe and peaceful place to walk or read.The […]
April 18, 2012