Heard By a Bird: December 3
Region: New York"Formerly my art centered on spirituality, but now it's about coatracks." - Jim Dine Did you see the cloud resembling a left tonsil over Highmount last Wednesday? A Letter Dear Sparrow The Scribe: Have you e... more
Views: 1756Heard by a Bird: November 19
Region: New York"I dislike meeting people, but I love being met." - Patricia Arquette Smoking Section "When I was a boy, we had a battered old television," Gene Pilnatt remembers. "After you watched it for two hours it woul... more
Views: 1701Heard by a Bird: November 5th
Region: New York"The best books are written by authors who're in debt." - Diana Trilling A Letter Dear Sparrow-Boy: What's going on with High Street? For two years, I lived happily on this road (in Phoenicia). Sudd... more
Views: 1708Heard by a Bird
Region: New York"The Internet makes you smart and cruel." - Matt Drudge Did you see the cloud in the shape of XVII (17 in Roman numerals) over Shandaken last Tuesday? A Letter Dear Sparrow: Faces have names; bodies do n... more
Views: 1539Heard by a Bird
Region: United States
"Poetry and arson are the two loneliest occupations." - Rainer Maria Rilke A Letter Dear Sparrow: Each time it rains, I relearn that my house is essentially a drum. A. T. Bumper sticker: SOMETIMES TH... more
Views: 1444Heard by a Bird
Region: United States"Books are batter; movies are cakes." - Jack Warner Ask Sparrow Faithful (and some faithless) readers of this column will remember that "Ask Sparrow" is a recurring feature, in which distraught m... more
Views: 1382Heard by a Bird
Region: New York
"I no longer paint circles. Now I paint the circumference of spheres." - Jasper Johns Kindly Blind Items "Heard By A Bird" (this column) is known for its "good gossip." This is largel... more
Views: 1411Heard by a Bird
Region: New York
"God speaks to us through comic books." - Jack Kirby Did you see the cloud shaped like the letter H over Mount Tremper last Thursday? A Letter Dear Mr. Sparrow: People are constantly asking m... more
Views: 1238Heard by a Bird
Region: New York
"'American' is less a nationality than a diagnosis." - Ludwig Bemelmans Bumper sticker: IF YOU LIKE CHENEY SO MUCH, GO HUNTING WITH HIM! A Letter Dear "Bird Is the Word," Rock music no longer rocks. ... more
Views: 1358Heard by a Bird
Region: New York
"High school is just college for virgins." - Booth Tarkington Did you see the cloud shaped like gold bullion over Allaben last Wednesday? My friends are listening to the Prog-ballet band Swimming In Threes. ... more
Views: 1216
