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I loved this description from the NYT: [Ted Kennedy] was a Rabelaisian figure in the Senate and in life, instantly recognizable by his shock of white hair, his florid, oversize face, his booming Boston brogue, his powerful but pained stride. He was a celebrity, sometimes a self-parody, a hearty friend, an implacable foe, a man of large faith and large flaws, a melancholy character who persevered, drank deeply and sang loudly. He was a Kennedy.”
Read this about the Chappaquiddick incident – a scandal from which he never was able to recover.
Designer, Halston told the New York Times in the 70′s that “Naomi was the first [black supermodel]. She was the great ambassador for all black people. She broke down all the social barriers.” Sims was 61 when she died of cancer in Newark on Saturday. Read the New York Times’ obituary here.
Artist Chen Guang was a 17-year-old soldier when he was instructed “to clear the symbolic heart of the nation, even if it meant spilling blood.” He had been suppressing these memories for 20 years but last year made a series of paintings based on hundreds of photographs of the Tiananmen massacre. Powerful stuff.
Have a look at this beautiful series of drawings by Maira Kalman:
Jet-lagged, exhausted and with no opportunity for afternoon naps, I’ve been drinking what feels like too much strong coffee. But apparently I could be drinking much more of the stuff:
Drinking coffee may do more than just keep you awake. A new study suggests an intriguing potential link to mental health later in life, as well.
A team of Swedish and Danish researchers tracked coffee consumption in a group of 1,409 middle-age men and women for an average of 21 years. During that time, 61 participants developed dementia, 48 with Alzheimer’s disease.
After controlling for numerous socioeconomic and health factors, including high cholesterol and high blood pressure, the scientists found that the subjects who had reported drinking three to five cups of coffee daily were 65 percent less likely to have developed dementia, compared with those who drank two cups or less. People who drank more than five cups a day also were at reduced risk of dementia, the researchers said, but there were not enough people in this group to draw statistically significant conclusions.
