The Rogovoy Report 8.12.24

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Aug 11, 2024

Why Adults Still Dream About School

(The Atlantic) - I have a recurring dream. The more pertinent one is about college. It’s the end of the semester, and I suddenly realize that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever, and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Then I remember I haven’t been in college in more than a decade. I suspect the school-stress dream is quite a common one. Deirdre Barrett, a dream researcher at Harvard University and the author of Pandemic Dreams and The Committee of Sleep, confirmed my suspicion. “It’s a really common theme,” she told me. “And it’s common not only for people who are still in school … It’s a very common theme for people who are far into adulthood, who have been out of school forever.”

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There’s little evidence slouching is unhealthy. So why do Americans believe so firmly in sitting up straight? (TNR)

What to read when you want to quit (The Atlantic)

The cellist of Auschwitz (New Yorker)

FASCIST TAKEOVER WATCH:

Project 2025 is coming for your rights (The Nation)

Trump unleashes MAGA army on Joe Rogan for the pettiest reason (TNR)

Trump mistakes Nate Holden for Willie Brown because ‘all Blacks look alike’ (The Guardian)

To see how the Far Right might run France, see how they run this city (The Nation)

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern (courtesy Sohn Fine Art)

Bert Stern’s Marilyn Monroe Photographs on View at Sohn Fine Art

(RI) LENOX, Mass. - Artists have been captivated by Marilyn Monroe’s presence since U.S. Army photographer David Conover took a picture of an 18-year-old Norma Jeane Mortenson while on assignment in a California munitions factory in 1944. Artworks inspired by Monroe seek to make sense of her complicated inner life, but prints of her sourced directly from film — a magical emulsion that captures reflected or enveloping light, leaving behind a shadow of space once occupied — are as close as one can get to seeing her in the flesh. Such is the case with the exhibition “Marilyn Uncovered,” on view at Sohn Fine Art in Lenox through September 30. Nestled quietly in the back of the gallery are 14 matted and framed prints of Monroe taken by acclaimed artist Bert Stern (1929-2013) who, like Conover, was once a photographer in the U.S. Army.

One of Bob Dylan’s Most Jewish Songs is VP Candidate Tim Walz’s Favorite

(Forward) by Seth Rogovoy - Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz is a big rock music fan. He’s been spotted attending Bruce Springsteen concerts, and as governor he declared Mar. 5 to be “Bruce Springsteen Day” in Minnesota. He renamed a highway near Prince’s Paisley Park estate after the late pop-funk singer, a native of Minneapolis. Like many of the late Warren Zevon’s devotees, he complained on social media about how the eccentric rock singer-songwriter has been passed over numerous times for inclusion in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and he has even paraphrased some of Zevon’s lyrics on the campaign trail (“We’ll sleep when we’re dead”). He counts Minnesota artists, including Lizzo, the Replacements, and Husker Du, among his all-time favorites. But what has the Bob Dylan world abuzz is that in 2021, in honor of the Minnesota native’s 80th birthday, the governor told an interviewer, “As a dad, ‘Forever Young’ has always been my favorite Dylan song. A timeless message from a dad to his son.” Set aside for a moment that in the song itself there is no indication that the narrator is a man singing to a son — it could easily be a mother and/or a daughter. The more significant import of Walz’s choice is that it is one of Bob Dylan’s most Jewish songs....

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PREVIEW: Noche Flamenca brings ‘Searching for Goya’ to Jacob’s Pillow (Boston Globe)

PREVIEW: Tony Award-winner Ari’el Stachel brings autobiographical one-man show to Festival of New Jewish Plays at Pittsfield’s Colonial Theatre (Berkshire Eagle)

PREVIEW: WAM Theatre benefit to showcase new approach from new director (B Eagle)

‘Rebel Town’ musical about Boston Tea Party by Berkshire native John Segalla opens in Lenox (Berkshire Edge)

Hudson River School painter Thomas Cole finally get his due with new visitor’s center at Cole House in Catskill, N.Y. (WAMC)

PREVIEW: The world is still catching up to the music of Hector Berlioz, focus of this year’s Bard Music Festival (NYT)

NEWS FROM THE BERKSHIRES

Day-Long Festival Today at Triplex Celebrates Music Inn

(Berkshire Eagle) GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - For nearly 30 years, jazz, folk, blues and rock fans flocked to the now-legendary Music Inn for outdoor concerts by many of the era’s most celebrated performers. Today (Sunday, Aug 11) from 1 to 9 p.m. at the Triplex Cinema, the origins and legacy of the Music Inn will be celebrated in a two-part cornucopia of documentary films, panel discussions, exhibits and live music. Highlights of the festival’s afternoon segment include reminiscences from former Music Inn employees, a film about the Modern Jazz Quartet’s shows at the venue, and a talk by music scholar, author and critic Jeremy Yudkin about the site’s role as a magnet for jazz greats. The evening program starts with a short film documentary chronicling the era of the Music Inn, followed by music author Seth Rogovoy’s live interview with David Rothstein, the artistic director who purchased, expanded and ran the place from 1970 to 1979.

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Great Barrington Board of Health poised to take action against Housatonic Water Works (Berkshire Edge)

The Du Bois Freedom Center in Great Barrington is about to renovate its new home. It seeks to establish it as a hub for African American culture (Berkshire Eagle)

Long-storied annual Du Bois forum, now in Great Barrington, honors Black intellectual and artistic traditions (Forbes)

Remediation work on Ried Cleaners property in Great Barrington stalls out (BEdge)

Human-services workers union endorses Leigh Davis for state rep from 3rd Berkshire District (B Edge)

Pittsfield’s beloved King Kone has soft re-opening as worker co-op (iBerkshires)

Pittsfield hair salon owner shocked by Secret Service break-in during Harris visit (iBerkshires)

During the pandemic, new cars were in short supply at Berkshire car dealerships. Now they're back — and sales are up (B Eagle)

Pittsfield High School English teacher releases new album (iBerkshires)

Dalton Fire Chief suspended, under investigation over allegations of sexual harassment, grant overspending and “employee concerns” (iBerkshires)

Cohoes-based Crane Stationery attracts investment, names new CEO (ABR)

NEWS FROM THE HUDSON VALLEY

Red Hook, a Small-Town Oasis in Dutchess County

(ATU) RED HOOK, N.Y. - As neighboring towns ebb and flow with new businesses and ever-evolving Main Streets bustling with city folk, a small Dutchess County town remains an oasis from the tourist hubbub of the Hudson Valley. Red Hook beckons from the northernmost edge of Dutchess County right along the Hudson River. The town encompasses several villages, including the village of Red Hook, our main focus here. It preserves several should-visit Hudson Valley eateries and shops amid tree-lined streets, paths and gardens.

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Second weed shop to open in downtown Hudson (HV360)

Play Pop: Hudson's new family club for work, play, and community (Chronogram)

Former American Glory restaurant’s awning and fenced-in area in downtown Hudson to be removed (GoR)

Catskill High School principal placed on administrative leave (ATU)

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