29th Street Ballroom
Great Cover and Thoughts on 'Page Two'
RECEIVED Fri., Dec. 1, 2006
Friends,
Thank you for the Celesta Danger photo on this week's issue – a cleverly posed Nora Ankrum said as much with her body language, as captured by Ms. Danger, as we would hope to (and did) find within [“My Semester on the Beat,” News, Dec. 1]. Here's hoping you find other ways to bring Celesta's art to your cover.
Louis Black's serial-sequel op-ed on "free speech" has taken on epic hues [“Page Two”], but maybe he's/we're getting there now in our search for the true meaning of "free.” I think part of the problem may be trying to simplify the responses to Ms. Maines' spontaneous comment. Some/many were, I believe, exactly as Mr. Black read them to be: hectoring punditry aiming at the speaker, rather than the spoken thought. In that regard, I agree fully with him. However, to the extent that some/many of the "critics" were angrily denouncing the thought expressed, I would agree with Mr. McKendree [“Postmarks,” Dec. 1] that the marketplace of ideas can sometimes be a bear market. Let's be thankful that we are all willing to think and argue openly about the consequences of speaking freely and can still do so in publications such as yours.
Thank you for the Celesta Danger photo on this week's issue – a cleverly posed Nora Ankrum said as much with her body language, as captured by Ms. Danger, as we would hope to (and did) find within [“My Semester on the Beat,” News, Dec. 1]. Here's hoping you find other ways to bring Celesta's art to your cover.
Louis Black's serial-sequel op-ed on "free speech" has taken on epic hues [“Page Two”], but maybe he's/we're getting there now in our search for the true meaning of "free.” I think part of the problem may be trying to simplify the responses to Ms. Maines' spontaneous comment. Some/many were, I believe, exactly as Mr. Black read them to be: hectoring punditry aiming at the speaker, rather than the spoken thought. In that regard, I agree fully with him. However, to the extent that some/many of the "critics" were angrily denouncing the thought expressed, I would agree with Mr. McKendree [“Postmarks,” Dec. 1] that the marketplace of ideas can sometimes be a bear market. Let's be thankful that we are all willing to think and argue openly about the consequences of speaking freely and can still do so in publications such as yours.
Jay Brim