Fantastic Kirby “Co-created by” is such an awkward phrase. It accurately describes that middle-school science project on which your parents “absolutely, positively did not” provide any assistance. It correctly describes Captain America, who was co-created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Both wrote. Both drew. A few years later, the pair co-created the unbelievable genre […]
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Fiz 6.22.05
Strife (and Bradys) in kidland There’s a bit of a diary inside a Brady Bunch record I bought at Goodwill the other day. The record is not really of the Brady Bunch proper, but of the Brady Bunch Kids, the cartoon series from 1972. The song titles are spelled out in rebus, and they stretch […]
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Fiz 6.15.05
Public displays High school obsession? Anonymous love for everyone? Admiration for the telephone repairman? An art project? The new bunny? There’s a slew of telephone poles (and some trees) out in Chili and Gates with “I [heart] you” spray-painted on them. I’ve been noticing these tokens of affection for the past couple years, but never […]
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Fiz 6.8.05
The image of scooters usually brings to mind fashionable Europeans perched atop Vespas (Italian for “wasp”) and navigating serpentine streets mapped out by Charlemagne and other guys who didn’t predict the pervasiveness of the SUV. Over here, however, the thoroughfares are meaty, and motorists prefer their transportation roomy. There’s no justification for motorscooters in the […]
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Fiz 5.25.05
Forgive their trespasses Plans to fill in the abandoned Rochester subway tunnels is not only causing a stir in the community of homeless folks who find shelter there — it’s also sending ripples through the urban exploration community. The Rochester subway is a favored spot among urban explorers probably because it’s relatively easy to get […]
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Dash and swoop
Not 10 minutes after I stepped onto the pedestrian bridge at High Falls, a Peregrine Falcon swooped up from the falls side of the bridge and made a breathtaking flyover. “It’s Hafoc,” said one of the regular falcon watchers, not even raising his binoculars. The bird was barely eight feet above us — close enough […]
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Rochester’s 2004 Lilac Festival
It’s bloom time Our 10-day homage to the heady lilac has returned: This year’s Lilac Festival will run from Friday, May 14, through Sunday, May 23. The festival doesn’t only give us more incentive to enjoy the well-designed acres of Highland Park, or herald the opening of the long and busy summer festival season. […]
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Rochester’s 2004 Lilac Festival
It’s bloom time Our 10-day homage to the heady lilac has returned: This year’s Lilac Festival will run from Friday, May 14, through Sunday, May 23. The festival doesn’t only give us more incentive to enjoy the well-designed acres of Highland Park, or herald the opening of the long and busy summer festival season. […]
