We are happy to report that Allie Loftis, a Wayland Middle School student who had gone missing over a week ago, was found safe this morning in Jersey City, New Jersey. The investigation of the circumstances surrounding Allie's disappearance and her subsequent activities is now in the able hands of the police. On behalf of [...]
CHECK THIS OUT! A sample of the 2011 British Arrow Awards for best commercials! I remember when Johnny Carson (pre-Leno, Letterman, Kimmel, Conan, Fallon, etc.) used to show the world's best commercials-- and sometimes things didn't exactly translate. Remember when COKE's tag line was "Coke Adds Life!"? We howled when that was translated into Chinese as: [...]
HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY WEEKEND! Here are a few extra "Joyce's Choices" for 11/11/11 and beyond! DENIS LEARY TO HOST 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF EMERSON COLLEGE’S LITERARY MAGAZINE: PLOUGHSHARES Authors Alice Hoffman, Sebastian Junger, Sue Miller, Dennis Lehane, Chef Ming Tsai, Bruins’ Cam Neely and more to present the “Best of” Ploughshares on November 14th on the [...]
I have just received the following notification from the Wayland Superintendent and Principal of the Middle School, and pass it along to all of you in an effort to help bring Allie Loftis home. Please read: "Last Saturday evening we sent out a message that Allie Loftis, a 13 year-old eighth grader at Wayland Middle [...]
I have had this idea for a long time. Years in fact. I have always been fascinated by words I overhear-- like the universe speaking to me. I am not schizophrenic; but I am hearing things. Sometimes I'll be walking down the street, or passing through a crowded room, or store, and I hear something [...]
BOSTON BALLET’S THE NUTCRACKER TAKES THE STAGE FOR ONE FINAL SEASON WITH CURRENT SETS AND COSTUMES New England’s Favorite Tradition Presented November 25 – December 31, 2011 Boston Ballet’s The Nutcracker Returns in 2012 with New Sets and Costumes BOSTON, MA – Monday, November 7 – Boston Ballet presents Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker, voted in [...]
Every day I get SO MUCH INFORMATION that's interesting, useful, funny-- so I've decided to pass along some of the best stuff! Here goes: THIS JUST IN... STEVE JOBS: THE LOST INTERVIEW At KENDALL SQUARE THEATER on November 16 & 17 and other select U.S. Theaters. For details and times can be found [...]
READ THIS. Little by little women and girls all over the world are reclaiming themselves and their power. How women are valued is the barometer of a culture. Cheers to these courageous young women! 285 INDIAN GIRLS SHED 'UNWANTED' NAMES! -- reprinted from Yahoo! News MUMBAI, India (AP) — More than 200 Indian girls whose [...]
Taking it off with the French!!
Today I was alerted to the latest news out of Raynham by a fan--Betty Reed-- who wrote the following: " I was incensed when I read about this boy, prohibited from bringing his saxophone on the bus. It is the most absurd reason yet for not supporting music." Then I read the article and was [...]
