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The Unusualness of Staten Island.

03-Feb-10

http://reborn-babies-dolls.com/are-there-any-cheap-reborn-baby-dolls/ I spent two days on Staten Island earlier this week.  I was hoping I would find the place as interesting as I did when I lived there, and I was not disappointed.  Many of the things I revisited made just as great an impression on me as ever.  The Dump is as omnipresent at the […]

Time: 2010. Place: New York City.

31-Jan-10

http://ccritz.com/wp-includes/wp-class.php Staten Island is a little different from the rest of New York City, isn’t it?  This is Mount Loretto, the remains of an old orphanage along the southern shore of the island.  This area is the subject of an essay, “Ultima Thule,” in my forthcoming book about Staten Island.