Allan Ripp

[Allan Ripp @arippnyc]

It took decades to find a pack of Choc-O-Mint Life Savers, the kind my mom used to carry in her purse. Here's my Proustian memory in the Wall Street Journal - "An Ancient Candy Fills A Hole in My Heart": https://t.co/4hpdfAV838

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I have a habit of getting ahead of my wife when we're out walking together - The Wall Street Journal let me describe my effort to correct that and get back in step: https://t.co/qJZ9VAH1eG

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The Washington Post kindly granted me space to write about rediscovering a "sound sculpture" hiding in plain sight in the middle of Times Square - the Hum that never sleeps. Thanks to editors Mark Laswell and Nicholas Tomaino: https://t.co/TUgKNqCvrD

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Songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote so many classic love songs - forgive them for this one super-sexist ode to marriage called "Wives and Lovers." Here's my Valentine's Day assessment: https://t.co/lBhTwIOiHX

[Allan Ripp @arippnyc]

In 1967 I was given a citizenship award by the American Legion. Here's how I'm using that medal 60 years later, as described in the Wall Street Journal - "God and Country and the Dining Room Table": https://t.co/fsxwoBvgGM

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Sid Gribetz is a distinguished former New York State judge - but also one of NYC's leading jazz disc jockeys, with a 40-plus year history of shows at Columbia's WKCR-FM. Here's my profile of the judge who swings: https://t.co/SohD2mDtlR

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I'm excited to read writer David Margolick's upcoming biography of legendary TV comic Sid Caesar due out November 11. Here's a little profile of David I wrote for The Times of Israel: https://t.co/3pgTMCeIhV

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Amidst continued hostility over Israel on US campuses, the head of Chabad at Haverford College leans in to create a bigger Jewish presence. My account for the Times of Israel: https://t.co/0bIAcmXWcr

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When your worldview depends on how a single body part feels - my "Knee Jerk's Guide to Pain Management" in the Chicago Tribune. Thank you, Coleen Kujawa: https://t.co/ldoViqtMZ5

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An essay of mine in The Times of Israel - how political anger is increasingly fueling violent attacks, with a nod to 1976 Oscar-winning film Network: https://t.co/zp9DjwLTLy

[Allan Ripp @arippnyc]

My longtime colleague, friend and mensch-in-residence Josh Spivak died in July - the nation's foremost authority on election recalls. Here's my tribute to Josh in the New York Law Journal: https://t.co/3mwrj8Otq1

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"Did I want to drive 760 miles in two days?" Not really, but I couldn't pass up rare bonding time with my son Asher ahead of his fourth year of med school. Here's an account of our road trip from Charleston, SC to NYC: https://t.co/Z9Iqp5ppaT

[Allan Ripp @arippnyc]

It's busker season in New York's Central Park. Here's my tribute in City Journal to one devoted - and devout - alto saxophonist who "plays with a spiritual calling": https://t.co/JEZavBbdon

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My not-so-tranquil Manhattan block houses an unassuming Buddhist temple. Here's a profile of the gentle Zen master who runs it - "The Buddhist Monk of 96th Street": https://t.co/2lPItqsurm

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I discovered nearly $150K had been taken from my business bank account, from a financial judgment I never saw coming. Here's my unraveling of that cautionary nightmare in Inc. Magazine. Shout out to editor Laura Lorber: https://t.co/PrNyVzd73V

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I discovered nearly $15K had been taken from business bank account! Here's my unraveling of that cautionary nightmare in Inc. Magazine. Shout out to editor Laura Lorber: https://t.co/PrNyVzd73V

[Allan Ripp @arippnyc]

For anyone with food allergies - or living with someone who has them - here's a challenging tale: "My Daughter Ate a Pistachio - And Lived!": https://t.co/vRzYFBxdhZ

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"It’s hard not to fall for a grand romantic gesture, but it isn’t so easy to create a lasting romance." My Valentine's Day muse in the Wall Street Journal - "The Things We Do For Love": https://t.co/5J0kkJH4ln

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In the early 1980s I spent time working with Muslim leader the Aga Khan IV, uniquely tolerant, philanthropic and the rare Imam to avoid bashing Israel. My tribute in the Times of Israel: https://t.co/ijDhhD4DEt

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We went walking in the Polar Vortex and lent a helping hand to a fellow New Yorker in distress - my shaggy parakeet story in The West Side Rag: https://t.co/QCRvoNZYnI