More December: A Cat and Lawyers

Odd photo in the Metropolitan Diary segment of the NY Times: man with a large cat on his head, while walking in lower Manhattan (I think it’s lower Manhattan; I recognize the background to be near B’way and Fulton). Cute kitty.

Various federal judges, as members of the Baker Street Irregulars, are quoted as having enjoyed the new Sherlock Holmes movie (as in, it’s not that bad) (hat tip to link from Sarah Weinman’s Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind).

Anthony Romero, Executive Director of ACLU, is apparently another lawyer who spends his weekends at the Hamptons; otherwise, an interesting profile on what he does on his Sundays (reading the NY Times, for instance).

On the eve of his new term, NY Times profiles Manhattan DA-elect Cyrus Vance, Jr. , through the perspective of his relationship with his father, Cyrus Vance, Sr.

On the eve of his last term, a look at Manhattan DA Robert Morganthau.

The passing of Percy Sutton.

Observations

In the NY Times: New York City of the past and how it celebrated New Year’s, with a ball.

I’ve been fascinated of late how NYC’s Dutch past has been explored: the NY Times’ Danny Hakim profiles historian Charles Gehring, who has been working on translating old New Amsterdam records.

The passing of Lawrence Krebs, Nobel Prize winner, a scientist who helped improve our understanding of cellular biology and muscle movement. I remembered studying the Krebs process when I was in high school and taking AP Biology.

The passing of Alaina Reed, who played Olivia on “Sesame Street.”

The passing of George Michael, sportscaster of the “The George Michael Sports Machine” show, syndicated on local NBC for many years.

The passing of Roy E. Disney, Walt Disney’s nephew and a man with his own impact on the entertainment industry.

Otherwise, NY Times Magazine is covering the other observations of those who passed in 2009.

Merry Christmas 2009!

Slate has a slideshow on past Sherlock Holmes adaptations – including Jeremy Brett’s version (unlike Entertainment Weekly, which I noted has seemed to have forgotten Brett entirely).

Slate presents the past questions on Christmas in one roundup.

NY Times’ Holland Cotter on the beauty of Manhattan churches, including Trinity Church, St. John the Divine, Riverside, and others.

Triscribe Christmases Past: 2008, 2007 (with YC in Hong Kong), 2006 – eve and post-eve, 2005: YC and Mrs. YC in Taiwan, FC and P being busy, and thoughts on the Christmas Eve of 2005… I could go on, but go ahead, and check the archives.

Merry Christmas to all!