See the article in its original context from August 28, 1988 Section Page Buy Reprints View on timesmachine TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. THE BAR IN THE AUDITORIUM lobby at the University of Antwerp was crowded with scholars in baggy suits, itinerant students, assorted hangers-on. There were also a few prosperous-looking older men, who turned out to be childhood friends of Paul de Man - the focus of an international conference held last June at the university. You wouldn't have known from the sessions listed in the … [Read more...] about The Case of Paul De Man
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San Francisco police seek man who fired ‘possible blanks’ in synagogue
A man stepped inside a Jewish synagogue in San Francisco on Wednesday night and made a statement before pulling out a handgun and firing off "possible blanks," officials said Friday morning. The description of the man in this incident is similar to the one of a man who reportedly brandished a gun at a local theater Tuesday night, the San Francisco Police Department said in a news release. "Based on these recent reports, which appear to be unrelated, the subject’s description is similar and is possibly the same individual," police said. "Officers are searching for this subject." Police said a man entered the Schneerson Center at 2655 Balboa St. at about 7:20 p.m. Wednesday when a group was gathered. After firing several shots, he fled the synagogue, police said. Police were called the next morning about the incident, and just before 9:30 a.m., officers visited the synagogue, where they found "expended casings that were fired, which are being investigated as possible … [Read more...] about San Francisco police seek man who fired ‘possible blanks’ in synagogue
IDEAS & TRENDS: The de Man Affair; Critics Attempt to Reinterpret A Colleague’s Disturbing Past
See the article in its original context from July 17, 1988 Section Page Buy Reprints View on timesmachine TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. WEAPONS are being sharpened these days on the arcane battlefields of literary criticism where recent disclosures that one of the leaders of the field entertained Nazi beliefs have raised a troubling question: How should we treat the reputations of intellectuals who at one time or another have been snared in the trap of objectionable politics? The debate, which began last year, concerns … [Read more...] about IDEAS & TRENDS: The de Man Affair; Critics Attempt to Reinterpret A Colleague’s Disturbing Past
The Mysterious Man Who Built (and Then Lost) Little Tokyo
When word got out last month that Angel’s Share might close after nearly 30 years, the city — or at least a very vocal slice that was devoted to artisanal cocktails — spun into a paroxysm of despair. Social media was flooded with remembrances of the speakeasy, a softly lit cove of urbanity and elegance hidden in two rooms on the second story of an East Village building. “This hurts more than any other NYC closing I’ve heard in the past 10 years,” ran a typical tweet . Food-obsessed websites bemoaned the news . In all of these lamentations, there was almost no mention of Tony Yoshida, the owner of Angel’s Share. Despite its outsize importance as a trailblazer in the craft cocktail movement, few, in this age of celebrity restaurateurs and bar owners, seemed to know who was behind the place; or that he was the same person who owned a string of Japanese-oriented businesses on the short, angled section of Stuyvesant Street — including the Sunrise Mart grocery, Panya Bakery and … [Read more...] about The Mysterious Man Who Built (and Then Lost) Little Tokyo
Florida police arrest homeless man suspected of raping 80-year-old cancer patient
close Video Florida police arrest man suspected of raping 80-year-old cancer patient The Ocala Police Department arrested 31-year-old Taquino Williams after a 33-hour manhunt following the alleged rape of an 80-year-old cancer patient. (Ocala Police Department) A manhunt for a suspect who police in Florida believe raped an elderly cancer patient came to an end Friday morning following the arrest of a homeless man. In a Facebook post on Friday, police in Ocala said they arrested 31-year-old Taquino Williams for allegedly raping an 80-year-old woman in her home. Williams, who the Ocala Police Department says is currently homeless, is suspected of entering a common patio area of the victim’s apartment complex through a torn screen window and then entering the actual apartment through an unlocked door. "Williams then found the victim in her room, where he raped her," the Facebook post said. "The victim, who is also battling cancer, did … [Read more...] about Florida police arrest homeless man suspected of raping 80-year-old cancer patient
One Man’s Biodiversity Is Another Man’s Lunch
Just as you can’t judge a stewed eel by its looks (otherwise who would eat one?), you can’t judge a series by its name. “Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern,” tonight on the Travel Channel, is smarter than its lame title implies, thanks to the charm and intelligence of its host. The gimmick: Mr. Zimmern, a Minneapolis chef, food writer and radio host, travels the globe eating grubs, grouper throats and mammalian unmentionables, all to demonstrate that offal isn’t so bad. The reality: By taking an anthropological approach to food, Mr. Zimmern broadens his subject, conveying a vivid sense of place and a serious appreciation for social and culinary diversity. Now back to those grouper throats, and mullet gizzards, tongue and chitlins. That was the Gulf Coast, last week. Before that Mr. Zimmern went to Ecuador, where he ingested guinea pig (“absolutely fall-off-the-bone delicious”), “lemony tasting” live ants in the rain forest and grubs, served on banana leaves at a family feast. Then … [Read more...] about One Man’s Biodiversity Is Another Man’s Lunch
