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Emily Carter
Emily Carter (born December 1960 in New York City) is an American writer. Her work has appeared in ''The New Yorker'', ''Story'', ''Gathering of the Tribes'', '' Between C & D'', ''Artforum'', ''Open City'', ''Great River Review'', and '' Poz''. Biography Carter is the daughter of noted feminist writer Anne (née Roth) Richardson Roiphe and writer Jack Richardson. Her half-sister is writer Katie Roiphe. Carter attended high school at the Robert Louis Stevenson School "for Gifted Underachievers" in New York City, and college at New York University. She has been married to punk rock guitarist Johnnie Sage Ammentorp, RN (of such bands as Christian Death, The Joneses, and The Mau-Mau's) since 1999. Together they divide their time between Albuquerque & New York City. Emily can also be found for many months each year in Anhedonia, PA. Awards * 1996 McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowship for Writers Grant * 1998 The Loft Literary Center Grant * 2001 Whiting Award The Whiting Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Roiphe
Anne Roiphe (born December 25, 1935) is an American writer and journalist. She is best known as a first-generation feminist and author of the novel ''Up the Sandbox'' (1970), filmed as a starring vehicle for Barbra Streisand in 1972. In 1996, ''Salon'' called the book "a feminist classic."Eckoff, Sally, Salon, "Fruitful," October 11, 1996. Background and education Roiphe was born and raised to a Jewish family in New York City. She graduated from the Brearley School in 1953 and received her Bachelor of Arts from Sarah Lawrence College in 1957. Roiphe is also a cousin of controversial attorney Roy Cohn Career Over a four-decade career, Roiphe has proven so prolific that the critic Sally Eckhoff observed "tracing Anne Roiphe's career often feels like following somebody through a revolving door: the requirements of keeping the pace can be trying." (Eckhoff described the writer as "a free-thinking welter of contradictions, a never-say-die feminist who's absolutely nuts about childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Joneses (band)
The Joneses were a punk band from Anaheim, Southern California. In 1981 guitarist and singer Jeff Drake and professional skateboarder, Steve Olson, formed its nucleus but over the years the Joneses included numerous players with Drake being the only constant member. The incarnation of the Joneses voted "Best Live Band" in the 1984 ''L.A. Weekly'' Reader's Poll included, in addition to Drake, Scott Franklin (The Cramps), Paul Mars Black (L.A. Guns) & Johnnie Sage (The Mau-Mau's). Background The Joneses' first seven-inch, 45 rpm single was "Criminals in My Car" b/w "Jonestown". They next released a pair of songs, "Graveyard Rock" and "Pillbox", on the 1982 BYO Records compilation, ''Someone Got Their Head Kicked In.'' The EP, ''Criminals'', was the Joneses next released recording. ''Hell Comes to Your House Volume 2'', included the two Joneses tracks: "I'm Bad" and "She's So Filthy". The BYO compilation was made up of predominantly hardcore bands. Even though The Joneses style d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York University Alumni
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Living People
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Writers From New York City
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1960 Births
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American Women Writers
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Whiting Awards
The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Mrs. (American English) or Mrs (British English; standard English pronunciation: ) is a commonly used English honorific for women, usually for those who are married and who do not instead use another title (or rank), such as ''Doctor'', ''Profe ... and has been presented since 1985. , winners receive US$50,000. The nominees are chosen through a juried process, and the final winners are selected by a committee of writers, scholars, and editors, selected each year by the Foundation. Writers cannot apply for the prize themselves, and the Foundation does not accept unsolicited nominations. Recipients References External links {{Commons category, Whiting Award winnersCurrent Winners [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKnight Foundation
The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, advances a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive. Established in 1953, the McKnight Foundation is deeply committed to advancing climate solutions in the Midwest; building an equitable and inclusive Minnesota; and supporting the arts and culture in Minnesota, neuroscience, and international crop research. Finances The McKnight Foundation was founded in 1953 by William L. McKnight, an early leader of the 3M Corporation, and Maude L. McKnight,Colleen Frankhart "DEEP Pockets," ''Planning'', volume 75, issue 1, January 2009. and was independently endowed by the McKnight's. Bolstered by their estates, the foundation's assets grew substantially in the 1980s. In 2021, the foundation assets were approximately $3 billion. Impact Investing The McKnight Foundation committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its $3 billion endowment by 2050 at the latest. In 2014, the McKnig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mau-Mau's
is a band started by Rick Wilder (formerly the singer of the Berlin Brats). Following the breakup of the glam rock / proto - punk band the Berlin Brats in 1976, two years of inactivity followed before Rick Wilder updated his image and sound to more align in the wake of the Los Angeles original punk scene (that had just begun to get off the ground in 1977) and formed the Mau-Mau's in 1978. The original line-up from Hollywood, California was Greg Salva on guitar, Roderick Donahue on bass, and Rick Torres on drums. They started out playing at The Masque in Hollywood. Salva was replaced by Mike R. Livingston in 1979 after Salva moved to New York City and Donahue was replaced first by Oscar Harvey and then by Scott Franklin (onetime bassist in The Cramps). Wilder had been chosen to be MC of the Penelope Spheeris movie ''The Decline of Western Civilization'' but was dumped after he insisted he be able to say what he really thought of every act before their clip (it was probably not goi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Death
Christian Death is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles County, California, in 1979 by Rozz Williams. With major line-up changes over the years, Christian Death has retained "a relentlessly confrontational stand against organized religion and conventional morality". Williams was eventually joined by guitarist Rikk Agnew of the band Adolescents, James McGearty on bass guitar and George Belanger on drums. This line-up was responsible for producing the band's best known work, their 1982 debut album ''Only Theatre of Pain'', which was highly influential in the development of the style of music known as deathrock, as well as on the American gothic scene which also produced bands such as Kommunity FK and 45 Grave. Following the release of ''Only Theatre of Pain'', Christian Death's line-up had fallen apart, and by the time of the band's second album, '' Catastrophe Ballet'' (1984), Rozz was joined by Valor Kand of tour mates Pompeii 99 on vocals and guitar. Following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Richardson (writer)
Jack Carter Richardson (February 18, 1934 – July 1, 2012) was an American writer born in Manhattan, and his birthplace erroneously has been reported as Bristol, Virginia. He was known for his existentialist dramas of the early 1960s. Biography Raised in the Jackson Heights section of Queens, New York City, the son of Arthur Richardson, a piano player during Prohibition who co-wrote "Too Fat Polka (She's Too Fat for Me)". After his mother died and his father remarried, he was raised by his grandmother. He graduated from Collegiate High School in Manhattan. Richardson later served in the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) in the United States Army during the Korean War. He then earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Columbia University and studied at the University of Munich. In 1960, ''The Prodigal'', his first play, a retelling of the story of Orestes, was produced Off-Broadway to critical acclaim, winning an Obie Award and a Drama Desk Award. ''Gallows Humor'', a 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
