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Or why whites invented drive-ins movies (10)
 still partly racist, a very black African American with a heavy inner-urban accent would have as much a chance of becoming president as PeeWee Herman. When Collin Powell was asked in 1995 why white people liked him, he answered, "I speak reasonably well, like a white person" and visually, "I ain't that black." Yes, Reid's wording was a bit improper, but one also has to look at intent. Reid was an early, and still remains, a strong supporter of Obama. A college friend I still keep in close contact with is black. Russell thinks the attacks on Reid are mainly politically motivated. Hopefully, we as a nation have come to a point we can openly talk about racial issues - like why whi...
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Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory (10)
If the maverick ceramicist George Ohr had been a glassmaker, he might have produced something like this. Among the best of high-end antiques extravaganzas, the Winter Antiques Show, which begins on Friday and runs through Jan. 31, presents a practically encyclopedic range of art, decorative objects, furniture, tribal arts and crafts, and much more. There are dealers in ancient art, medieval suits of armor, Art Nouveau, American folk art and Modernist design. The cutoff for the newest material is 1969. The oldest objects date back thousands of years. A complete Egyptian sarcophagus at the Safani Gallery is from about 1000 B.C. With the proud face of a woman carved in high relie...
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