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Martin D. Hirsch

@martindhirsch

Circling back to the great loves of my life: writing and music. Have a business writing, editing, and storytelling. Also 2 guitars and a pocketful of tunes.

 Manhattan, NY
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Joined October 2017
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I just published The Bear Effect: Will the Hit Hulu Series Change Our Expectations and Experiences at Upscale… link.medium.com/wlLVykSEuEb
The Bear Effect: Will the Hit Hulu Series Change Our Expectations and Experiences at Upscale…

The Bear Effect: Will the Hit Hulu Series Change Our Expectations and Experiences at Upscale…

Sometimes life imitates art. On occasion, it can extract insights from art that seep into our behavior and experiences. That happened to me…

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Check out my latest article: I Just Got Woke. Tupak's Murder Was No Joke. linkedin.com/pulse/i-just-go… via @LinkedIn
I Just Got Woke. Tupac's Murder Was No Joke.

I Just Got Woke. Tupac's Murder Was No Joke.

Tupac Shakur, the rapper who was shot and killed in 1996. Photo licensed from Shutterstock.

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I just published Whither Went Jann Wenner’s Wits? link.medium.com/5VlkUzKflDb
Whither Went Jann Wenner’s Wits?

Whither Went Jann Wenner’s Wits?

Last year at just about this time, I bought my best friend Phil a Kindle for his birthday and shipped it across country to him in Southern…

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Check out my latest article: American Democracy Jumps the Shark linkedin.com/pulse/american-… via @LinkedIn
American Democracy Jumps the Shark

American Democracy Jumps the Shark

“I couldn’t help but think of you.” That was the subject line of an email from an old friend of mine — a fellow American expat who worked with me both in the U.

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I just published An AI Description of Tony Bennett’s Voice link.medium.com/BxftfHOBEBb
An AI Description of Tony Bennett’s Voice

An AI Description of Tony Bennett’s Voice

Tony Bennett, who died this week at 96, spanned my parents’ generation and my own. As Time magazine reported, he sang duets with Judy…

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I just published Eavesdropping in New York, №3: Trending Designer Graphic T-Shirts at Uniqlo link.medium.com/0yoYolhgxBb
Eavesdropping in New York, №3: Trending Designer Graphic T-Shirts at Uniqlo

Eavesdropping in New York, №3: Trending Designer Graphic T-Shirts at Uniqlo

I like to look. And listen. The combination of sight and sound map the course of my curiosity as I wander the city. The French poet Charles…

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I just published 81-Year-Old Graham Nash’s Intimate Show Takes Me On a Musical Tour of My Life link.medium.com/71KNI9GcIAb

81-Year-Old Graham Nash’s Intimate Show Takes Me On a Musical Tour of My Life

At 81, Graham Nash is 10 years older than me. In 1962, when he was 21 and starting The Hollies, I was 11 and starting 6th grade. My family…

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I just published A Writer’s Poem link.medium.com/s5jtWey77zb
A Writer’s Poem

A Writer’s Poem

I write in the shower,

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I just published Eavesdropping in New York — №2: Overheard in the Colonoscopy Prep Room link.medium.com/xccy3exMXzb
Eavesdropping in New York — №2: Overheard in the Colonoscopy Prep Room

Eavesdropping in New York — №2: Overheard in the Colonoscopy Prep Room

A little while ago I wrote a piece about a conversation I overheard at a Manhattan restaurant between a couple of septuagenarian doctors…

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I just published What Was CNN Thinking? link.medium.com/no77zYUBJzb

What Was CNN Thinking?

“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer,” the Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote 25,000 years ago in “The Art of War.” Is that what CNN…

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I just published Old Straight White Hound Dog Asks Smart, Pretty Women To Teach Him New Tricks: What Did He Learn? link.medium.com/UCQ8c75bXyb

Old Straight White Hound Dog Asks Smart, Pretty Women To Teach Him New Tricks: What Did He Learn?

A couple of stories back I posted a piece called “The Boy Who Loved Pretty Women: Was He Born That Way, or Brainwashed by a Sexist…

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I just published Old Straight White Hound Dog Asks Smart, Pretty Women To Teach Him New Tricks: What Did He Learn? link.medium.com/0uiKlj0bXyb

Old Straight White Hound Dog Asks Smart, Pretty Women To Teach Him New Tricks: What Did He Learn?

A couple of stories back I posted a piece called “The Boy Who Loved Pretty Women: Was He Born That Way, or Brainwashed by a Sexist…

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I just published Coffee and Cake with Elizabeth Taylor’s Doctor (Sort of) link.medium.com/yL4YdL4tUxb
Coffee and Cake with Elizabeth Taylor’s Doctor (Sort of)

Coffee and Cake with Elizabeth Taylor’s Doctor (Sort of)

I was in the mood for cheese cake the other day, so I walked over to Fiorello’s on Broadway across from Lincoln Center. As I sipped a cup…

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I just published The Boy Who Loved Pretty Women:  Was He Born That Way, or Brainwashed by a Sexist, Patriarchal… link.medium.com/Yrjju9gEBxb
The Boy Who Loved Pretty Women: Was He Born That Way, or Brainwashed by a Sexist, Patriarchal…

The Boy Who Loved Pretty Women:  Was He Born That Way, or Brainwashed by a Sexist, Patriarchal…

Ok. You got me. I’m a hound dog.

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I just published What a Clever Idea for a Magazine Series! link.medium.com/wteiUFCtqxb
What a Clever Idea for a Magazine Series!

What a Clever Idea for a Magazine Series!

Take your pick from an A-list of celebrities — actors, directors, athletes, writers, musicians — dive deep into their backgrounds so you…

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I just published The Most Unforgettable Character I Ever Met link.medium.com/sq4Avx0wswb

The Most Unforgettable Character I Ever Met

“This is the chief of police! Who’s this?” asked the gruff voice at the other end of the phone.

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I just published Facebook Sent Me a Christmas-Day Reminder That It’s 6 Years Since My Retirement: What Have I… link.medium.com/apc68AOB3vb
Facebook Sent Me a Christmas-Day Reminder That It’s 6 Years Since My Retirement: What Have I…

Facebook Sent Me a Christmas-Day Reminder That It’s 6 Years Since My Retirement: What Have I…

Hunkered down against the frigid Northeast cold on this cozy Christmas Day at home, I hear my laptop ping and find a message from Facebook…

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I just published Dave Chappelle’s SNL Monologue Has Me Tied in Knots link.medium.com/4sKX0Jtc1ub
Dave Chappelle’s SNL Monologue Has Me Tied in Knots

Dave Chappelle’s SNL Monologue Has Me Tied in Knots

I’d love to be a fly on the wall when African-American comedian Dave Chappelle talks to his close buddy, Jewish-American comedian and…

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Check out my latest article: WAPO Calls Out New York Times for Caving in to Liberal Pressure on Cancelled Cotton Op-Ed linkedin.com/pulse/wapo-call… via @LinkedIn

WAPO Calls Out New York Times for Caving in to Liberal Pressure on Cancelled Cotton Op-Ed

Just as I was about to begin enjoying this beautiful autumn Sunday in New York, my in-box slapped me with an outrage I thought I’d left behind in the summer of 2020. The Week in Ideas newsletter I’d...

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I just published Remembering Otto: My Own Private Teenage Idol link.medium.com/xXOTrrojytb
Remembering Otto: My Own Private Teenage Idol

Remembering Otto: My Own Private Teenage Idol

Otto was the quintessential 1950s charismatic juvenile delinquent.

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