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Englishman in New York

Englishman in New York

http://pdberger.com

The blog of a British freelance writer living in New York

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  • Another Jewish Boxing Champion?

    Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 21:33 in englishman in new york

    I blogged recently about the Jewish boxer Yuri Foreman, who was hoping to become Israel’s first boxing champion. Yuri, who lives in Brooklyn, defied the bookies odds, winning his bout and, with it, the WBA light middleweight crown. Now, it&#...

  • Ella in New York

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 17:01 in englishman in new york

    Apologies for the long pause but I have a very good excuse: the birth of our daughter Ella, on November 8, at Beth Israel Hospital. I hope to be back up to speed soon. But for now, I hope you will forgive me if posting is intermittent. ...

  • Israel’s First Boxing Champ?

    Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 17:30 in englishman in new york

    All eyes in the UK are currently on Dmitriy Salita, the Jewish boxer from New York who will fight Amir Khan in Newcastle next month for the WBA light-welterweight title. But ahead of that is another important contest for Jewish boxing fans. When Yu...

  • Hip-Hop Hamilton

    Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 11:50 in englishman in new york

    It’s been a long time since I actually enjoyed hip-hop. Five or six years of being force fed gangsta rap from passing car stereos tends to do that to a person. So it was refreshing to see and appreciate Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop versi...

  • A Recommendation

    Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 16:30 in englishman in new york

    One of my favorite bloggers, Clive Davis, has left the Spectator and struck out on his own with Clive Davis’ Confab. Add it to your RSS feed....

  • Last Chance for Fawlty Towers Competition

    Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 16:28 in englishman in new york

    I’m extending the deadline for my Fawlty Towers competition to Monday, November 2. Come on people! Send me your hotel horror stories…...

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