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At a tea and reception on March 20, a small crowd gathered in what had been Ms. Wald's dining room to hear historian Joyce Mendelsohn, author of the lively Lower East Side Remembered and Revisted, describe the tragedy's terrible events and aftermath.

Richard Z. Chesnoff: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory: Victory Among a Century's Tears Richard Z. Chesnoff 2011

Elijah Wald's "The Blues: A Very Short Introduction," for instance, is the most illuminating short treatment of the blues ever published, while Kathryn Kalinak's introduction to film music not only manages to sum up a complex subject in the briefest possible compass, but does so in a near-unprecedented way: Ms. Kalinak discusses film scoring not just in the familiar context of the Hollywood-based movie business but from an international perspective.

Get to the Good Part: In Praise of Shortened Attention Spans Terry Teachout 2011

At a tea and reception on March 20, a small crowd gathered in what had been Ms. Wald's dining room to hear historian Joyce Mendelsohn, author of the lively Lower East Side Remembered and Revisted, describe the tragedy's terrible events and aftermath.

Richard Z. Chesnoff: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory: Victory Among a Century's Tears Richard Z. Chesnoff 2011

It is as an alternative, corrective history of American music that Wald's book is invaluable.

Battle Of The Bands 2009

In addition to Wald's nomination, the movie won two Oscars for film editing and cinematography.

Archive 2008-03-01 Ed Gorman 2008

In addition to Wald's nomination, the movie won two Oscars for film editing and cinematography.

Shots; Bruen; Marvin Wald Ed Gorman 2008

I love the line from the homicide detective who was one of Wald's sources on The Naked City.

Shots; Bruen; Marvin Wald Ed Gorman 2008

Now, in perhaps the ultimate nod to what some consider Wald's foresight — others fear it is a sign of the militarization of U.S. foreign policy — the Pentagon is creating an Africa command base, africom, that will be modeled on eucom and the four other regional military commands worldwide.

Letter from Timbuktu Merrill, Austin 2007

Wald's idea to combat terrorism by ramping up engagement with African armies was initially met with eye rolling in the Bush administration.

Letter from Timbuktu Merrill, Austin 2007

Last night I saw my friend Jonathan Wald's film "What Grown-Ups Know" which was just great.

Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2004