I have a few lovely anecdotes to share and, no, one of them is not that we will be expecting a beautiful breezy cold front to save us from this stifling hundred degree weather here in New York! Hopefully you are somewhere beautiful and temperate as I write:

• JohnLeo.com, a New Op-Ed Blog Site Launches:

Conservative Columnist and Author Posts Regular Updates

After more than 17 years as a columnist for U.S. News and World Report, John Leo, has launched his own website. The site features an archive of over 250 of Leo’s columns, dating from 2000 to the present. It also highlights his speeches and his books, which can be purchased at Amazon.com.

“The Internet is the most important distribution vehicle for social and political analysis today. I’m pleased to add my voice to the mix.”

John Leo, a senior fellow at The Manhattan Institute, writes about social and political issues. He’s known for exposing some of the most egregious violations of the first amendment and for his analysis of controversial issues including affirmative action, abortion, political correctness, and multiculturalism. Visitors can post comments and responses on the site and are invited to debate the issues in a civil manner.

Johnleo.com was designed by Harriet Goren, and produced and developed and customized by Karen Propp at 15 minutes media.

• Amanda Webster shows work in the 440 Gallery's Small Works Show.

• We recently finished streamlining Martha Walker's site to make it user-friendly and SEO efficient--all this just in time for her solo show, Undercurrents, to be shown at 440 Gallery this Fall. More information can be found at Martha Walker's official website.