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Barbara Falconer Newhall

Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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The Scottville, Michigan, High School Football Team — 1929

July 20, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A photo of the Scottville, Michigan, High School Football Team — 1929

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At the LA County Museum of Art: Van Gogh, Kandinsky and a Bump on the Head

After Barbara Falconer Newhall bumped into a glass wall, spilling her latte, a barista arrived with a mop to clean up the mess. Photo by BF Newhall

Like any normal, safety-conscious person, I was watching where my feet were about to step as I left the café at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.. I did not see the – tastefully faint – safety strip in the glass wall. Whack! My forehead hit the glass. Wham! The back of my hand hit the glass. Bam! My knee hit the glass. Splash! My latte crashed to the floor. Read more.

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