Author Archives: Ric Ben-Safed

About Ric Ben-Safed

Technical and Freelance Writer, degrees in History,Psychology, and Master's in Social Policy and Planning. written hundreds of reports in regard to mental health, major research in genealogy and genetic genealogy as well as local history. I try to be and Independent leaning Libertarian but also like the cooperative anarchist ideas of L.Neil Smith, Murray Rombard, J. Neil Schulman. Fascinated by (Philadelphians, George Lippard ( 1830-1854). Gothic & City Noir, appreciate the Mystics of Philadelphia Mystic Johaness Kelpius (1667-1708), even "God may be a Verb!).

Walt Whitman’s assessment of Edgar A. Poe.


Walt Whitman’s reaction to the Poetry of Edgar A. Poe. (Sorry Poe fans!) “Poe’s verses illustrate an intense faculty for technical and abstract beauty, with the rhyming art to excess, an incorrigible propensity toward nocturnal themes, a demoniac undertone behind … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on May 12, 2018

Taylor, Bayard (1825-1878) | The Vault at Pfaff’s


Source: Taylor, Bayard (1825-1878) | The Vault at Pfaff’s

Aside | Posted on May 10, 2018 | 1 Comment

Bishop Calls Being Gay a “Gift from God,” Seeks to Save LGBT Lives — Bondings 2.0


Homosexuality is a “gift from God” according to one bishop in Brazil, who said his intentions in preaching on the topic were about saving the lives of LGBT people who may be at risk. Bishop Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos of … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on August 10, 2017

Spanish Jews involved in American Revolution?


On November 7,8 and 9th, 2017  the Jewish History Museum will be the site of the 26th annual conference of the Society for Crypto Judaic Studies annual Conference and the first time since its founding in 1991 it will be … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on June 11, 2017

It seems like you can’t read a newspaper or online news about anything related to medicine (not to mention some novels) without running into terms such as DNA, RNA and protein, all sorts. I thought maybe I could provide a … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on May 13, 2017

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/A-tree-in-Salem-is-now-NJs-largest-oak.html


Aside | Posted on September 29, 2016

Wisdom on song writing.


A couple years ago a friend published a book titled “Teacher!, Teacher! , Mr. D’s amazing adventures at Collwood High .”   It’s by J. D’Alessandro. We got to talking, me listening, and he waxing eloquent about writing music. So … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on November 9, 2015 | 1 Comment