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==Career== |
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In collaboration with architect Benjamin Nia, Polak co-created the 25-minute documentary ''My Hometown: Preservation or Development?'' about the threatened demolition of 19th century buildings near Philadelphia's historic [[Rittenhouse Square]], and preservationists' efforts to save them from a developer's wrecking ball.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rubino |first=Frank |url=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news/a-razin-in-the-sun/article_b4101a59-b067-5c03-a68e-d97276523362.html |title=A Razin' in the Sun |work=[[Philadelphia Weekly]] |date=April 25, 2005 |accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> |
In collaboration with architect Benjamin Nia, Polak co-created the 25-minute documentary ''My Hometown: Preservation or Development?'' about the threatened demolition of 19th century buildings near Philadelphia's historic [[Rittenhouse Square]], and preservationists' efforts to save them from a developer's wrecking ball.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rubino |first=Frank |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916222443/http://philadelphiaweekly.com/2005/apr/27/a_razin_in_the_sun-38395154/#.V9xxLi2cYx8|archivedate=September 16, 2016| url=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news/a-razin-in-the-sun/article_b4101a59-b067-5c03-a68e-d97276523362.html |title=A Razin' in the Sun |work=[[Philadelphia Weekly]] |date=April 25, 2005 |accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> |
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Her journalistic career also includes a long stint with the mainstream media as nationally syndicated weekly celebrity interview columnist for [[Knight Ridder]] and the now-defunct Sunday Magazine of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', where she did over a thousand columns.<ref>{{cite web|author=Naedele, Walter|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20100602_Roger_F__Goodwin__69__filmed_campaign_ads.html|title=Roger F. Goodwin, 69; filmed campaign ads|work=Philadelphia Daily News|date=June 2, 2010|accessdate=November 14, 2010}}</ref><ref name="chicagotribune1992">{{cite web|url= |
Her journalistic career also includes a long stint with the mainstream media as nationally syndicated weekly celebrity interview columnist for [[Knight Ridder]] and the now-defunct Sunday Magazine of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', where she did over a thousand columns.<ref>{{cite web|author=Naedele, Walter|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20100602_Roger_F__Goodwin__69__filmed_campaign_ads.html|title=Roger F. Goodwin, 69; filmed campaign ads|work=Philadelphia Daily News|date=June 2, 2010|accessdate=November 14, 2010}}</ref><ref name="chicagotribune1992">{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/01/20/talking-plots-with-mark-lane/|title=Talking Plots With Mark Lane|author=Lois Polak, Maralyn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075248/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-01-20/news/9201060583_1_cia-lee-harvey-oswald-warren-commission-report|archive-date=March 4, 2016|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=January 20, 1992 |url-status=live|access-date=November 13, 2010}}</ref> |
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Polak was a commentary columnist for the online news site ''[[WorldNetDaily]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Washington Times|work=[[The Washington Times]]|title=Culture Briefs|date=February 19, 2004|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/feb/19/20040219-110955-2611r/}}</ref> |
Polak was a commentary columnist for the online news site ''[[WorldNetDaily]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Washington Times|work=[[The Washington Times]]|title=Culture Briefs|date=February 19, 2004|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/feb/19/20040219-110955-2611r/}}</ref> |
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Polak authored the experimental online [[ |
Polak authored the experimental online [[Meta (prefix)|meta-novel]], ''IMAGINARY PLAYMATES/Man in Her Mind: Further Adventures of Boris and Natasha'', serialized weekly for six months on the former political-literary website FemmeSoul.Com, and a cartoon book, ''Anoushka on Her Deathbed: 101 Cartoons From the Abyss''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altweeklies.com/aan/judges-for-the-2005-altweekly-awards-announced/Article?oid=147683|work=Altweeklies.com|title=Judges for the 2005 AltWeekly Awards Announced|first=Ruth|last=Hammond|date=June 21, 2005}}</ref> |
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Polak's reviews, essays and opinion editorials have appeared in the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''<ref name="chicagotribune1992"/> and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lois Polak |first=Maralyn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/30/books/a-passion-born-in-kindergarten.html |title=A Passion Born in Kindergarten |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 30, 1986 |accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> |
Polak's reviews, essays and opinion editorials have appeared in the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''<ref name="chicagotribune1992"/> and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lois Polak |first=Maralyn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/30/books/a-passion-born-in-kindergarten.html |title=A Passion Born in Kindergarten |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 30, 1986 |accessdate=November 13, 2010}}</ref> |
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Maralyn Lois Polak is an American columnist, screenwriter, performance poet, spoken word artist, novelist and journalist.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In collaboration with architect Benjamin Nia, Polak co-created the 25-minute documentary My Hometown: Preservation or Development? about the threatened demolition of 19th century buildings near Philadelphia's historic Rittenhouse Square, and preservationists' efforts to save them from a developer's wrecking ball.[3]
Her journalistic career also includes a long stint with the mainstream media as nationally syndicated weekly celebrity interview columnist for Knight Ridder and the now-defunct Sunday Magazine of The Philadelphia Inquirer, where she did over a thousand columns.[4][5]
Polak was a commentary columnist for the online news site WorldNetDaily.[6]
Polak authored the experimental online meta-novel, IMAGINARY PLAYMATES/Man in Her Mind: Further Adventures of Boris and Natasha, serialized weekly for six months on the former political-literary website FemmeSoul.Com, and a cartoon book, Anoushka on Her Deathbed: 101 Cartoons From the Abyss.[7]
Polak's reviews, essays and opinion editorials have appeared in the Chicago Tribune[5] and The New York Times.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Howard.edu". Howard.edu. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ "Maralyn Lois Polak". Authorsguild.net.
- ^ Rubino, Frank (April 25, 2005). "A Razin' in the Sun". Philadelphia Weekly. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ Naedele, Walter (June 2, 2010). "Roger F. Goodwin, 69; filmed campaign ads". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b Lois Polak, Maralyn (January 20, 1992). "Talking Plots With Mark Lane". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ The Washington Times (February 19, 2004). "Culture Briefs". The Washington Times.
- ^ Hammond, Ruth (June 21, 2005). "Judges for the 2005 AltWeekly Awards Announced". Altweeklies.com.
- ^ Lois Polak, Maralyn (March 30, 1986). "A Passion Born in Kindergarten". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Miranda Pear’s Brazen Bedtime Stories: Un-P.C. Fairytales for Grownups
- Maralyn Lois Polak at IMDb
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