This is only for the English majors. Today is Bloomsday, June 16, it is the day Ulysses was set in Dublin in (I believe) 1916. In NYC Bloomsday has been celebrated for 29 years. In Dublin, it's been celebrated for more years. In any event, there was a gathering this evening at the SymphonySpace Theater on Broadway to celebrate Ulysses in which they juxtaposed readings from Homer's Odyssey with Joyce's Ulysses. It began at 7 p.m. and was scheduled to last until 1 a.m. because Fionnula Flanagan was to read the entire monologue of Molly Bloom (which was estimated to last 2 hours). Steven Colbert, Tony Roberts, a couple of McCourt brothers, Ira Glass, and the Irish representative to the City were among the readers. Ed and I lasted until 10. Steven Colbert is the second guy from the left. The only guy with a suit on. He was very good; as were they all.
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