“I came here to get a PhD in American literature, and here I am, with pictures of American writers on the wall—a chess vendor.”
That’s Imad Khachan, owner of Chess Forum, the only remaining chess shop in New York City. A Palestinian refugee with no family of his own, Khachan has become “the father of everybody” to a community of chess enthusiasts, those curious to learn more about the game, and those whom Khachan describes as the city’s “invisible people.”
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Neem de tijd, bijna tweeënhalf uur, koek en zopie op schoot en duik samen met underground filmlegende George Kuchar in de wondere wereld van de UFO. Of zoals hij zelf schreef: “With a new millennium [Meer…]
‘Richt de wereld in naar mijn eigen zin!’ Och wat mis ik klein zijn en och en eeh wat een herinneringen…
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