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Monthly Archives: June 2022
The Oldest House in NYC
Having spent quite a bit of my childhood in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn, I am more than a little chagrinned to admit that I never visited the oldest house in NYC which is located there. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Film, History, Museums, Tourism, USA
Tagged Brooklyn, Colonial America, New Amsterdam, New York
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When did it become so strange
I was captivated by the charming video Nine Letters, which was written and directed by the Brazilian-Swiss filmmaker Cristina Müller. The poignant short film is built around a series of letters and cards ranging from the 1930s to the present … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Film, South America, USA, Writing
Tagged Brazil, Brooklyn, Edward Hopper, NYC, Switzerland
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To be without choice
“Somebody said that we were less than human and not fit for freedom. Somebody said we were like children and could not be trusted to think for ourselves. Somebody owned our flesh, and decided if and when and with whom … Continue reading
Library of Unwanted Manuscripts
I’ve been an admirer of the writing of Richard Brautigan since I first read his books In Watermelon Sugar and Trout Fishing in America when I was a teenager. I was recently reminded of the existence in Vancouver, Washington, of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged A Confederate General from Big Sur, In Watermelon Sugar, Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America
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Another Caturday in Catopolis
To a cat Mirrors are not more wrapt in silences nor the arriving dawn more secretive; you, in the moonlight, are that panther figure which we can only spy at from a distance. By the mysterious functioning of some divine … Continue reading
Summer Reading
Posted in Art, Books
Tagged Cartoons, Charles Dickens, Comics, Emily Bronte, Ernest Hemingway
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Civilization Begins
I recently stumbled upon a link to Mesopotamia Online which is an immersive exploration of Mesopotamian art objects. The exhibition Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins was on view in 2021 at the Getty Villa. It was organized by the Musée du Louvre, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, History, Middle East, Museums, USA
Tagged Babylon, Iraq, Mesopotamia, Nineveh
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Museum to the Rescue
Italy has opened a new museum to showcase art it has rescued. The museum, which opened in Rome last week, will present rotating exhibitions of looted and stolen pieces that the nation has recovered. The Museum of Rescued Art, which … Continue reading