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Category Archives: Art
Street Philosophers
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Posted in Art, Books
Tagged Aaron Rodgers, Cartoons, Comics, Philosophy, Simone de Beauvoir
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Book Burning USA
So here we are well into the 21st century and the reactionary book burners are at it again. Just this week, some self-appointed guardians of American Aryan youth in the state of Virginia have called for removing books from schools … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Freedom of Speech, History, USA, Writing
Tagged American Fascists, censorship, Virginia
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Music by Miles
I recently ran across this wonderful video below featuring images by the late Saul Leiter accompanied by the sublime music of Miles Davis. It reminded me of an exhibition of Leiter’s photographs and painting that I happened to see the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Film, Museums, Music, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Miles Davis, NYC, Saul Leiter, Vienna
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There’s Nothing Funny About The Haunted Clown Motel
I have stayed at some sketchy motels over the years, but nothing quite equals the bizarre Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada. Located adjacent to and on top of an old west cemetary, the motel/roadside attraction offers spooky, and IMHO very creepy, accomodations … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Hotels, Tourism, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged clowns, ghosts, Haunted Hotel, motels, Nevada
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Le village des sirènes
“Paul Delvaux: The Village of the Mermaids” by Lisel Mueller Who is that man in black, walking away from us into the distance? The painter, they say, took a long time finding his vision of the world. The mermaids, if that … Continue reading
Van Gogh’s London
As I have previously mentioned, I have long been an enormous fan of London as a travel destination. In fact, during the previous century I even wrote a travel guidebook for budget travel to the British capital. But I was … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Britain, London, Vincent Van Gogh
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Sign(s) of the Time
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, USA
Tagged antiquarians, bookstore, secondhand bookshops
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Black Voices Matter
Singer/songwriter/performance artist and actress Solange recently announced via her Saint Heron foundation that she would use the organization’s website to host a free digital library of rare works by Black writers and artists. The Saint Heron Community Library includes “stories … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Libraries, Theater, USA, Writing
Tagged Black Literature, Octavia Butler, Poetry, Solange
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Travel Between The Pages 