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Category Archives: Film
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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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
Why Orwell’s 1984 Still Matters
Each year around this time someone remembers that George Orwell’s iconic novel Nineteen Eighty- Four was first released in June of 1949. I think that bringing attention to the book is always a valuable exercise, now more than ever. Ironically, in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Film, Freedom of Speech, History, movies, Writing
Tagged 1984, Eric Blair, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Maps Make The World
Have you ever wondered how cartographers created accurate maps of the world long before the development of aircraft or satellites ? The very informative short video below cleverly summarizes the history and development of maps throughout the ages. NB: If … Continue reading
Google Maps Proves We Are Living In A Simulation
I don’t know about you, but I seem to use Google Maps almost daily. It’s hard to imagine traveling without it any more. Now Google Maps is adding a novel way to navigate cities in the form of highly detailed … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Film, Maps, Tech, Tourism
Tagged AI, Google Maps, London, Tokyo
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A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century
The 1827 novel, The Mummy: A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century, by Jane Webb, was reissued last month as part of the Haunted Library of Horror Classics series. Originally issued as a three-volume pocket-sized novel, the book concerns the Egyptian mummy … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Europe, Film, History
Tagged Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Sci-Fi, The Mummy
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One ring to rule them all
Who am I to disagree with George R.R. Martin’s assessment that “The Lord of the Rings is the mountain that leans over every other fantasy written since.” A book of that magnitude deserves a stunning new edition for every generation … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, Writing
Tagged J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Travel Between The Pages 