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Category Archives: Film
The Naked Truth and More
I have to admit that I was a poor student of William Shakespeare’s work while I was in secondary school. Over the years, I have come to appreciate the brilliance of his writings, but I was not aware of the … Continue reading
Librarians on Horseback
The Pack Horse Library Project was a wonderful Works Progress Administration (WPA) project that delivered books to remote regions in the Appalachian Mountains between 1935 and 1943. The program created thirty libraries and served more than 100,000 people in rural communities. … Continue reading
How Does Venice Work
Venice is a romantic and intriguing destination, but its unique situation and history make for a myriad of challenges. The canals, the sewers, the buildings, the bridges and the rest of the Venice’s infrastructure has all been engineered to deal … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Film, History, Public Transport, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Italy, Venice
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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
Travel Between The Pages 