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A Little Norway
Tilt-shift and timelapse photography seems to have gone out of fashion, but I still love a travel video done in the slightly unreal style. Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has … Continue reading
To be great is to be misunderstood.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak … Continue reading
Creation Myth
Origin Myth Map is an interactive world map of the stories cultures have told about where the universe, Earth, and humanity came from. This is a fascination tool to explore the narratives that formed many of the world’s cultures and … Continue reading
Family Business
I have often been intrigued by stories about the oldest business, or restaurant, or hotel in a place that I’ve visited, and in fact have been in some that claimed the title. So, I fell down the rabbit hole of … Continue reading
Pooh at 100
A new exhibition at the New York Public Library opened last week celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh. Silly Old Bear! Winnie-the-Pooh at 100 is a special pop-up display at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd … Continue reading
Hemingway’s reading list for a young writer
Ernest Hemingway’s reading list for a young writer: 1. Stephen Crane – The Blue Hotel – The Open Boat 2. Gustave Flaubert – Madame Bovary 3. James Joyce – Dubliners 4. Stendhal – The Red and the Black 5. Somerset … Continue reading
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Tagged Ernest Hemingway, Henry James, James Joyce, Leo Tolstoy, Stephen Crane
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a sight to behold
Colorful Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall Image Credit & Copyright: Victor Lima Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)Explanation: What a sight to behold, when a night sky became filled with colors that appeared to rain over the Skógafoss waterfall … Continue reading
Kyoto Book Festival
I never considered visiting Kyoto during Japan’s notoriously hot and humid summer until I read about The Shimogamo Nōryō Furuhon Matsuri (下鴨納涼古本まつり) Japan’s largest annual outdoor secondhand book festival. It takes place in the ancient, protected primeval forest of Tadasu … Continue reading
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