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Tales from the crypt and more
I first learned about the spooky Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata on my first visit to Rome nearly five decades ago. The historic church is the home of the Capuchins, a Catholic order established in the 16th century. Its friars … Continue reading
Cake Day Caturday
Gâteau Gato means “cat cake,” but this is much more. Artist Alexandre Dubosc created a beautiful chocolate zoetrope that displays animated cats. How could anyone combine chocolate cake, cats, and animation and not have a winner? You’ll recognize Maneki Neko playing … Continue reading
Gotta Love A Good Guidebook
Åvontuura publishes architecturally-focused city guides. They are beautifully-mapped, with wonderful illustrations of the various architectural landmarks you can visit, information about the buildings, QR codes linking to more data. The maps are attractive and detail focused. Titles blend contemporary, modern, … Continue reading
There are certain books you’ll find you’re not ready for.
Michael Silverblatt, the longtime host of LA’s KCRW radio show “Bookworm” — known for interviews of authors so in depth that they sometimes left his subjects astounded at his breadth of knowledge of their work — has died. He was … Continue reading
Abra Kadabra
For more than a century folks around the world have watched magicians waves a wand and utters those mystical words, “Abra Kadabra,” before pulling a rabbit from a hat or some equally entertaining bit of prestidigitation. Little did they know, … Continue reading
Ride the Krill Wave
It has been ages since I visited the fabulous Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California. If you are ever in the region, do not miss an opportunity to see it. I recently stumbled on their YouTube channel and Krill Waves … Continue reading
Who told you that there is no true, faithful, eternal love in this world!
Who told you that there is no true, faithful, eternal love in this world! May the liar’s vile tongue be cut out! Mikhail Bulgakov “Only when you grow old do you see the rarity of beauty, and what a wonder … Continue reading
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As easy as PIE ( Proto-Indo-European )
Many millennia ago, a nomadic groups of humans began to spread across extensive areas of Eurasia, bringing their language with them. About 8,000 years ago, from a homeland likely located on the Pontic–Caspian steppe north of the Black and Caspian … Continue reading
Dial-A-Poem is back just when we need it
Dial-A-Poem is back! SPIN Magazine explains that Dial-A-Poem was created in 1969 by New York City “multimedia performance poet” John Giorno as way to give people access to the poems of a “free zone of radical poets and socio-political activists,” … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 