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Category Archives: USA
Talking Books
I have an on-again, off-again interest in podcasts. When I’m traveling, I tend to catch-up on the podcasts that I’ve been meaning to listen to for a while. Since I’ve been stuck at home, my podcast consumption has been limited. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Tech, USA, Writing
Tagged American Writers, podcasts, Publishing
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National Parks
Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田 博, Yoshida Hiroshi, September 19, 1876 – April 5, 1950) was a 20th-century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style, and is noted especially for his excellent landscape prints. Yoshida travelled widely, and was particularly … Continue reading
Lessons from the 20th Century
Following the horrific events of last week, I am not alone in reflecting back on the cautionary warnings of Yale historian Timothy Snyder. His short, but powerful book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century published just days after the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Freedom of Speech, History, USA, Writing
Tagged Albert Camus, George Orwell, Hannah Arendt, Timothy Snyder
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A Year of Good Reading
January. A year of good reading ahead is a wonderful book poster from a large WPA collection from the Library of Congress. The series of posters was created by the Federal WPA during the 1930s.
Pandemic Art
The New York City-based Brazilian-born Japanese artist Oscar Oiwa found himself in similar circumstances as many folks when the pandemic began last year. His projects and travels were all postponed, and he found himself locked down in his NYC apartment. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, South America, USA
Tagged Brazil, China, Covid-19, Japan, New York City
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I’ll show you a saint
The Stand: Stephen King “Show me a man or a woman alone and I’ll show you a saint. Give me two and they’ll fall in love. Give me three and they’ll invent the charming thing we call ‘society’. Give me … Continue reading
Happy Public Domain Day Eve
Way back in 1998 Congress passed the Copyright Term Extension Act extending US copyrights by 20 years to life-plus-70 for human authors and 95 years total for corporate authors. The extension was retrospective, so works in the public domain went … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, movies, Music, USA, Writing
Tagged Bessie Smith, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Public Domain, The Great Gatsby
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Predicting The Future
The late American author Octavia Butler died nearly 15 years ago, but the disturbing plague year that is coming to a close has resulted in a renewed interest in her books. Her Parable books were especially popular in 2020, with … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Afrofuturism, Climate Change, Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Safety First
Alaska Airlines has updated its safety video to reflect the new reality of flying in these crazy pandemic times.
Posted in Air Travel, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged Alaska, Alaska Airlines, safety videos
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