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Category Archives: USA
Think you know your cities ?
With 4.4 billion people living in cities, it’s more important than ever to stay informed about what is happening in the homes of 56% of the world’s population. Bloomberg news recently published a fascinating quiz that examines “… how are … Continue reading
we shall have cast our reformation to the winds
From Mark Twain’s January 1st, 1863 column in the Territorial Enterprise: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took … Continue reading
Saved for the very end
Reading Rhythms is not a book club. It’s a reading party. Read with friends to curated music. “It’s my party and I’ll read if I want to. What a super concept; I hope that it spreads. Ernest Hemingway only used 59 … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Canada, Europe, Film, USA, Writing
Tagged Book Clubs, Ernest Hemingway, illuminated manuscripts, Leonard Cohen
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Are these really the best books of 2023
Every year at this time we are inundated with “Best Books of the Year” lists. I’ll admit that I scroll through the lists in search of reading recommendations and guidance. So, here’s a long list of lists for our perusal … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Travel Writing, USA, Writing
Tagged Booker Prize, Fiction, New York Times Book Review, nonfiction
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What do Mickey Mouse and D.H. Lawrence have in common
On January 1, 2024, thousands of copyrighted works from 1928 will enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1923. They will be free for all to copy, share, and build upon. This year’s highlights include Lady Chatterley’s Lover by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, History, movies, Music, Theater, USA, Writing
Tagged Agatha Christie, Buster Keaton, Marx Brothers, Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney
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Retro Travel Time
For nearly a century kids of all ages in North America have enjoyed playing with classic the View-Master. Now there’s a wonderful YouTube channel that combines travel and history in a unique format. Created by Dave Machin, the channel remixes … Continue reading
Posted in Film, History, Photography, Tech, USA
Tagged toys, travelogues, U.S. travel, View Master
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It was a strange time in America.
What are you going to do with 390 photographs of Christmas trees ? by Richard Brautigan I don’t know. But it seemed the thing to do in that first week in January 1964, and I got two other people to … Continue reading
An Alternative Christmas Carol
Carol For Another Christmas was directed by Joseph L. Manckiewics for the United Nations and was written by the inimitable Rod Serling. The unusual 1964 television special was presented without commercial interruptions. It was the first of a series of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, Theater, USA
Tagged A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Rod Serling, Twilight Zone
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“Twas the night before Christmas”
In 2006 Bob Dylan surprised the listeners to his satellite radio show, Theme Time Radio Hour, with a reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. The poem first appeared in print on December 23, 1823. No author was cited for the work then called A … Continue reading
A Hazy Shade of Winter
When I look out of the window this time of the year, I am often reminded of the classic 60s song A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon and Garfunkel. In my region of North America, December frequently brings dreary, damp … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 