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Imagine by Jonah Lehrer: A Book Review
Don Lee, a Manhattan computer programmer, lonely because his girlfriend moved out and took the cat, began to stop after work at a local watering hole. The bar was an upscale establishment, famous for it’s $15 cocktails. With nothing better … Continue reading
The Muppets Get Their Star
On March 20, the first day of spring, The Muppets received the 2466th star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. The cast, which has charmed TV and movie viewers for 50 years, now joins a select group of “fictional” stars, which … Continue reading
Filed under art, Characters, Culture, Movies
Robinson Jeffers: An American Stonecutter
My previous post, on the restoration of a medieval Chapter House, reminded me of two renowned people who worked in other fields but turned to stonework for renewal. One was the great Psychoanalyst, Carl Jung, who viewed stone as a … Continue reading
Sacred Stones in Northern California
There are only two medieval structures in North America. Now a third is nearing the end of restoration in the small agricultural town of Vina, California, 100 miles north of Sacramento. It’s the 12th century Chapter House of Santa Maria … Continue reading
Filed under art, History, Spirituality, Travel
Handmade books
Recently, I came across an estimate of the number of ebooks that will be published next year. I think it was 3 million, but I don’t really remember, and I cannot recall if that was in the US or worldwide. … Continue reading
Filed under art, Authors, Publishing, Writing
The Wind In the Willows by Kenneth Grahame: An Appreciation
Kenneth Grahame was a turn of the century British author who was Secretary of the Bank of England “in his spare time” (according to A.A. Milne). In 1908, Grahame published The Wind in the Willows, his third novel. Unlike his first … Continue reading
Filed under art, Authors, Book Reviews, Characters, Novels, Writing
Remember Real Money?
In 1965, my father, who worked for IBM, was assigned to the south of France for two years, so the family packed up for Europe. Back then, except for a few parodies in Pink Panther and James Bond movies, Americans … Continue reading
Filed under art, Culture, Current Events, Economics
The Letters of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz
In 1916, when they met, Alfred Stieglitz was 52, and an internationally known photographer whose avant-garde gallery in Manhattan made him one of the most influential men in early 20th century American art. Georgia O’Keeffe was 28, and an unknown … Continue reading
Filed under art, Book Reviews, Culture
Midnight in Paris: A Movie Review
Midnight in Paris, written and directed by Woody Allen, is a delightful romantic comedy and another of Allen’s meditations on the relationship between art and life, this time with time-travel in the mix. Want to see Ernest Hemingway speaking exactly … Continue reading
A Walk in the Park and Minor White
The other day, I fired up Google to look at opinions on the appropriate age for protagonists of young adult vs. middle grade fantasy. The reason, as I have said here recently, is that I am reviewing all my ideas … Continue reading
