Continue Reading Rot(h) It was difficult to escape the glowing obituaries of Philip Roth who died this month at age 84. They were ubiquitous, one…
Continue Reading White Tom Wolfe, journalist and author, wearer of white suits, died on May 14th. (Photographs today in his honor therefor are white flowers….
Continue Reading Why not: a call for imitation Hatred alone is not enough I saw mention of this in the last couple of days, but the actual article actually appeared 2…
Continue Reading What it takes: a different perspective I was sent a famous poem yesterday that was entirely new to me. Nor was I particularly familiar with the poet other…
Continue Reading Who knew: it’s all in the narrative Coppersmith Today was not the best day. A short trip to San Francisco fell through and we had to eat the cost of…
Continue Reading What is: Morality You either roll your eyes or die of laughter that I am even asking this question, right? However, every day when I…
Continue Reading Who was: Chaim Soutine One of the last exhibitions I saw in Germany before I came to the US in the early 1980s was a Chaim…
Continue Reading Arch8 The ultimate post of this week is dedicated to a group of Black dancers who have a mission. They take photos or…
Continue Reading From the Ground up The Dutch photographer Hellen van Meene creates scenarios that resemble in some ways some of the old Dutch masters’ paintings. The light…
Continue Reading Linn-Benton Community College Choir A small two-year junior college located in Albany, south of Portland, has caught my attention – and not only because their mascot…
