Continue Reading Upheaval at the Whitney Yesterday I published a long piece, am currently working on another, and am aware that all of that can be taxing for…
Continue Reading Considering Circus In the staunchly conservative, predominantly catholic German village of my childhood, we children eagerly anticipated three occasions each year: Carnival came around…
Continue Reading Finale After the events of this week, every non-White or non-Christian person I know has felt an unease that topped most of what…
Continue Reading L’Art et la Réalité The single museum I had time to visit during my days in Montreal was chosen because of its location. It was…
Continue Reading L’état et la religion The photographs today are encompassing the colorful diversity and creativity found on the streets of Montreal. My faithful readers who know my…
Continue Reading Vieux et Nouveau My time to explore Montreal proper was limited. I walked during the lunch hours of the conference, and in the early evenings…
Continue Reading Rouge et Jaune Talk about a color-coordinated city: Montreal, Quebec has a distinct preference for red and yellow. Or so it seemed to my eye…
Continue Reading Strength and Flexibility In case you think I’m going to report on my exercise class and its goal of providing me with attributes I thoroughly…
Continue Reading Exquisite Gorge 4: The Bee Maven “The bees build in the crevicesOf loosening masonry, and thereThe mother birds bring grubs and flies.My wall is loosening; honey-bees,Come build in…
Continue Reading Undeterred Today I would first like to draw your attention to a film Undeterred that documents the community resistance in the small border…
