Art in Hiding
Freeportism as a tool of speculation
When I first came across the term Freeportism I wondered what it could possibly mean. Finding out made my heart sink. Did someone…
Tales of Spelunking
Neanderthals re-visited
Leave it to Heuer to read about one of the most fascinating discoveries of the last decade and have her wonder about…
A Week of Questions
Nicely wrapped
I find myself frequently asking “I wonder what, or why, or how…..” – often totally mundane reactions to something interesting I see…
Meeting canceled
We can be short today: there will be no meeting with the women I’d like to talk to. They are beyond mediation…
Wittgenstein’s Handles
You won’t find it on Netflix, but there is a strange and delightful movie by Derek Jarman on Wittgenstein.
http://www.openculture.com/2013/03/iwittgensteini_watch_derek_jarmans_tribute_to_the_philosopher_featuring_tilda_swinton_1993.html I came across it…
Pen Pals
Charles Darwin's correspondents
Creation, a 2009 movie about Charles Darwin, failed miserably at the box office. American distributors then and now refused to pick it…
The Human Condition
The Philosophy of Hannah Arendt
I remember receiving two presents for my 11th birthday. One was permission to treat my straight lanky hair to a curling iron….
Sailing the Seven Seas
There are two categories of Dutch movies: one kind is populated with a lot of nasty Nazis and the other is swarming with patriotic colonialists sailing…
Ahead of her Time
Netflix carries a movie How to make an American quilt that was scripted after a novel by Portland author Whitney Otto. One of…
Confessions of a Netflix Streamer
I admit I watch a lot of Netflix. Mostly thrillers and mysteries. I tell myself it is to keep my languages up,…