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LATEST ARTICLES ( 286 )

• Artmastered: Edward Hopper, 1931, Hotel Room

  

  artmastered: Edward Hopper, 1931, Hotel Room Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2012 CULTURE

• Late Summer Bike Ride Through the Neighborhood. German...

  

  Late summer bike ride through the neighborhood. German countryside Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2012 CULTURE

• If You Go to Oslo, There Will Be Many Tales of Vikings,...

  

  If you go to Oslo, there will be many tales of Vikings, exploration and men who sought to discover things they didn’t even know they were looking for. Lots of... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 CULTURE

• The Beautiful Alsace.

  

  The beautiful Alsace. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 CULTURE

• Crete, Greece is Underrated, Maybe in Part, Because You Must...

  

  Crete, Greece is underrated, maybe in part, because you must have a car to efficiently and effectively get around the island. But when you go the distance, its... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 CULTURE

• The Tender Bar: A Review *Full Disclaimer* This Memoir is Not...

  

  The Tender Bar: A Review *Full Disclaimer* This memoir is not new (although the author does have a new novel out this fall) and I’m sure I’ve mentioned it in... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2012 CULTURE

• How These Words Happened William Stafford In Winter, in the Dark...

  

  How These Words Happened William Stafford In winter, in the dark hours, when others were asleep, I found these words and put them together by their appetites an... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2012 CULTURE

• Balos Beach at Cape Tigani on the Gramvouva Peninsula. The...

  

  Balos Beach at Cape Tigani on the Gramvouva Peninsula. The Northwestern most part of Crete. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 CULTURE

• We Interrupt the Regular Schedule, for a Moment to Remember The...

  

  We interrupt the regular schedule, for a moment to remember the day that happened so close to the beginning of this century, and changed its course forever. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 CULTURE

• Teachingliteracy: Submitted by H1deaway.

  

  teachingliteracy: submitted by h1deaway. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2012 CULTURE

• Monsieur Lazhar - A Review Based Around a Grade School Classroom...

  

  Monsieur Lazhar - A Review Based around a grade school classroom in Montreal, Monsieur Lazhar encounters death, cross-cultural mores, asylum, and the emotions o... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Unexpected Picasso Sighting in Bergen. Biographer Roland...

  

  Unexpected Picasso sighting in Bergen. Biographer Roland Penrose, wrote a thorough volume called Picasso: His Life and Work that covers everything from his yout... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2012 CULTURE

• The Most Talked About Books for Fall Support Your Local...

  

  The Most Talked About Books for Fall Support Your Local Booksellers. My list of favorite local booksellers (in my old haunts) is: The Strand Books, New York, Ne... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2012 CULTURE

• The Alsace is a Thin Patch of Land on the Northeastern Edge Of...

  

  The Alsace is a thin patch of land on the northeastern edge of France and Germany that I find grand. It was given birth by Germany and adopted by France; both... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• There Are So Many Great Magazine That Lost Their Lives in The...

  

  There are so many great magazine that lost their lives in the recession. Plenty, Organic Living, Cottage Living, etc. Here are the three I mourn the most. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 MEDIA

• In the 1956 Film by Albert Lamorisse, Le Ballon Rouge is Famous...

  

  In the 1956 film by Albert Lamorisse, Le Ballon Rouge is famous for its simple exploration of the complexity of human nature. A small boy meets a balloon which... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• I’m Always Interested to Hear Well-traveled Folk List...

  

  I’m always interested to hear well-traveled folk list their top five or ten favorite cities. Of course the locations become interchangeable the more you... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2012 CULTURE

• There’s No Easy Way to Determine the Best Foreign Films...

  

  There’s no easy way to determine the best foreign films out there. My list has a serious French theme throughout, but it also includes South America, Italy and... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Many a Rhyme Takes Place in the Pulsing, Pumping, Lights And...

  

  Many a rhyme takes place in the pulsing, pumping, lights and action of New York City. From the brownstones of Brooklyn to the Upper West Side delis, there will... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 CULTURE

• Iconoclassic: Anne Harriet Fish: Dancing Couples No. 2, Cover...

  

  iconoclassic: Anne Harriet Fish: Dancing Couples No. 2, cover for Vanity Fair, 1921 (by Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2012 CULTURE