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The Sculptor Manolo and Bartleby the Scrivener
When we would prefer not to, or would prefer to do something else.
Nov 28
Howard Rehs: Art's Most Necessary Friend
The gallery-owner, expert curator and great friend to all who love art died this week and the world is poorer for it.
Nov 22
The Big Argument on Stage
Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, John Patrick Shanley, and the Art of the Polyphonic Spree.
Nov 20
My Weeks of Reading, Writing and No Relaxation
When the books (including ones that don't yet exist) take over.
Nov 7
The Lighter Side of Looting the Louvre
Down and out with the wily rascals of 20th Century Art
Oct 22
Starfleet vs. The Pakleds
Will technology make us smart and cultivated or dumb and mean?
Oct 17
The Almost Free Festival of Comedy
"Boy, when you die at the palace, you really DIE at the palace!" - Mel Brooks
Oct 10
How to Read Books (and why)
A short post, with thanks to Joseph Campbell.
Oct 6
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