Spirited Away: A Very Short Review
Somehow over the years I have missed all things Miyazaki. I blame this on my children, who were never interested in anime or Japanese film.
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American Buffalo: A Very Short Review
One of the things I do when I do a Big Apple theater run is I vary my diet. (I think the last time I
The Music Man: A Very Short Review
When you think of actor Hugh Jackman, does the image of Wolverine flash into your mind? Then you’re not a musical theater fan! He’s starring
Six the Musical: A Very Short Review
Sometimes it takes a while for the stars to align. After red-hot tryouts in Edinburgh, the UK, and Chicago, SIX, the new musical, was supposed
A Month in Europe: Augustus Recycled
People in Europe do not worry about reusing old stuff. The continent is packed full of old stuff. Every time they dig for a parking
A Month in Europe: Roof Tiles
Roof tiles fascinate me. Robert Heinlein said once that a house’s job, broadly speaking, is to keep off the rain. And to do this you
A Month in Europe: Windows in Split
This is a particularly nice example of shuffling and reshuffling an ancient building. The picture is of one of the gates into Diocletian’s palace, visible
A Month in Europe: Diocletian’s Palace
When the Emperor Diocletian decided to retire, he built himself a palace on the other side of the Adriatic. This got him out of Rome,
A Month in Europe: Recycling Your Temple
The reuse of old structures fascinates me. And there is nowhere like Europe for upcycling buildings. They’ve been doing this since the Neolithic. I have
A Month in Europe: Barcelona
The last time I came this way I was only about 5 hours north of Barcelona, in southern France. Everyone said I should go visit
Landscape Painting 7: Finished!
When do you know that a work is finished? I’m sure everyone reading this has seen Sleeping Beauty, the Walt Disney movie. You recall that
Landscape Painting 6: Reflections
A painting with water has reflections. It’s one of the favorite things painters do to show off. Reflective or clear things, like glass vases or
Landscape Painting 5: Clouds and Houses
I love to paint clouds. Like John Constable, I’ve done pages and pages of cloud study. The Chinese painters specialize in one subject: horses, or
