Tag Archives: Culture

Theatre Review: I must be So-Mantic

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

In January we decided to move closer to joining the 21st century by setting up a Roku for our TV screen.  We could now live-stream movies.  A year or so ago, The Mrs had set up an Amazon Prime account, … Continue reading →

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Dept. of Alternative Facts: Gated Communities

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

gated communities: (n) development building technique which features walls and gates to control entrance to community, provide security for residents and owners, and give a sense of superiority over the rest of society outside the gates; typically lived in by … Continue reading →

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Brown Signs: Cusco, Peru, Textile Studios

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

  Weaving the past.  Weaving the future.

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Brown Sign: Lake Titicaca, Taquile Island, Peru

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

Dance to save an island’s culture

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From the Bookshelf: The World is Flat, and Requiem for the American Dream

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

Recently, my mother gave me a book to read, Noam Chomsky’s Requiem for the American Dream. Some years ago, she had given me Thomas L. Friedman’s The World is Flat, which I have neglected on my shelf as dust gathered. … Continue reading →

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Brown Sign: Gaugauin to Picasso, at the Phillips Collection

Posted on December 16, 2015 by

In my last post, Traveling in the Age of ISIS, I made a reference to art of Impressionist to Modernists painters, and how their world, as ours, was shattered by world events.  While my thoughts were influenced by our holiday … Continue reading →

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Theatre Review: King Hedley II

Posted on March 4, 2015 by

Does race matter? With events in our culture recently, we are confronted with arguments to blend ethnic heritage as well as maintain boundaries between distinct groups. But, should race matter when we go to see a play? We have seen … Continue reading →

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