Weekend 312.0 (Le mal du pays)
A couple of days off from work (a much needed extra long Labor Day Weekend) so I’m doing some housekeeping, biking, and drinking gratuitous amounts of coffee. I also finished Continue Reading →
Month: August 2014
Weekend 311.0
(1) Confrontation Amid the Shadows: Caravaggio forces us to bear witness in ‘The Taking of Christ’ (WSJ) He is all exoskeleton, barely a man at all. The painter has offered Continue Reading →
Weekend 310.0
Pegoretti was one of the six craftsmen featured in Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle at the Museum of Arts & Design in 2010. (1) Robin Williams and Dario Pegoretti: The Comedian Continue Reading →
Joyful Cosmology
(1) Woody Allen’s Bleak Vision by Rev. Robert Barron “If you consult the philosophers of antiquity and the Middle Ages, you would find a very frank acknowledgement that what Woody Continue Reading →
Weekend 309.0
(1) Sturmey Archer “The Planetary Gearset” (YouTube) (2) Speed Traps For Japan’s Escalators (WSJ – Registration Required) (3) Shakespeare as a Life Coach (WSJ) “The world is grown so bad Continue Reading →
Weekend 308.1
(1) Architect Lord Norman Foster on Good Design and Collectible Cars: The sought-after British architect reveals what he’s seeking, riding, collecting and coveting (WSJ) “The best way to quickly transform Continue Reading →
Weekend 308.0 (Allucciolato)
This space is a placeholder for my #BWC2014 and #London trip report. (1) Refining the palette: “Making Colour” at the National Gallery (The Economist) I saw this exhibit twice (7.26 Continue Reading →