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Courtesy of the BP, this talk by Ian Bogost about News Media and Games, specifically design. Pretty broad in focus, but interesting. Also, he touches on a number of my favorite topics, the replacement of whaling by petroleum and even the Atlanta Cyclerama. (not crazy about the Civil War, but I love cyclerama's which were one of those 19C attempts ( Read more... ) -
Cappella Romana
Cappella Romana is a Pacific Northwest based group specializing in Slavic & Byzantine polyphonic repertoire. They are good and there are not very many choirs in the US singing this material. They will be performing one of my all-time favorite choral works, Rachmaninoff's Xmas Vigil in the Portland/Seattle area in January. If you're in the area, I ( Read more... ) -
2011: The Year in Books
As always, this list assembled after the fact may not reflect all books read this year. If you have any questions, favorites to share, or a request for personalized recommendations, I am always happy to talk about books!
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Psalm 121:6
I woke early this morning to the sight of the moon with a bite out of it. The sun rising on one hand, the moon eclipsing on the other. I thought I'd missed it under yesterdays cloud cover. Instead, it came as a surprise, an unexpected reward for (an undesired) early rising. -
Pride & Prejudice Board Book
I just found a Pride & Prejudice boardbook, which I bought, not because I think it's appropriate for children, but because it was so clever. Designed as a counting primer it works like this ( Read more... ) -
The Quotable BP
"The uncanny valley... it's not in Wales." -
Free Thinking Festival 2011
I've got a lot going on this morning, but because I have so many chores that need to be accomplished within a specific time frame I'm not free to sit and write. Instead, I'm offering link to two provocative lectures I listened to this week ( Read more... ) -
Brontëmania
At The IndependentThe question remains when Mrs. Gaskell will get her due... not only for creating the Brontë legend, but brilliantly bridging the divide between Austen's sense and the Brontë's sensibility. A somewhat hyperbolic and nicely written article, complete with blurbs on Brontës from contemporary authors. Also, this new film adaptation of ( Read more... ) -
Georgia O'Keeffe: Wideness & Wonder
In honor of Georgia O'Keeffe's birthday, a review of a recent biography ( Read more... ) -
Puritans!!!!
Kate Beaton nails it in this week's book covers:
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=326
I gave a crazy lecture in CR about Puritans and American legal structure.