Manhattan, here I come
Remembering New York, imagining New York … Manhattan, here I come
Month: April 2011
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GRECIAN MIRAGE (Greece, Summer 2006)
It must have been Erota
luring me with her
olives and her wine … GRECIAN MIRAGE (Greece, Summer 2006)
A Genocide cannot be erased – April 24th, 2011
Hitler said ” Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?” to counter the argument that it would be impossible to “get away” with wiping out the Jews. That´s what pushing a genocide under the rug will do; beget another one. … A Genocide cannot be erased – April 24th, 2011
Catfish and The Social Network: No ode to Facebook
There´s no more reality on Facebook than on the Hollywood-style broadcast of the Irak war. … Catfish and The Social Network: No ode to Facebook
A beautiful voice (to Roger Ebert)
Though I knew little about Ebert and had never seen him, in my mind, he was not necessarily a “nice” man, more like a Neptune with his trident, letting films pass in front of him, and decreeing which ones would live and which ones would be sentenced to death. … A beautiful voice (to Roger Ebert)
Cherchez la muse
I have a friend who is obsessed with muses. She keeps saying, jokingly, “what did she have that I don´t?” referring to women like Gala, who inspired Paul Éluard, Max Ernst and Salvador Dalí alike. … Cherchez la muse
Through inside passage – Cruising Alaska
This land of low clouds
and scattered islands … Through inside passage – Cruising Alaska
REALENGO, Rio de Janeiro
No, this is not a post about how wonderful it is to travel round the world. It is about the death of children, the most unnatural of all unnatural things upon our ailing Earth. … REALENGO, Rio de Janeiro
DOMINICA, Through the windows of Jean Rhys
The only thing that this little Caribbean island, not to be confused with the Dominican Republic, is known for is because the famous writer Jean Rhys once lived there. … DOMINICA, Through the windows of Jean Rhys