Titian’s Sisyphus (or Tiziano’s Sísifo) carrying the rock up the mountain, yet again. [Read more]
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“Having thus in process of time been clothed with a strong coat of feathers, they either fall into the water or fly freely away into the air. They derived their food and growth from the sap of the wood or from the sea, by a secret and most wonderful process of alimentation.” [Read more]
As I learn more about how memory works, I recognize that we are not always, or even often, very reliable witnesses of our own lives. [Read more]
As they used to say on radio quiz shows, if you’re playing along at home, have a paper and pencil handy. [Read more]
and to capture that moment of sincerity and serenity [Read more]
After they set the mood with a black and white picture of a goat (?), [Read more]
Imagine how hard it would have been to be his kid brother. [Read more]
We are comfortable taking that counsel, of course, but felt that such was unlikely to be the message that the establishment intended to convey. [Read more]
I wouldn’t want to you to botch a future discussion about a tiny pear tree based on bad intel from me. [Read more]
As I tried to settle back down to sleep, I wondered who Charley was, [Read more]
