Continue Reading Thinking, Endangered Obstacles to Rational Thinking Lately we have seen a number of disturbing decisions both in the national and international arena. So I decided to think through some…
Continue Reading Manifesta 11 What artist do for no money To close off this week I am wondering if I am doomed to repeat this question forever: when will I understand contemporary art?…
Continue Reading Knit Guerillas Up the street is a small public park where people walk their dogs and play with their kids in a forest of…
Continue Reading Up with the Birds I wonder if I had it in me to get up at 3:00 in the morning to be at a concert at…
Continue Reading On Traveling Alone I wonder where and when I got bitten by the travel bug. It certainly ran in the family. My father wanted to…
Continue Reading Art in Hiding Freeportism as a tool of speculation When I first came across the term Freeportism I wondered what it could possibly mean. Finding out made my heart sink. Did someone…
Continue Reading Tales of Spelunking Neanderthals re-visited Leave it to Heuer to read about one of the most fascinating discoveries of the last decade and have her wonder about…
Continue Reading A Week of Questions Nicely wrapped I find myself frequently asking “I wonder what, or why, or how…..” – often totally mundane reactions to something interesting I see…
Continue Reading Meeting canceled We can be short today: there will be no meeting with the women I’d like to talk to. They are beyond mediation…
Continue Reading Wittgenstein’s Handles You won’t find it on Netflix, but there is a strange and delightful movie by Derek Jarman on Wittgenstein. http://www.openculture.com/2013/03/iwittgensteini_watch_derek_jarmans_tribute_to_the_philosopher_featuring_tilda_swinton_1993.html I came across it…
