“Tokyo in the Underbrush”: ArtsWeek
Pictures and poems from Japan’s bubble years… Introduction In January, 1987 I graduated from Lehigh University with a B.A. in journalism. By the first week of March I was in Tokyo, Japan […]
A way of being in the world
What are we writing about when we’re “Nature Writing?” This question is prompted by thoughts from the excellent three-day little festival in South London, the Balham Literary Festival, titled A Way of […]
“Slothful bitches”: the artist muses on the capricious nature of muses (ArtsWeek)
Artists don’t decide what their calling is. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. When I set out to become a photographer way back in 2012 I had an idea what I was […]
ArtsWeek: Bringing up the rear with anti-art (NSFW)
What the hell is this art thing, anyhow? This goes out to every tween with a feeling and a pen or a brush or a stick and a bucket and a bad […]
Mint Bar Neon: Sheridan, Wyoming – ArtsWeek
ArtsWeek: a capella, for your nerded-out listening enjoyment
I think we all have something we nerd-out over. One of my weaknesses is a capella. I grew up Southern Baptist and in some ways my entire musical aesthetic is driven by the sounds of […]
ArtsWeek: peeking bird
ArtsWeek: our favorite photographs
As part of our ArtsWeek festivities, we asked some of the staff to share their favorite photos with our readers. [Ed. Note: The intent here wasn’t to launch a mutual admiration society, […]
The joys of binge-watching
For the past year I have had some health issues that have taken me out of active circulation—nothing life-threatening, but certainly life changing during the period, and for a little while yet. […]
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