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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Revisit The Golden Age of Illustration in Wilmington, Del.
There’s a hidden treasure in Wilmington, Delaware. It’s a collection of nineteenth century and early 20th century original illustration paintings for books, newspapers and advertising at the Delaware Art Museum. Sounds dull or esoteric? Not at all. This was the … Continue reading
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Lazy Days of Summer at the National Zoo
On a warm summer’s day at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. there were only a few animals stirring. Most of them were human. But among the animal kingdom: A clouded leopard yawned, then fell back to sleep. Nearby, a fish cat … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, clouded leopard, emu, flamingo, national zoo, smithsonian
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“Mr. Holmes” – a difficult film
Let’s state upfront that “Mr. Holmes” is a beautiful interesting film with excellent acting by Sir Ian McKellen and all his supporting cast which includes Laura Linney. It is based on a non-Doyle Sherlock Holmes novel called “A Slight Trick … Continue reading
What has the 21st century done to the Bard?
So, what’s with the changes to the Bard? People are having fun with him again. For years, students have been dragged to performances, condemned to perform in, listen to their classmates recite or watch the BBC versions in darkened classrooms (which are … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, Doeschner, shakespeare, something rotten, Star Wars, William Shakespeare
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The allure of “Indiana Jones” lives on in traveling exhibit
It’s a match made in heaven – fictional archeologist Indiana Jones and the very real archeology of National Geographic. A traveling exhibition, “Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archeology,” from the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, has landed at the … Continue reading
A Walker in Many Worlds 