Monthly Archives: April 2017

Forget lovingly handmade gifts – Amazon wins

Posted on April 25, 2017 by tcwells14

This is not a nastygram towards Amazon.com or the USPS. Not at all. It’s is a realization. Only big business can afford to mail stuff, so buy from them. I just spent $20 to send a package across the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Utamaro-A glimpse into Japan’s sexual ‘floating world’ of yesteryear

Posted on April 8, 2017 by tcwells14

Thank goodness for sex, otherwise humanity would miss so out on so much great art. A one-of-a-kind exhibit, Inventing Utamaro, opens at the Arthur M. Sackler museum in Washington D.C. April 9th. Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro’s large painting, Moon at Shinagawa, owned by … Continue reading →

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Intense and Powerful – ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’

Posted on April 1, 2017 by tcwells14

The Zookeeper’s Wife isn’t an easy movie to enjoy, but it’s so worthwhile to see. SPOILERS Continue reading →

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