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The lighter side of Mother’s Day
I’ve spent several hours reading Mother’s Day coverage in the major newspapers. There was an article of a woman clearing out her deceased mom’s belongings. How a grieving Orca reminds a mother of the death of her child. One advises … Continue reading
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Back… well, maybe soon.
In February 2020, I wrote a long post about an exhibit at the National Museum of Asian Art about a wonderful Syrian/Iraq exhibit involving ISIS destruction. Then came the pandemic, COVID-19, the coronavirus, staying at home, the election, the endless … Continue reading
The Lunar New Year celebration arrives
I’ve always been affectionate towards Asian culture since I grew up surrounded by it. Many of my blog postings are about the Orient/Far East/Asia (depending on what you called it and what generation you are.) (Updating my original posting at … Continue reading
Posted in Asian art, Freer Gallery of Art, Japan, Sackler Museum, Washington DC
Tagged Asia, Asian Art, Celebrations, Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year
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2019 – the end, 2020 – a beginning
Even for a person who has spent the last 40+ years in genre fandom such as Doctor Who, Star Wars, X-Men, Avengers, 2019 was a memorable year for endings. I’ve been a Star Wars fan from 1976 when I first … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, History, Journalism, Marvel Cinematic Universe, movies, Star Wars, Uncategorized
Tagged Doctor Who, fandom, Star Wars
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Hokusai the master
In the time between Christmas and New Year’s, there is usually chaos in Washington D.C.. Gift returns, shopping for yourself, watching streaming television… it’s exhausting. So take some time out for peace and beauty. Go see Hokusai, Mad About Painting. … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, art, Asian art, Freer Gallery of Art, Japan, Uncategorized, Washington DC
Tagged Freer Gallery of Art, Hokusai, Japanese art
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Summer reading is mostly memoirs
I read a lot but too much of it is on my computer. So I choose carefully when I decide to pick a up a book, and am likely to put one down if I am not taken with it. … Continue reading
DC Pride in rainbow colors
Okay, I’m way late on this. But the Washington DC’s Pride parade was so fun, then scary, that I let weeks slide by. Spoiler: one pix has naked male buns. You are warned. If you watched the poor television coverage … Continue reading
The Long Arc of Tony Stark and me
In the last few weeks, endless rivers of words have been written about the Avengers and Iron Man who is really Tony Stark, in particular. What can I add now? Longevity. I’ve been involved with Stark for decades. When living … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, Afghanistan, Comics, Fantasy, Marvel Cinematic Universe, movies
Tagged Avengers, Comics, Endgame, Marvel, MCU, Tony Stark
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Memories of Easter include chainmail & lilies
Easter is what you make of it. Over a lifetime you collect memories of Easter, many of them with friends and family. They may or may not included costumes, swords, pirates and/or stringing cables for masquerades. As a child abroad, … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, art, Costume, Fantasy
Tagged Balticon, FMSSA, National Gallery of Art, science fiction, science fiction fandom
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Coming this April strong women abound on SF and Fantasy screens
Captain Marvel. Wonder Woman. Princess Leia. Shuri. Natasha Romanoff the Black Widow. Mon Mothma. Okoye. Arya Stark, Elsa, Maz Kanata. In the last decade, there has been an explosion of strong women in movie and television’s science fiction/fantasy genre. (I … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, Fantasy, Marvel Cinematic Universe, movies, Star Wars, Uncategorized
Tagged Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Doctor Who, Star Wars, television, women
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A Walker in Many Worlds 