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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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A service for the end of World War I
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the guns fell silent. The Veterans Day memorial service for WWI Armistice Day Centennial was held at the Washington National Cathedral started with the boom of drums that … Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized, World War I
Tagged Armistice Day, National Cathedral, World War I
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At the Freer Gallery, a seminar on looting of cultural heritage
If you think museums are just homes for great art, think again. The art, academic and museum worlds have combined forces into activism against theft. They have to since the illegal sale of cultural heritages has become endemic. It is … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, art, Freer Gallery of Art, History, Uncategorized
Tagged art, cultural heritage, Freer Gallery of Art, looting, Red lists
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A to-be-read book, ‘Darjeeling,’ turns out to be so worth it
Too often books languish in a pile named, “I’ll get to it soon.” That’s what happened to Jeff Koehler’s “Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World’s Greatest Tea” which has been gathering dust for roughly three years. … Continue reading
Ikats! Ubiquitous but unknown
The next time you hit Crate and Barrel, or Target, take note of the ikat designs everywhere. If you don’t know what ikats are, go down to Washington’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Art for the new exhibit, “To Dye … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, History, Sackler Museum
Tagged Central Asia, ikat, Sacker Museum, Textiles, Uzbekistan
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Intense and Powerful – ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’
The Zookeeper’s Wife isn’t an easy movie to enjoy, but it’s so worthwhile to see. SPOILERS Continue reading
Posted in History, movies, Uncategorized
Tagged Animals, Germany, movies, Poland, Warsaw, Warsaw Ghetto, World War II, Zookeeper's Wife
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April 1917 the U.S. enters WWI
2017 is a commerative year. A century ago the U.S. entered “The War To End All Wars” on April 6, 1917. A hundred years later it’s a mostly forgotten war. While the United States World War One Centennial Commission was established … Continue reading
Posted in History, Uncategorized, World War I
Tagged Indiana Jones, Norman Prince, Snoopy, World War I, WWI
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A century ago aviator Norman Prince died in WWI
Now he’s being remembered for his life, patriotic deeds and the manner of his passing. Prince is credited with creating the famed Lafayette Escadrille, a group of American volunteer flyers who were part of of the French Air Service during … Continue reading
Posted in History, World War I
Tagged aviation, National Cathedral, Norman Prince, World War I
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Movie Review: Free State of Jones
I’m back! My apologies for not posting recently. I have been posting some of my movie reviews at an U.K. website http://www.culturedVultures.com but this movie, Free State of Jones is about the American Civil War from the Confederate side. I decided to publish it … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, History, movies, Uncategorized
Tagged American Civil War, Free State of Jones
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Don’t let yourself be forgotten – holiday letters
As we count down to the holiday season, I want to speak up for the Christmas (Hanukah, Solstice, choose-your-holiday) letter. You know what I mean: it’s that letter stuffed in an envelope that recounts what you did in the last … Continue reading
Posted in family, History
Tagged christmas cards, family history, history, holidays, letters
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A Walker in Many Worlds 