The Iliad
Homer
Emily Wilson's new translation of a classic. Currently reading and glad to have an e-pub version or I'd be lost in identifying all the gods and their relations and motives, which are just a 'click + look-up' away.
EXIF Data Extractor
What is EXIF, why do I care, why you don't need to, and everything in between in the world of photography.
Chinese Flash Card app
Today I created a Chinese character study app for the 300 most common characters. Good for beginners and similar to the box of printed cards I used to have.
AI (GitHub CoPilot) is now involved on this site
I described in about three paragraphs the capabilities my project needed to feature and how it had to tie in with other software I use, making the latter much more feature-rich…
Today's Listen - Side-Eye III+ (Metheny trio)
Pat Metheny trio
2026 album from Pat Metheny. That is all.
Chronicles of a NY Locksmith
A touching small feature from The New Yorker about a small locksmith shop in Brooklyn
World Nature Photo Awards 2026
Jono Allen
Winner of World Nature Photography Award 2026 (Jono Allen)
Growing up in China as a White Man in the 50s
Michael Crook talks about growing up in China in the 1950s.
The Golden House
Salman Rushdie
Young NY filmmaker sets out to make a movie based on new residents near his home on Macdougal Street in NYC following the tragic death of his parents. He becomes an unwitting character in the plot.
The Assault
Harry Mulisch
A singular event in the ending days of WWII sets off decades-long reverberations for the sole survivor of a Dutch family.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Matsuo Bashō
A half poetic, half discursive travel journal by the inventor of the haiku.
Royal Game of Ur
An ancient Middle Eastern game that found its way to the west through the Jewish population of Kochi, India, after they migrated to Israel.
