Portraits of an Artist
Photos of the artist, who would later give us bread crumbs to throw to the koi, making for this photo.
Palestinian Walks
Raja Shehadeh
To go on a sarha is to wander aimlessly, not restricted by time and place, going where the spirit takes you, to nourish your soul and rejuvenate yourself. This book contains six sarhat the author takes between the early 1970s to the early 2000s.
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…
Chronicles of a NY Locksmith
A touching small feature from The New Yorker about a small locksmith shop in Brooklyn
Growing up in China as a White Man in the 50s
Michael Crook talks about growing up in China in the 1950s.
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.
Snow-capped mountains
Might just be the Gray Mountains, during the reign of Glóin (King of Durin's Folk). Or in Alaska? The Dolomites in Italy?
Hong Kong's Cha Chaan Teng Culture
A nice Morning Post video showing the evolution of a unique Hong Kong institution.
Bruce Lee 2026 US Postage
Preview of an upcoming US postage stamp. The Bruce Lee commemorative kick stamp.
Stoner
John Williams
A farm boy becomes a university prof., becomes estranged from his wife, encounters office politics, etc.