This review is long overdue. But better late than never. During an Autumn visit to the Black Forest in Germany
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Alvaro Mutis Jaramillo, one of my absolute favorite writers of all times, died on Sunday 22 September 2013 in Mexico City,
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“In the world in which we find ourselves, the possibilities of good are almost limitless, and the possibilities of evil
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“In the world in which we find ourselves, the possibilities of good are almost limitless, and the possibilities of evil
Continue readingGiven the existence …..of a personal God…. tennis … the stones … so calm … Cunard … unfinished . . .
Introduction Dermot Moran believes that “Samuel Barclay Beckett (1906–89) is the most philosophical of twentieth-century writers.” His characters exult in endless, pointless,
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Balthus (Balthazar Klossowski) revisited
Parenthesis: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a Balthus Exhibition “Cats and Girls“(September 25, 2013–January 12, 2014).
Continue readingDan Hicks and His Hot Licks: “I scare myself” and a little more – in the context of perplexed personal situations
It was sometime in the early 1980’s. I was in my late 20s and doing postgraduate work in the United
Continue readingDeconstructed Green Beans (Haricot vert) Yahni – Αποδομημενα φασολακια γιαχνι
Green beans (haricot vert) “yahni” is one of the most delicious dishes during the Greek Summer. Today I cook the
Continue readingDr. Nikolaos G. Mavris – Δρ. Νικόλαος Γ. Μαυρής
Ο Νικολαος Μαυρης ηταν ο νονος μου. Τον εχω στην καρδια μου και ενθυμουμαι πολυ καλα τις συναντησεις μας. Επισης
Continue readingDeath and the Maiden: from Munch to Abramovic
Some time ago I wrote about one of the most stunning and moving themes in the work of Edward Munch: The
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