Category Archives: art

Echoes of the pen and brush

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Mike

While browsing through books at a thrift shop a few weeks ago, I happened upon a slim edition on surrealist art. The book, entitled Surrealism: With 24 Illustrations,*  was a volume from the 1956 series “Movements in Modern Art” and, at … Continue reading →

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Scholarly scribbles: Ten Greek Plays

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Mike

Not long ago, I bought a vintage copy of Ten Greek Plays In Contemporary Translations (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1957) from a secondhand store. The book features unique translations by L.R. Lind which differ significantly from the more traditional interpretations of these … Continue reading →

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Reminiscences of Ibne Hasan, continued

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Mike

From time to time, I decide to comb through my various e-mail accounts as well as my desktop and external hard drives looking for old conversations with my late friend Ibne Hasan. At this point – almost four years after … Continue reading →

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The Red Army in Vienna

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Mike

A friend who recently traveled to Vienna, Austria sent me some photos he took of the city’s monuments to the Red Army. The main monument (depicted in the bottom two photos) is the Heldendenkmal der Roten Armee, which serves as a … Continue reading →

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