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9/3/25
Algiers: Hedy Lamarr and Her First Hollywood Movie
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Algiers (1938) Directed by John Cromwell United Artists, 99 minutes, not-rated. ★★★★ In the next few weeks I will be fe...
9/1/25
Berenice Abbott: Flaneur for Modernism?
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Man Ray photo of Berenice Abbott 1925 Berenice Abbott’s Modern Lens Clark Museum of Art Through October 5, 2023 When you thi...
8/29/25
Labor Day Blues
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Subscribers to this blog will notice that I’m late with the Friday edition. That’s because I get depressed as Labor Day rolls aroun...
8/27/25
Great Disasters: A Powerful Novel
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Great Disasters (2025) By Grady Chambers Tin House/Norton, 256 pages. ★★★★ Have you ever hung out with a group of peopl...
8/24/25
The Search for Folk Art
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Folk Art Once upon a time folk art was dismissed as stuff made by “savage” or “uneducated” people. These days it fetches high price...
8/22/25
Another Moving Work from Fredrik Backman
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My Friends (2025) By Fredrik Backman Atria Books, 434 pages ★★★★★ Louisa is a teenager, the best kind of human. The ...
8/20/25
Atmosphere: What a Ride!
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Atmosphere (2025) By Taylor Jenkins Reid Penguin Random Books, 352 pages. ★★★★★ In sections of recent U.S. history I ...
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