From the bookshelf: August 2024
Each month I have a goal to read five books. Here are the books I read in August 2024.
All posts tagged: Recommended Readings
Books (along with a smattering of movies and plays) that I have found of interest and want to share
A voracious curiosity for the built environments of the world
G.E. Kidder Smith’s life work captures a transformational era in world history.
The birth of a new imperial order
A new work on the CIA highlights the often unintended and disastrous effects of unaccountable power.
The mysteries of our daily experience
Sometimes we need to stop over thinking and tend to the ordinary and mundane.
Offering small and large epiphanies
A new exhibition invites conversations about gender, work, and artistic agency.
Fighting a culture of corruption and impunity
An important reminder of the brutal realities of the Putin regime.
From the bookshelf: July 2024
Each month I have a goal of reading five books. Here’s my list from July 2024.
The crescendo moment in American history
Myth and history are both important in understanding our past actions and present choices as a nation.
Finlandia!
Taking in the wonders of Helsinki
Observations from . . . July 2024
A summary of posts included in the MORE TO COME newsletter during July 2024.
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