Art & Culture
Art & CultureBook Review: “A Field Guide to Getting Lost” -Rebecca Solnit (2006)
“A Field Guide to Getting Lost” -Rebecca Solnit (2006) Earlier this year, a friend recommended Solnit’s “Wanderlust” to me, but instead I ended up reading “A…
March 27, 2014 · 2 min read
Art & CultureWarsaw: Neon Muzeum
On our first afternoon in Warsaw, we decided to head to Praga, the "edgy" part of town, known for its run-down buildings and artistic inhabitants (at least in…
February 28, 2014 · 2 min read
Art & CultureBook Review: "TransAtlantic" -Colum McCann (2013)
"TransAtlantic" -Colum McCann (2013) Last year, I started reading through a few of the Man Booker Longlist selections, and this was one of them that I heard…
February 17, 2014 · 2 min read
Art & CultureBook Review: “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison” -Piper Kerman (2010)
“Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison” -Piper Kerman (2010) I’ve read a handful of reviews complaining about this book—about how it is…
February 2, 2014 · 3 min read
Art & CultureBook Review: “The Signature of All Things” -Elizabeth Gilbert (2013)
“The Signature of All Things” -Elizabeth Gilbert (2013) For me, there are two primary ways of enjoying reading. One is loving the story that is being told and…
January 26, 2014 · 3 min read
Art & CultureBook Review: “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” -Neil Gaiman (2013)
“The Ocean at the End of the Lane” -Neil Gaiman (2013) Neil Gaiman’s name has kinda sorta been on my radar for awhile, although not in any particularly…
January 22, 2014 · 2 min read
Art & CultureBook Review: “Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love & Karaoke” -Rob Sheffield (2013)
“Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love & Karaoke” -Rob Sheffield (2013) Though I don’t count him among my favorite writers, it was a certain book that…
January 8, 2014 · 3 min read
Art & CultureBook Review: "Tiger, Tiger: A Memoir" -Margaux Fragoso (2011)
"Tiger, Tiger: A Memoir" -Margaux Fragoso (2011) Books about topics like sexual abuse are never easy to write, and in the case of "Tiger, Tiger," I applaud…
July 26, 2013 · 4 min read
Art & CultureBerlin: Museum für Naturkunde
As I shared last month, the day after my birthday was spent at the Museum für Naturkunde (Natural History Museum), looking at and learning about dinosaurs.…
March 7, 2013 · 4 min read
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Books in 2012.
One of my resolutions in 2012 was to read more. Specifically, I challenged myself to read 25 books, which is essentially one every two weeks, with a bit of…
December 30, 2012 · 3 min read
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Hamburger Schule I.
A story that I often find myself telling German musicians during interviews is that of when and how I first got into German music. More often than not, this is…
October 26, 2012 · 3 min read
Art & CultureBook Review: "What is the What" -Dave Eggers (2006)
“What is the What” -Dave Eggers (2006) There are various factors that led me to read this book. The first was that I started an Eggers book about five years…
July 5, 2012 · 3 min read