The following is the rough, full version of a write-up on my visit to Las Ventas. Originally written for publication, as usual I was long-winded, and I had to revise it in the interest of the typical internet reader’s attention span. This also represents the first article of mine in the Huffington Post (yeah!), and hopefully… Read More Elaborate Slaughter: Early Impressions of my First Bullfight
Here are some shots of my recent outing at the Plaza de Toros in Ventas. I’d been avoiding the bullfight for some time, but it was for this reason that I decided to go and try to make an objective stab at it. I was accompanied by an ambivalent, yet informative, Spaniard who helped me… Read More An Excursion of Bulls and Blood…
It’s that time again to give props to some creative and inspiring people in my virtual (and real) world. Here goes: * * * The Cultureist Magazine Maria and Anthony Russo’s great new publication that highlights truly unique and interesting insights on food, travel, photography,… Read More In Other Words…Pt. 3
Expressionist painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner loved naked women, and the Nazis made him feel very guilty for it. Earlier in his artistic career, his bohemian studio was apparently a regular Sodom and Gomorrah, with models on standby for candid poses and more realistic renditions. He led a lifestyle that purposely broke from social conventions, with… Read More Museum Jaunt: Ernst Kirchner
Thirty-two years ago, in the northwestern US state of Washington, the previously dormant volcano Mt. St Helens erupted. For me, it is an early memory that has been reduced to a vague recollections and second-hand accounts. What survives are images, like faded sepia-colored slides in my mind. I remember understanding that something very large was… Read More The Earliest Memory
Casual Notebook 