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The Memory Police Have Been Deployed
A dystopian novel from Japan, published in 1994, is newly relevant.
Jan 9
The Importance of Being Archived
Looking back in an age of pushing forward.
Dec 21, 2025
The Sculptor Manolo and Bartleby the Scrivener
When we would prefer not to, or would prefer to do something else.
Nov 28, 2025
Howard Rehs: Art's Most Necessary Friend
The gallery-owner, expert curator and great friend to all who love art died this week and the world is poorer for it.
Nov 22, 2025
The Big Argument on Stage
Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, John Patrick Shanley, and the Art of the Polyphonic Spree.
Nov 20, 2025
My Weeks of Reading, Writing and No Relaxation
When the books (including ones that don't yet exist) take over.
Nov 7, 2025
The Lighter Side of Looting the Louvre
Down and out with the wily rascals of 20th Century Art
Oct 22, 2025
Starfleet vs. The Pakleds
Will technology make us smart and cultivated or dumb and mean?
Oct 17, 2025
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