by David | May 15, 2008 | photo, reading & writing
I learned via Boston Photography Focus that Miriam Goodman passed away this week. There’s also an obituary in the Globe with information about memorial services and where to contribute in her honor. I took a class from Miriam years ago, a class about writing and...
by David | May 15, 2008 | media, reading & writing
Book Club: Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris Love the blog, now bought the book: Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds Don’t know why: A Tranquil Star by Primo Levi For work: BrandSimple by Allen Adamson Trying to drink the cool-aid: Conscious Business by...
by David | May 14, 2008 | eating, urbanism
I love bread. Anybody paying attention here around the ‘duck knows that, but I just noticed that I have not yet blogged about two of the most important bread topics there are. I’m not talking about bialys, I already did that, I’m talking about...
by David | May 13, 2008 | culture
Sadly, there’s nothing like a high-profile natural disaster to give Americans a crash-course in world geography and politics. It might have been Peterman’s getaway on Seinfeld, but Myanmar has been under military dictatorship since 1992, and life was hard...
by David | May 12, 2008 | culture, media, urbanism
I set out with intrepid museum buddies A and L last rainy Sunday for the tenth annual Somerville Open Studios. Like us, the SOS has expanded with age. There were 350 artists and 120 sites across Somerville. We chose to start with Vernon Street Studios, two large...