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A Visit to Taubman Museum of Art

I was recently in Roanoke, Virginia for a family reunion and had the pleasure of going to their small but excellent new art museum, the Taubman Museum of Art. Designed...

Recommending: Supper by (Smog)

The 2003 album Supper by (Smog) ranks as one of my favorites by one of my favorite bands. This is definitely the album of theirs that took me the longest...

Adrian Tomine / D & Q fundraiser for Japan

Fans of Adrian Tomine can get a set of really lovely signed & numbered limited edition prints, a personalized sketch, and help Japan all at once! Tomine and Drawn &...

Film Diary: Port of Shadows

Film Diary: Port of Shadows (Le Quai des Brumes), 1938, directed by Marcel Carné. We loved Carné's Children of Paradise so we picked up Port of Shadows when we saw...

Recommending: Glenn Gould in an empty room

Glenn Gould, Bach: Preludes, Fughettas, and Fugues (recorded 1979-80) In a strange way this photo tells you more about Glenn Gould than almost anything. Worth buying for the photo alone,...

Film Diary: After Life

image from wikipedia Film Diary: After Life (1998), directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. A week in the life of dead people. The most pragmatic movie about death I've ever seen, it...