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Santa Fe
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Gentlemen of Baltimore, Wayne
“I don’t feel good about myself.” Continue reading
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The nature of the thing itself.
“When Mets’ Carlos Beltran receives a new box of bats, he likes to listen to them…” Continue reading
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Phase of Authenticity
Is it just me, or do other people feel less authentic than they used to? It’s probably just me. I’m not even sure what I mean when I say authentic, but I know it when I feel it. (Kind of like Supreme Court Justice Stewart in 1964, writing about hard-core porn: “I shall not today Continue reading
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Not for the coffee table.
A few weeks ago I ordered some photography books. Not for the coffee table. For the eye. They are: Robert Doisneau, a Taschen “Icon” series book. Bernard Plossu, So Long and two monographs: Edouard Boubat & Lee Friedlander Not a photography book, per se, but I also purchased Clive Scott’s Street Photography, From Atget to Continue reading
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A long way from home.
Can there possibly be a greater American juxtaposition: Portland, Maine to Las Vegas, Nevada? But then Las Vegas (I feel weird calling it Vegas, we’re not that close) makes for a stark comparison to most any other place. I had to go, yes, had to go, to Las Vegas to attend to some last-minute–and unexpected–business. Continue reading