In preparation for a film panel at WisCon 37, I’ve been catching up on my sci-fi and fantasy films. (More about my WisCon panels in another post.) So I finally got around to seeing Duncan Jones’ mesmerizing film Moon. To dismiss this film as an ordinary sci-fi thriller is really an injustice, since Moon pays […]
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Roger Ebert
Of all the arts, movies are the most powerful aid to empathy, and good ones make us into better people. – Roger Ebert Roger Ebert died yesterday. When I heard the news, I felt a great sense of grief and loss, as if one of my dearest friends had been taken from me. I trusted […]
Vermillion Border
Since we were road-tripping through the Dakotas last week, we had to stop at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD. People like to make a fuss about the Stradivarius guitars and the miniature pipe organs on display there. But the National Music Museum also has a luthier’s workshop. Wild experimental violins like this alien-looking […]
Gipsy Kings
The Gipsy Kings were playing at Red Rocks, and we absolutely had to go. I’ve never been to Red Rocks before, and I drained a good portion of my camera battery just taking pictures of the natural beauty. But when the concert began, that’s when I really became excited. I have loved, loved, loved the […]
House on the Rock
Most visitors to The House on the Rock fixate on its star attraction, the World’s Largest Carousel, which features prominently in Neil Gaiman’s novel American Gods. It’s a pretty awe-inspiring carousel, I have to say. But the really special thing about The House on the Rock is Alex Jordan’s imaginative collection of industrial salvage, which […]
Afternoon in Boulder
A few snapshots from an afternoon in Boulder, Colorado. The Seven Beauties at the Dushanbe Tea House. The Art Deco Courthouse.
Loveland Sculpture Garden
Loveland, Colorado is the site of an international sculpture competition. You can’t tell this from the photos, but we went to visit on a very hot day. Some of the most striking pieces are traditional bronzes depicting wildlife. Standouts among the human figures include this work called “Triangle.” My favorites, however, are the origami ponies. […]
Faun with panpipes
I captured this forest creature outside the Kresge Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts. I’m guessing he’s a faun, not a satyr, since he seems more wholesome than not…