06/28/2013 The Battles of Gettysburg Today, 150 years after the original battle, Gettysburg the park faces off against Gettysburg the town. by abigail1040 §
06/24/2013 The World We Can’t See Are the works of Saloua Raouda Choucair testaments of war or glimpses at the potential of harmony? by §
06/21/2013 A Plateful of Penitence Freedom’s just another word for not having to eat Nutraloaf. by abigail1040 §
06/19/2013 Of Harmony and Regret Albert Bierstadt captured an Emersonian scene of the Hetch Hetchy Canyon, a scene we can no longer see. by deeleichhardt7 §
06/13/2013 Equine Dining In the midst of Europe’s horse meat scandal, I went to Mongolia to see horses… and to eat them. by §
06/12/2013 Happy 50th Mr. Zip The addition of zip codes to our addresses is a relatively modern change. But getting America on board took the introduction of an iconic cartoon figure. by xkmbernard §
06/10/2013 The British Circuit The Tate Britain invites us to "Meet British Art." But would we recognize it if we met it? by §
06/05/2013 Surrender to Proust 100 years since Swann’s Way was first published, the work still baffles us. Maybe the best way to enjoy it is to relinquish our usual sensibilities. by deeleichhardt7 §