07/15/2019
time machine: 15 Jul
07/15/2016
Rejoinders of the Rich and Famous
Robin Leach on the art of the interview
by The Smart Set Staff
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07/15/2015
How To Remain Human
In Cleveland, the ghost of d.a. levy is everywhere, even animating MOCA Cleveland's summer show. But what is it that makes the poet's legacy endure?
by Morgan Meis
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07/15/2013
Worship at Tiffany’s
Color, light, impurity, and devotion in Louis Comfort Tiffany's forgotten chapel.
by Morgan Meis
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on walking
September 15, 2014
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Are cars turning human beings into quadrupeds? Or is there room for walking after all?
August 22, 2014
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In need of a burst of creativity? Go for a walk.
June 23, 2014
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How to overcome the argument that walking is too slow.
and the living’s easy
August 2, 2010
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Bathing suits. Bah! Humbug!
April 25, 2008
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The disappointment of going to the seaside on the cusp of summer.
August 6, 2007
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Why "Umbrella" is one (and "Zombie" wasn't).