06/20/2019
time machine: 20 Jun
06/20/2016
(W)here Lies Constance Wilde?
Oscar Wilde’s long-suffering wife is supposed to be buried in Italy. So what’s her gravestone doing in a cemetery in Spain, and who lies under it?
by Robert Latona
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06/20/2014
Make It New
Pre-Raphaelite art may read as more kitsch than revolution. But sometimes, to move forward, you have to look back.
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).