Monthly Archives: May 2008

Rest In Paint: Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008

Posted on May 14, 2008 by paul

Robert Rauschenberg died on Monday, May 12. He left behind a body of work that spanned six decades, and at least that many styles and media. While he could be stylistically linked with Warhol or Jasper Johns (also romantically linked, … Continue reading →

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What Secret?

Posted on May 12, 2008 by paul

One thing life should teach everyone, sooner rather than later, is never to say, “Now I’ve seen everything.” I was reminded of this when I made the mistake of answering a question posed to me during an everyday conversation. I … Continue reading →

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Inspiration Index 2: The Kitchen Table

Posted on May 12, 2008 by paul

For me, for whatever reason, the kitchen’s always been the focal point of “home.” And kitchen tables seem to be where everything happens. Never mind if you have a dining room; it never fails that during family gatherings and whatnot, … Continue reading →

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Donald Barthelme: Flying to America

Posted on May 10, 2008 by paul

Whenever an artist dies, someone’s always tempted to raid their notebooks, letters, hard drives, and anything else they can find in order to put out still more product to add to the canon. The results are highly varied, since for … Continue reading →

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Inspiration Index 1: The Beginning of Summer

Posted on May 8, 2008 by paul

I keep wondering when summer will start this year. I know that on the calendar it starts on June 21, same as every other year. The problem is, that’s not when summer starts for me. For quite a while now, … Continue reading →

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Circling Dresden: Kurt Vonnegut’s Armageddon In Retrospect

Posted on May 7, 2008 by paul

 Kurt Vonnegut’s career–at least the most visible part of it–has been  bookended by Dresden. After being captured during the Battle of the Bulge, the author spent time in a POW camp in that city, watching it transformed literally overnight from a lively and lovely European … Continue reading →

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Product Review: HeadBlade

Posted on May 6, 2008 by paul

Okay, here’s a review that will probably be useless to a lot of people. I’m posting it mostly for the handful that may find it useful. As someone who goes bald (voluntarily) from time to time, I find the HeadBlade … Continue reading →

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Running of…

Posted on May 5, 2008 by paul

I think I’m ready for Pamplona now. The city, in the northeast of Spain, is the annual host to the San Fermín festival, known to the rest of us mainly for the running of the bulls. Never mind that I … Continue reading →

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A Dubious Anniversary

Posted on May 1, 2008 by paul

It’s now five years to the day since President Bush unilaterally declared an end to the Crusade War On Terror  Fight Against Global Extremism Glorious Struggle Against Islamofascism War in Iraq, which was meant to find Osama Bin Laden democratize the … Continue reading →

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