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Wild Strawberries – The Film

Bits & Pieces March 24, 2023

I never get tired of watching Wild Strawberries, it is an incredibly delightful, bittersweet, profound, provocative, and heart-warming film. It delves deep into the eternal issues that we all face about life, love, family,...

Science Paradigms Altering Our Perception of Reality

Science March 20, 2023

Note: this article is an introduction to several leading scientific theories, written as an easy overview and not intended to be a comprehensive list. We...

Charlie Haden, Jazz and Film Noir albums

Bits & Pieces March 15, 2023

Some of my favorites jazz albums. The Charlie Hayden Quartet West was an excellent jazz combo which performed from 1986 until the 2010s. They...

Georgia O’Keeffe’s Art

Art March 13, 2023

Georgia Totto O’Keeffe was one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. Renowned for her contribution to modern abstract art and...

Best Auto Racing Movies

Bits & Pieces March 8, 2023

Le Mans The 1971 Le Mans movie stars actor and real-life race car driver Steve McQueen. The movie is about an intense rivalry between two...

Tiki Theme Party

Food March 6, 2023

A Tiki party is a throw back to the Tiki bar craze that was popular in the 1950s and 1960s. So-called Tiki culture is...

French Flowers – Part Two

Art March 1, 2023

A short story by Tom Weshler 1952 In 1952 the property was sold to a young woman from Scottsdale, Arizona named Eunice Fulbright. Since childhood Eunice...

French Flowers – Part One

Art February 27, 2023

Berthe Morisot With a Bouquet of Violets, Edouard Manet, 1872, inspiration for the story. A short story by Tom Weshler 1994 Sept. 19, 1994 Attn.: Admissions Director, Cranbrook Academy...

Mind Sports’ Championship Games

Bits & Pieces February 22, 2023

Mind Sports involve mentally challenging board and card games of skill and intellectual ability in strategy, tactics, calculation, game theory, psychology, probability, and memory....

Edward Hopper Paintings

Art February 21, 2023

Most people are familiar with the paintings of American artist Edward Hopper (1882-1967). He is considered the first significant American artist of the 20th...