Fighting with the Buddha

Why would I not desire a good Camembert, or a sweater soft as a lamb?

Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea

Anselm Kiefer begged SLAM not to dust, fuss, or try to explain his work. Then he handed them five new canvases created just for this extraordinary exhibition.

My Mother the Griefbot

Do we want to bring our loved ones back?

Your Therapist Could Use Some Help

And our choice of words reveals us.

The Reinterpretation of the American Dream

However you interpreted the American dream, it was all that held us together.

And Why Not Look for Mermaids?

Or how the father of taxonomy persuaded the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to organize a hunt for mermaids.

The St. Louisan Who Could Rule the World

Brilliant, he admits to an “almost delusional level of self-confidence.” Will we pay for his recklessness?

“Play Like Satie”

“Haunting” is the first word that comes to mind. The melody’s ghost lingered, changing the very air. The Gymnopédies, a word I now know means “Three Nude Dances,” were indeed bare: simple, vulnerable, tender, wistful, melancholy.

Take an Umbrella….

Mary Poppins' umbrella was all about Sufi mysticism, and a Bulgarian umbrella will kill you.

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