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From an interview with RFK Jr. to a chess sculpture to a social worker shortage.
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Free translation
Or the Borges school of international journalism.
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May 2023

A new low
Hunting for noteworthy things at the Gibbes.
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April 2023

Unwitting scheduler
“Hi. ... Oh by the way, is your wife here?”
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March 2023

Spanish moss, an appreciation
Some observations about Charleston, S.C.
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February 2023

Doré the Explorer
On the French illustrator’s uneven prints depicting the Bible.
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Interview with Leslie Umberger, curator of folk and self-taught art at SAAM
The Smithsonian curator discussed the show “We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection.”
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Two updates
Professional and geographical.
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My CTU talk
Video is now live online.
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January 2023

The quiet part out loud
Tom Gauld’s new comics book is all about books, reading, and librarians.
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Carpaccio’s confounding Hebrew
Vittore Carpaccio’s c. 1490 “Meditation on the Passion” could hardly be much weirder.
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A bit less-hostile tiles
New research focuses on the 13th century English crusader “combat series,” which reflects influences from the Arab world.
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