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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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civilization

Paintings and Screens

March 06, 2022
Tags: expo, painting, screens, sculpture, nation, civilization

A Global Order

March 05, 2022
Tags: expo, identity, self, nation, flag, civilization, chicago

The Past Was Close Behind

February 27, 2022
Tags: expo, chicago, civilization, design, architecture, Greece

Craft and Beauty

November 22, 2021
Tags: Greece, statue, museum, beauty, relic, civilization
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The Triumph of Humanity

March 13, 2020
Tags: London, museum, sculpture, civilization, naturalist, science, story
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Humanity Out of Rock

March 11, 2020
Tags: London, museum, sculpture, 19th century, public art, civilization, story