Jacques Tardi: Déjà Vu

Quartier Latin. Paris. 14 Octobre 2005. 21:33 Heures. I am willingly, and hopelessly, LOST!! Its my preferred way to travel. … More

Jacques Tardi

In my recent conquest to find illustrators who tackled subjects that interest me, I discovered Jacques Tardi. I have … More

Selected works by artists I liked last night.

I was at the SF Galleries tonight. Some of the work was uninspiring, but I found a treasure trove of … More

So goes the title of the YouTube video of the title sequence for the Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate … More

I love his views on censorship and parenting – no matter what, you cannot shield kids from nudity or sex. … More

Here’s a poem by former US poet laureate, Ted Kooser, who sent out 2,700 Valentine’s Day cards in 2007. He … More

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.” – Marcel Proust

During a rice planting festival in Japan, the women of Chiyoda stoop and plant in unison while drummers and bamboo-clacking … More

I grew up in the tropics – warm sun, monsoons, and tantalizing aromas of fruits and flowers. I walked and … More

Allauddin Khilji built a gigantic tank for the residents of Delhi in 1269 AD. A century later the reservoir was … More

It was not the best day. She had been stripped of her womanhood. Shrivelled up inside this unfamiliar androgyny, she … More