Issue Ten

Letter from the Editor

Keep stimulated. Keep your mind open. Discipline yourself. more »

Extreme Abstraction at the Albright Knox by Claire Schneider

Abstraction is so openended and inclusive that a... more »

Kleinhans Music Hall by Tom Yorty photos by dellas

A wise philosopher once observed that children live in the “house of tomorrow,” more »

TANZANIA by Shaheen Hassanali

As children, my sisters and I frequently returned home to Tanzania... more »

A Cut Above by Karen Lee Lewis

Gary Grelick is as colorful as the gems that he buys and sells... more »

Wine: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti by Jason Ryder

Light red raspberry, strawberry and velvety blackberry, sweet dried herb and a touch of forest earth. more »

EURICA! I’m at a loss for words... by Caroline Kooshoian Ilustration by Isabelle Pelissier

“Greek Proverb–When at a loss how to go on, cough.” more »

Literature (excerpt): “The Invention of Solitude” by Paul Auster

Reality was a Chinese box, an infinite series of containers within containers. more »

A Study in Grace by Tom Fleming

...Guido Basso is quite simply the best damn fleugel horn player in the world... more »

The Everyday Perfections of DANIEL BOULUD by Keith Frome photos by dellas

Daniel Boulud, sees change, celebrates change, breathes in the fumes of change and... more »

Poetry

by Sina Queyras more »

Pedro Almodovar’s, All About My Mother by Ellen L. Shepard

When the unexpected happens…when the very worst happens….how do you get through another day? more »

Robert Then: METALWORKER by Vincent McConeghy

Upon entering Robert Then’s studio, one has the overwhelming sense of a preserved archaeological site. more »