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Quote o’ the Day (Robert Capa War Correspondent Edition)
From the Weekend Wall Street Journal’s Review section: “For a war correspondent to miss an invasion is like refusing a date with Lana Turner.” – Robert Capa Sadly, Lana Turner is dead. H.D.S. Greenway, on the other hand, is very … Continue reading
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‘Grunts: The GI Experience’ At Boston’s Panopticon Gallery
If you’re around Kenmore Square this holiday week (we can say holiday now, yes?), get yourself over to the Panopticon Gallery in the Hotel Commonwealth and check out Grunts: The GI Experience. Grunts is military vernacular for United States Army or … Continue reading
The Mexican Suitcase: WSJ’s Lost Luggage
The Mexican Suitcase, a terrific exhibit at the International Center of Photography, features 4500 photos (rediscovered in 2007) from the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War by legendary shutterbugs Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and David “Chim” Seymour. As the hardworking staff noted. Four months … Continue reading
The Arts Seen In New York
Well, the Missus and I went down to The Big Town for a few days, and here’s some of what we saw (not counting Eliot Spitzer on the Upper East Side after a run in Central Park – his, not … Continue reading