Newly unearthed Italian mosaics, found in pristine condition, reveal the stunning beauty of Roman art. The central floor decoration is incredibly handsome. Each cell, and there are many, achieves delicate balance in a particular way: light and dark, thick and thin, yin/yang, an intricate weave, symmetrical flowers, and simple dots and dashes. The eye movesContinue reading “201031 Halloween: Mosaics”
Author Archives: Allen Lubow
Coronavirus Quarantine
Governor Cuomo: We have a strict mandatory coronavirus quarantine for out-of-towners coming to New York. No one is permitted to make house visits. There will be no dinner dates with friends, no after-work parties with co-workers, no theater tickets with family, no broadway shows, nor dance performances. You won’t see anyone all day. There canContinue reading “Coronavirus Quarantine”
201031 Halloween: Old Photos
Here is an image of my studio wall in the sunrise hours of the early morning. In an almost dark room, this was a stunning picture to appear on a white wall suddenly. Digital cameras are extremely sensitive to low levels of light, a fantastic technology. The window-screen mesh gives the bright central area aContinue reading “201031 Halloween: Old Photos”
Voting Evolution
Let’s assume that the U.S.Postal Service is functionally broken and beyond repair by election day. Votes can not be collected by mail, can not be delivered, and certainly can not be counted on time, if ever. That is not a farfetched assumption. Everything the Democrats in Congress can do to stop, slow, and reverse 45’sContinue reading “Voting Evolution”
Trump’s Hypnotic Suggestion
During the Moscow edition of Trump’s Miss Universe Pageant, Mr. Trump was wined and dined by Vladimir Putin’s cronies under the pretense that Putin was somehow interested in a Trump-branded hotel in the Russian capital. Looking backward, even the pretext for the meeting is dubious at best. Nevertheless, Trump met with these oligarchs, each aContinue reading “Trump’s Hypnotic Suggestion”
Repurposing
After a considerable percentage of the New York City businesses relocate, millions upon millions of square feet of empty office space pose a liability to the city neighborhoods.
45’s Election Strategy
The writing is on the wall. Trump can’t win the election. His Hail Mary strategy includes causing so much chaos that the election has to be called off because it would be impossible to declare a winner fairly.
Heather Cox Richardson
Heather Cox Richardson is an American historian specializing in American contemporary history.
Trump’s Foolishness
Had his goal been…so that he could have remained Commander in Chief, King Donald the First, until the end of his days when Ivanka takes the reign, there were clear first steps he could have taken.
Deceased Grandparents
Had we been hit by an atomic bomb which managed to selectively wipe out our seniors, this couldn’t have been worse.