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  • A video tour of André Kertész exhibition in Toronto

    photography  · 21 Apr 2020

    Gallery owner Stephen Bulger gives an 11-part video tour of “A Life in Photographs,” an exhibition of André Kertész (1894-1985) images in Toronto. Each video is fairly short and they are a surprisingly intimate and captivating look at Kertész life and work.

  • Here comes the sun

     · 20 Apr 2020

    On a more pleasant note, the hospital where my daughter works in Florida plays “Here Comes the Sun” when a Covid patient is extubated and the theme from Rocky when one is discharged. It’s a nice thought.

  • The melancholia is palpable

     · 20 Apr 2020

    When I go to the store the melancholia is palpable. People seem sad and the social distancing and social awkwardness is exhausting.

  • What Jacksonville Beach really looked like after opening on Saturday

     · 19 Apr 2020

    Unfortunately most news coverage used photos shot with telephoto lenses that distort distances and others used old videos of crowds.

  • This Florida drive-in is the only U.S. theater showing new movies

     · 19 Apr 2020

    “The Ocala drive-in made up the entire revenue of the top-grossing film of last weekend, Swallow, which brought in $1,710.”

  • End of the week links

     · 17 Apr 2020
    • How safe is it to eat takeout? Pretty safe, according to the experts. But read the story to set your mind at ease.
    • The 50 best contemporary novels over 500 pages. This is a good list based on the large number of books on it that I’ve read and enjoyed.
    • Judge rules embedding Instagram photo isn’t...
  • My contrarian view on Airbnb

     · 09 Apr 2020
  • Airbnb’s Coronavirus crisis

     · 09 Apr 2020
  • How to edit your own writing

     · 09 Apr 2020
  • Google plan to eliminate mosquitoes seems to be working

     · 08 Apr 2020
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