The Reverberate Hills; or The Apotheosis of the Narwhal

  detail of Woman Arranging Her Veil , a pastel by Mary Cassatt, seen at the Legion of Honor as part of the special exhibit Mary Cassatt a...

  on the Embarcadero, San Francisco, morning

Life and Death Life is not sweet. One day it will be sweet     To shut our eyes and die: Nor feel the wild flowers blow, nor birds dart by  ...

  four tiles with a figural scene , now at the Art Institute of Chicago

This morning (west coast time) was the first Met livecast of the season, featuring one of my favorite operas, Offenbach's Tales of Hoffm...

  a seagull at the Ferry Building, San Francisco

Grand Slam Dreams brimming over, childhood stretched out in legs, this is the moment replayed on winter days when frost covers the field, wh...

  detail of Saint George & the Dragon by Bernat Martorell, at the Art Institute of Chicago

Anyone likely to read this already knows that the San Francisco Symphony's performances of the Verdi Requiem were cancelled at the last ...

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