Special thanks to Cultural Offering for flagging this. Archaeologists have rediscovered the lost Gate to Hell in Turkey. (image from Francesco D’Andria, via Discovery News) Sounds ripe for a horror movie. It also reminds me of the more overtly dramatic Door to Hell in Turkmenistan. That would be more of an action movie. One would […]

Reflections from Kurt Harden at Cultural Offering on days when you can drink in the air like spring water.                         Technorati Tags: Cultural Offering,Kurt Harden,Lake Garda

Reflections from Kurt Harden at Cultural Offering on days when you can drink in the air like spring water.                         Technorati Tags: Cultural Offering,Kurt Harden,Lake Garda

Courtesy of the Paris Review, via Nicholas Bate, a fascinating interview from 1958: Ernest Hemingway interviewed by George Plimpton. The scene-setting introduction and responses (though occasionally testy) offer a marvellous insight into Hemingway’s hugely disciplined approach to his craft. Herewith, my rather inadequate shot of Hemingway’s home in Key West from which you can’t see […]

I enjoyed this … (other than the strangely stereotyped Teutonic check-in official). Prague’s Franz Kafka International Named World’s Most Alienating Airport | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source Technorati Tags: The Onion,Franz Kafka

I enjoyed this … (other than the strangely stereotyped Teutonic check-in official). Prague’s Franz Kafka International Named World’s Most Alienating Airport | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source Technorati Tags: The Onion,Franz Kafka