The Compass Rose

Ever noticed how many kinds of sneezes there are? The word sneeze has precious few synonyms. There's sniffle, snuffle, snort, sp...

William Eggleston - Memphis [circa 1969-70]. Dye-Transfer Print It's not always easy to say why a certain photograph works. Oft...

As non-human species continue to be pushed into extinction, so must the intellectual metaphors derived from them become extinct too. Trends...

There has always been a strong tradition of fantasy in Hollywood films, and the re-cycling of classic material was present from the beginni...

I live in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. I commuted to San Francisco for 27 years, progressing through the AC Transit Bus syst...

Grace Kelly [1929-1982] was that anachronism, a commoner who rose through the ranks of the entertainment business to achieve literal r...

Vibrant: characterized by or exhibiting vibration; pulsating or trembling; giving an impression of vigour and activity; caused by vibratio...