Following up on my most recent post Jorge Ospina: The Bookman of Antioquia Colombia, I wanted to share the interview […]
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Jorge Ospina: The Book Man of Antioquia, Colombia
I first heard about Jorge Ospina’s educational initiative, Libros Que Van Y Vienen (Books That Come And Go), from a […]
Ex-Votos: Art as Gratitude and Healing
A work of art can take many forms and be produced for a variety of purposes. Some artists create solely […]
Book Review: Under the Tamarind Tree–A Novel
Short Review Under the Tamarind Tree: A Novel By Rosaliene Bacchus In her novel Under the Tamarind Tree, Guayanese-born author […]
The Camel Beauty Pageant
As the Monty Python crew used to say, “And now for something completely different!” Let’s escape to the deserts of […]
Learning From History At Jewish Museum Berlin
As the capital of a country with a long and complicated history, Berlin wears German history on its sleeve. From […]
Ancient Venus Figures–Origins and Significance
Venus Figures are small bone, ceramic or stone carvings which exhibit exaggerated female breasts and hips. The term ‘Venus figure’ […]
The Muisca and the Search for El Dorado
Gold makes monsters of men. –Erin Bowman, Vengeance Road Gold, glory and God The origins of the quest for El […]
Ancient Petra: The City of Stone
As the coarse sand and scree crunched under the weight of my moving feet, I passed through one narrow bend […]
The ART of Politics
While the Trump era has provided endless opportunities for journalists to come up with fresh ways to report on domestic […]
