[The following article, originally published April 11, 2014, is being re-posted
today in honor of Memorial Day, a holiday established for remembrance of those
who have died while serving in the U.S.
Only sentient beings can be wretched: a ruined house
is not. Nor is its yard of thinning chickens,
enclosed by what looks like an agility course—
hollowed barrels, nestless lean-tos.
When one chicken
A few years ago, a newspaper headline caught my eye. An actual newspaper, with
ink that came off on your hands and got smeared on your coffee mug or face, if
you were
In 1992, Christo and Jeanne-Claude dreamed of a Colorado landscape transformed.
The married New York artists envisioned the “Over the River” (OTR) project as a
silvery canopy staked high above 42 miles of
To view your legacy in Amsterdam
Requires an 18-euro ticket purchased
Online with a credit card at least
One day in advance. You never cared much
About popular acclaim, so long as Theo
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