Thoughts

Vast Contradictions, Dec. 2011

What contradictions there are in the world. Someone I care about very much is in a place that has been characterized by poverty, malnourishment, armed conflict, systematic rape, and years upon years of exploitation and oppression primarily by outsiders. AndContinue reading

Ambition and the Past, Nov. 2011

“Ambition, if it feeds at all, does so on the ambition of others.” -Susan Sontag I saw the above quote projected during a performance of Kristin Marting et al’s Lush Valley at HERE in September. It’s come up in myContinue reading

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, As Usual

We’ve had a very rainy few days late this summer. But I can’t deny I love rainy days in the summer, most especially when I can spend some portion of them wandering around the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, which is inevitablyContinue reading

Previous Thought #3

I had this on the front of my web pages, some years ago. I love that image, and I love the sentiment in so many ways, so I decided to revisit this thought upon launching my new website, as IContinue reading

Previous Thoughts #2

A Tribute to the Royer Family The Royer family is not my own, and the family pictured above is the not the Royer family of which I speak. However, I’d just like to extend this tribute on behalf of RoyersContinue reading

Previous Thoughts #1

“He speaks English in a rapid monotone, with lightly warped vowels; it’s an ideal delivery system for oracular pronouncements.” This statement was made about the architect Rem Koolhaas in an article written about his attempt to renovate the Hermitage inContinue reading