According to ancestry.com, I’m 26% Germanic European. I believe this fact, combined with my recent layovers in Munich, qualifies me to make the following observations about German culture. 1. Germans LOVE beer. The beer garden is a real thing. And a lovely way to spend a summer afternoon. I spent my weekends in Munich this month, moving…
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As long as we’re on the subject of art, I must mention another amazing exhibit I recently visited, Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence, at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. (through Oct. 15) Kehinde Wiley is best known for his presidential portrait of Obama. (not in the show)You can view this painting at…
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First of all, I love the name Georgia. Besides being fun to say, it’s timeless, bold, uncommon, and quietly feminine. Not unlike the most famous Georgia I know, painter Georgia O’Keeffe. Georgia O’Keeffe was a pioneer in her field. Born in 1887, she became the “Mother of American Modernism.” Quite an accomplishment for a woman…
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