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Art? Software? Graphics? Design? What Is It?

May 31, 2011 by Jan Herman

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More Crumb From ‘Lines Drawn on Paper’

May 28, 2011 by Jan Herman

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Now This Is Rich

May 17, 2011 by Jan Herman

Surely you’ve read the news that Gadhafi is being sought for war crimes. You may recall that America’s BananaRepublican gangsters never committed any war crimes — not in Iraq and not in Afghanistan. Unlike Gadhafi, our very own gang of culprits is above reproach. Postscript: May 21 — Let this be a reminder: Stupidity, Arrogance, […]

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Funky Friday

May 13, 2011 by Jan Herman

FRISKO © by Norman O. Mustill No comment required … but I don’t think Tony Bennett’s nostalgia quite applies. emailFacebookTwitterReddit

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NYT: Bin Laden Not Ready for His Close-Up

May 8, 2011 by Jan Herman

Isn’t editorializing in a news story supposed to be out of bounds at The New York Times? Here’s the third graf of Bin Laden’s Secret Life in a Diminished World, which (with a headline describing his Shrunken World) dominates the print edition of today’s front page: Videos seized from Bin Laden’s compound and released by […]

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Holocaust Remembrance and Death of Bin Laden

May 3, 2011 by Jan Herman

It’s no more than a coincidence. Osama Bin Laden was killed on this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. But it’s worth noting, given that the man was motivated by one thing above all else: his hatred of Jews. emailFacebookTwitterReddit

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Music Grab Bag

May 2, 2011 by Jan Herman

Two young women, both in their mid-20s, both amateur musicians: I came across Amanda Dillard through a friend who pointed out her YouTube video. Leyla McCalla caught my attention not long ago in New Orleans. emailFacebookTwitterReddit

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R. Crumb: Lines on Paper

May 1, 2011 by Jan Herman

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Jan Herman

When not listening to Bach or Cuban jazz pianist Chucho Valdes, or dancing to salsa, I like to play jazz piano -- but only in the privacy of my own mind.
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