Images: Edward Hopper
I had heard of Edward Hopper before, but it wasn’t until a summer or two after high school, when I … Continue Reading Images: Edward Hopper
Science & the Salem Witch Trials
From Jacques Barzun: ….What remains to be told is often regarded as the one unfortunate blot on the Pilgrim Fathers’ … Continue Reading Science & the Salem Witch Trials
To Criticize the Critic
I once heard an hour on the radio devoted to talking about two classical composers. Between the host, the guest … Continue Reading To Criticize the Critic
“The Uluburun Shipwreck” (poem)
The Uluburun Shipwreck Download Audio The cedar ship sank off the coast of Turkeywith pottery from Cyprus and jewelryfrom Egypt … Continue Reading “The Uluburun Shipwreck” (poem)
Images: Gustave Courbet
Take a look through some of the best paintings of Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Is the general claim true, that in … Continue Reading Images: Gustave Courbet
The Reformation in a Nutshell
from Jacques Barzun’s Dawn to Decadence, 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life: In his Judgments on History, … Continue Reading The Reformation in a Nutshell
What We’re Doing When We Think We’re Doing Nothing
I’ve always liked it that the actor Richard Burton could admit in his diaries: “I am fascinated by the idea … Continue Reading What We’re Doing When We Think We’re Doing Nothing
Images: The Earliest Photographs of Paris
Among the earliest photos taken of Paris were those of Eugène Atget, beginning in the late 1800s. Here is only … Continue Reading Images: The Earliest Photographs of Paris
Fame is a Vampire
I pass a sign outside of a business every now and then, and staring out at me beneath a bad … Continue Reading Fame is a Vampire
An Introduction to Orpheus (Greek)
from Jenny March, Cassell’s Dictionary of Classical Mythology, 572-574 ORPHEUS. The supreme singer and musician of Greek myth, so skilled … Continue Reading An Introduction to Orpheus (Greek)
Reading 3 new poems: The Harvest of 1665, The Historian, Mr Cassian’s 54th Dream
Images: Jean-François Millet
The Internet will Get You Too
A post from a few years ago that is worth revisiting: I began this blog in earnest almost six years … Continue Reading The Internet will Get You Too
Thoughts for Shabbat: Jews & Muslims on Pilgrimage Together in the 1300s
From Mark Cohen’s Under Crescent & Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages: An aspect of Jewish-gentile sociability under Islam … Continue Reading Thoughts for Shabbat: Jews & Muslims on Pilgrimage Together in the 1300s
If you enjoy what you read here every day…
I’ve never made this request before, but if you enjoy reading what I post here at Human Pages, please consider … Continue Reading If you enjoy what you read here every day…
“Albert Einstein” – New Poem at the Jewish Literary Journal
Many thanks to editor Aaron Berkowitz, who just published my poem about Albert Einstein in The Jewish Literary Journal. Check … Continue Reading “Albert Einstein” – New Poem at the Jewish Literary Journal
