Strait-Laced
While the vast majority of fashion that comes down international runways is created for women, men’s fashion does have a unique presence within the fashion calendar. As we speak, many brands are unveiling their Spring/Summer 2016 collections and they range from traditional to avant-garde. Falling squarely in the middle of that spectrum is Burberry, the […]
Photos from Poem-A-Rama at the Wonder Wheel in Coney Island
Carol Ann’s Carousel: Ready for a Spin
Any one who enjoys the Cincinnati Park system has monitored over the recent snowy winter with great anticipation the newest addition to the Riverfront: the John G & Phyllis W. Smale Park and the installation of Carol Ann’s Carousel that is it’s focal point. The Taft Museum of Art, itself a gem in the crown […]
Carol Ann’s Carousel: Ready for a Spin
Any one who enjoys the Cincinnati Park system has monitored over the recent snowy winter with great anticipation the newest addition to the Riverfront: the John G & Phyllis W. Smale Park and the installation of Carol Ann’s Carousel that is it’s focal point. The Taft Museum of Art, itself a gem in the crown […]
Art As Good Medicine: An interview with Mary Heider
If you frequent art exhibits in Cincinnati, you are likely to have crossed paths with Mary Heider. Currently an independent curator, with recent exhibits “A Clean Edge” at Brazee St. Studio’s C-Link Gallery in Oakley and “With and Without: Challenges” at the Carnegie Art Center in Covington, Heider built her career at the University of […]
Poems by Louis Zoellar Bickett
INSURING THE ZONG In 1781 during a trip over, the captain ordered 132 sick Africans (a part of the Zong’s cargo) thrown overboard, knowing well that the insurance company would pay in the event of their drowning. February 21, 2008 WHERE VAN GOGH LIVED Brussels October 1880-April 1881 Etten April-December 1881 The Hague December […]
ART FOR A BETTER WORLD
I. Images For A Better World: Julie LONNEMAN, Visual Artist Julie Lonneman would not describe herself as an activist. Her social concerns are manifested in her everyday life choices, such as using public transportation, shopping at thrift stores and farm markets, composting, and planting wildlife-friendly native plants in her yard. In the early 80’s, however, […]
Designing Cincinnati: How Does it Work?
We have heard a lot of talk (positive and negative) about local architecture in recent months. And I, for one, am glad that architecture has become a hot topic. With the economic revival, construction has come back with a healthy mix of public and private projects. We are encouraged by the ongoing renovation and reuse […]
Maxwell’s Poetry Corner
Balloons To pose for pictures, we hid our faces in balloons bouncing off one another from the breeze. Their colors were a box of crayons. Holding them, it felt that the correct gust would lift us for the treetops beneath to tickle the balls of our feet! The exploding children swelling in excitement begged […]
Book Review: Odysseus Abroad, by Amit Chaudhuri
Odysseus Abroad, by Amit Chaudhuri, is an exceptionally intelligent novel, often funny, sometimes sad, about a young man from India who’s gone to London to study towards a Ph.D. in twentieth century English poetry. He has an uncle living in London, retired, and periodic visits from his mother from India are a routine part of […]