Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
Washington boasts many world-class museums, but some of the most impressive are not necessarily the most visited. The Freer Gallery of Art, part of the Smithsonian Institution, is an Italian Renaissance style building just east of the Smithsonian Institution “castle” on Continue reading Monkeys grasp for the moon
There are many titles I wish I had read; I have bookcases filled with unread and partially read volumes. But here are some that are high on my list: Untouched by Human Hands: The Last Dangerous Visions, by Robert Sheckley Continue reading Titles from a strange upbringing
Have you ever said to yourself, “I want a native Mac OS X hex editor that can handle files of unlimited size?” Of course you have. What you need is 0xED, and it is free: http://www.suavetech.com/0xed/0xed.html It is also Lion Continue reading Literary references to Macintosh applications
2927 An interesting piece of performance art sent to me by someone who hates performance art. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZFkZiwMLZ4 I suspect that “hatred” of performance art is in some degree based on the name. All art has a performance element, be it Continue reading Performance art and acceptance
1690 Theo Jansen is a Dutch artist who does Rube Goldberg one better. While Goldberg’s creations were spectacularly clever and astoundingly useless, they were very much artifices: without a human creating them, they wouldn’t exist. Your typical Rube Goldberg device Continue reading Beach creatures
San Diego has a desert climate. It isn’t just slightly short of water; it has virtually none. The average yearly rainfall is just nine inches. There are virtually no sources of fresh water; virtually all fresh water is piped in Continue reading Greener San Diego
Fans of the Bard know that the Globe Theatre, where most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed, burned down centuries ago. But far fewer probably know that it has been restored. It is better than ever, with reinforcement to handle earthquakes, Continue reading Globe Theatre rebuilt
3594 Mad Fox Brewing Company in Falls Church, Virginia, is obviously known for their beer. Not being beer drinkers, we looked for other items of interest — and found them. A group of four of us split three different desserts. Continue reading Mad desserts at Mad Fox