Tag Archives: Humphrey Bogart

zimbabwe: houses of the holy

Who built Zimbabwe? Some say King Solomon and other The Queen of Sheba. Archaeologists  claim they have had the right answer for years… …For a reluctant guest as a forcibly detained visitor of the local Africans, German explorer Karl Mauch … Continue reading

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zimbabwe: carting off the soapstone birds

The Great Zimbabwe Ruins. Who built them? Some say King Solomon., others the Queen of Sheba. Archaeologists claim they have known the right answer for years… …The first white man known to have looked upon Zimbabwe was a German trader … Continue reading

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the 1950′s: many monuments to tedium

Rosy myths and unrosy realities. Why must we feel nostalgic for the 1950′s even if we never lived them? … …let it be unequivocally stated that television of the 1950′s with a few exceptions was absolutely awful, as most of … Continue reading

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the fifties: east side stories

We have been through trying times these past several years. The urge to look back on what is perceived as a ahppier, simpler time is naturally very strong. We tend to canonize the fifties as stable and reassuring, a Golden … Continue reading

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tough without a gun

David Maraniss, as a takeaway in his biography of Obama, sets the context for an implied view of Obama as a man who operates on the premise that there are no inner core values to be disconcerted about. In this … Continue reading

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water of life

…Setting aside all the trivia about whisky, one can easily summarize the characteristics of this undeniably important fluid… Definition: A spirit distilled from malted barley or other grain- Oxford dictionary. Note that it is not described as “good to drink” … Continue reading

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get rich quick

Get rich quick. There is no business like the money business. One of the most enduring and profitable businesses is the investment guides and investment newsletters where people pay sometimes substantial sums of money to receive investment advice. Many know … Continue reading

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flitcraft parables

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961)! In this issue of the “Creative living for Tacoma” magazine—somewhat oddly, produced in Seattle—City Arts took a look at the period in Hammett’s life where … Continue reading

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in gold we trust: bullions and bullions served

Is it only a metal whose value comes from the useful goods for which it can be exchanged? The belief in gold does appear more mystical, touching on the psychological aspects of fantasy and ecstasy more so than its pragmatic … Continue reading

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Broke bank: ballads of bonnie and clyde

Its a type of calling. A kind of priesthood. Except the fire and brimstone has been replaced metaphorically by the Biblical intonations of the high priests of economics. They have either found them and dusted them off from a new … Continue reading

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