Per NPR, Bjork is going to collaborate with a Syrian pop star, Omar Suleyman. Fantastic! I am a sucker for Middle Eastern synthesizers, and I trust Bjork implicitly. And if more people hear about cool things happening in Syria because of it, all the better. I wish I were cool enough to say, “Oh yeah, [...]
Photos of the grand Spanish hiking excursion are up, all over at Flickr. Lots of pics of us looking winded and sweaty on hillsides, and some beautiful tomatoes and a very silly video of Peter trying out all the public gym equipment they have in the villages. Also, there’s a separate set from our afternoon [...]
I mentioned New Mexico: A Guide for the Eyes a little while back, but I just got my advance copy (connections, baby!), and it’s available for preorder now. Release date is August 1. If you’re planning a trip to New Mexico, or you just came back from there, or you just like the place, I [...]
OK, I got back last weekend. But per usual, am under the deadline gun (5 min to write this before my official noon work hour starts). Entertain yourselves with the new Cooking in Real Time episode, all about…whoo-hoo, sloppy joes! And re: the book title, I am crushed we didn’t think of Ducking Felicious in [...]