Mike - Artists, Architects & Photographers 1

On April 2, 2024 I sent out a newsletter asking people to send me questions. I promised to answer a question a week. I started this project for a couple of reasons. First off, I like helping people ……続きを見る

A tribute to the cartoonist known as "Michelangelo with a sense of humor," the creator of the beloved comic strip Cul de Sac (Pat Oliphant, editorial cartoonist). Richard Thompson is renowned among ……続きを見る

The 1990s - especially the early years - in the North Davidson arts and entertainment district (NoDa) of Charlotte (NC, USA) are recounted in this 2200-word short story. Three of the early major NoD……続きを見る

The initial in-person meeting of future agents 32 and 33 on Siquijor Island (Philippines) in 2010 is recounted in this 2100-word psecret psociety pshort pstory. Includes a reference to the 'Bottled'……続きを見る

The author recounts an auspicious hike in the Pisgah National Forest (NC, USA) on a cool day in April of 1998. A stream-side inscription casts a spell over the day. Approx. 1600 words. Another one i……続きを見る

The hauntingly mysterious 2013 death in Los Angeles of the Chinese Canadian female, Elisa Lam, is revisited in this 1500-word short story. Possible theories are floated (and sunk). Another one in th……続きを見る

The author (Agent 33) and his wife, Monique (Agent 32), meet up with Monique's older brother, Steve (no agent number yet), in Casselberry, Florida, USA. From there they take public transit to downto……続きを見る

Agents 32 and 33 go out on a Thursday evening in late May, searching for a short story in east Charlotte (NC, USA). With two strikes on them, they stumble upon a home run in a Plaza-Midwood bar. App……続きを見る

The author (Agent 33) goes back to where he lived for four years (1997-2001) with his 2nd wife and his twelve-year-old son on a nice April day in the Blue Ridge. The small, yet steep, mountain known……続きを見る

The author recounts a visit to his favorite downtown Asheville coffeehouse, Beanstreets, in April of 1998. An intriguing 'cosmic' conversation at an adjacent table is overheard and transcribed. Just……続きを見る

»Für mich ist Gabber eine Lebenseinstellung. Die Liebe zum Hardcore. Der Bass. Die Geschwindigkeit der Kickdrum. Die Energie. Man kann es nicht in Worte fassen, man muss es fühlen. Heute habe ich Ha……続きを見る

A tribute to the cartoonist known as "Michelangelo with a sense of humor," the creator of the beloved comic strip Cul de Sac (Pat Oliphant, editorial cartoonist). Richard Thompson is renowned among ……続きを見る

A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the Year “A truly intimate portrait of one of the greatest creators in human history,” this Leonardo Da Vinci biography brings both artist ……続きを見る

Recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts grants and with works exhibited at the prestigious Biennale de Paris, New York’s Whitney Museum, the de Menil Collection in Houston, and other venu……続きを見る

Imagine if John Lennon was still alive. What music would he be creating? Would he still be doodling and drawing images he sees all around him? Sadly at the young age of forty, his life was cruelly s……続きを見る

It was the 1970s: Big hair, bell-bottomed pants, Elvis sideburns and puka shell necklaces. The drugs, the freedom, the Me Generation, the lime green leisure suits. And then there was the music and h……続きを見る

Es gibt bereits zahlreiche Literatur (Biographien, Fotobände, Nachschlagewerke) über Udo Lindenberg. Dieses Bilder/Reim/Werk ist das philosophische Gegenstück dazu. Es beschreibt in Versform die Ent……続きを見る

Mike Rutherford hat mit Genesis Meisterwerke des Progressive Rock eingespielt. Alben wie Foxtrot oder The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway prägten das Genre und haben einen festen Platz in der Musikgeschi……続きを見る

Throughout his childhood, Mike O’Connor’s family pretended to be normal. But Mike and his two younger sisters knew that their parents were hiding something–a secret they didn’t dare talk about. The ……続きを見る