In case you were wondering – I was. The story is 4 years old, but I don’t think much has changed. 4 Reasons Why Italy’s Economy Is Such a Disaster JORDAN WEISSMANN NOV 10 2011 Italy’s debt has officially entered the danger zone. Here’s how things got so bad for the biggest domino to fall in Europe.Forget Lehman Brothers. Forget Greece. Italy, the world’s eighth-largest economy, is teetering. Should it fall, the ensuing economic disaster … more
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First day of substitute teaching
Two classes of PE at St. Stephen’s School of Rome. Volleyball instruction (what else). One indoor in the school auditorium. The other outdoor on the still-slippery-from-the-rain volleyball court. Kids were fun, some talented, some screw-offs. Great experience working with Italian and other high schoolers.
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Two more images from Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna. The first, a painting, Gli emigranti – Angelo Tommasi’s 1896 painting of the departure of Italian emigrants. The second, a wall paper installation, I walked through the city limits attracted by some force within it, which apparently was inspired by a Joy Division song (or vice versa). Anyone know?
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From my day at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna in Villa Borghese
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The continuing series Art as Revolution in Rome. An ebola health poster – set boundaries A wild tomato growing in the Forum – break boundaries.
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Scenes from Museo di Roma. Some lovely sculptures and a marvelous space, but the exhibit Rome and the Great War.1915 – 1918 was downright disappointing – 35 poorly displayed, small images. Still, worth the visit.
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First sand volleyball player. Rome. Circa BC. Fromhttp://www.museodiroma.it/
Photographers of the Monterey Peninsula
I had occasion to pull together a list of Monterey photographer for Fiona Stewart, who teaches photography at St. Stephen’s. So as not to lose the list, I’m posting it here: The Monterey Peninsula has an incredible history of photography, including some of America’s pioneering B&W landscape work. Here is some background on famous Monterey/Carmel-based photographers and photographs: Edward Weston Cole Weston Kim Weston Ansel Adams – some nice videos here Morley Baer Wynn Bullock … more