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"Us Kids Know"
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Calumny of Apelles
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I couldn't resist a snapshot of Sandro Botticielli's The Calumny of Appelles in the Uffizi. It is a painting for our time. On the right side of the painting sits King Midas on his thrown. He is painted with jackass ears. Two women flank him. One is Ignorance and the other is Suspicion. Midas' outstretched hand points to Slander.
Paris Cemeteries
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Cemeteries are for the living. And Paris cemeteries are for photographers. My favorite is Père Lachaise, a 110-acre park located in the 20th arrondissement. Its rolling terrain is filled with 70,000 burial plots, holding the famous and not-so-famous.
The Eiffel Tower
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Let me riff for a moment as a photographer. To photograph the Eiffel Tower or not to, that is the question. I have moved 180 degrees on that issue.
Trump and the UN: Gridlock
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The church that is one block south of Trump Tower is offering sermons on the Apocalypse during the United Nations General Assembly week. Seems appropriate, given that Trump is residence at Trump Tower.
A New York State of Mind
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Some odds and ends from last weekend's trip to New York City. "Odds and ends, odds and ends.
Lost time is not found again" Bob Dylan
Hey Gene, Is It Loaded?
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, I see former KISS co-founder, Gene Simmons, strutting down the street dressed in black and wearing model studded boots. All that security is not for him, but that doesn't stop him from enjoying the stage as he struts his celebrity. New York's finest are enjoying the spectacle, as Simmons poses for photos with dozens of cops.