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Style Moment | Peace, Iceland
“Lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust; Lead me from hate to love, from war to peace; Let peace fill our heart, our world, our universe.” Satish Kumar (born 1936) Indian peace activist, Jain monk [Photo taken on Langjökull glacier, Iceland]
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Eye on Design | Buenos Aires | Perez Sanz | Sculptural Accessories
When a metal sculptor focuses his talent on fashion and home accessories, you know they’re going to be incredible. While I was in Buenos Aires, I went back to Perez Sanz several times, just to gaze at the gorgeousness. Julio Perez Sanz has been crafting his “sculptures” since 1966. He and his son, Luciano, make…
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Weird but Wonderful | What’s Wrong With This Picture?
A salon hair dryer chained to a bicycle on a sidewalk in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.
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Style Moment | Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
“All objects are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once!” Camille Paglia (born 1947) American author, teacher, and social critic
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One Day in Uruguay
On a rainy morning in Buenos Aires, I hopped a ship. To Uruguay. For a day. The “rapido buquebus” got me across the Rio de la Plata to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay in just under an hour. I emerged from the ferry station and hailed a taxi to go to my hotel, on the outskirts…
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Style Moment | MALBA Museum, Buenos Aires
“If one says ‘red’ and there are fifty people listening, it can be expected that there will be fifty reds in their minds. And one can be sure that all these reds will be very different.” Josef Albers (1888-1976) German-born American artist and educator
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Weird but Wonderful | Every Dog Has Its Day
Not a bad life for a dog . . . a nice long daily walk around Buenos Aires with your gang, led by a companionable human.
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Buenos Aires | Taxi to a Tango
El Tango es el pulso natural de la muñeca de Buenos Aires. The Tango is the natural pulse of Buenos Aires. Leopoldo Marechal (1900-1970) Argentine writer When you’re in Buenos Aires, you can’t miss the fact that tango dancing is an integral part of the city’s way of life. The only problem is, it’s become…
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Style Moment | Caminito, Buenos Aires
“Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.” Jun’ichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965) Japanese author
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Buenos Aires | Colorful Caminito
I usually stay away from the mainstream tourist attractions, but Caminito, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of La Boca, is a photo op that I couldn’t miss. I went there early in the morning, long before the throngs of tourists would clog up the “little street”. . . the English translation for Caminito. (Camino means…
