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Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, Prague: Refugees Welcome (Part 2)

So where did we leave off? Oh that’s right, the train ride back to Berlin. While we were there we went grave hunting cause that’s what we do and came across these two: Yes indeed those are the Brothers Grimm, librarian/fairy tale collector extraordinaires. And because we love all things Bowie, Jay found where he… Continue reading Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, Prague: Refugees Welcome (Part 2)

Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, Prague: Refugees Welcome (Part 1)

Berlin is the kind of city that doesn’t give a shit if you like her or not. I suppose that’s what happens when your city is blown to smithereens and then walled up for 30 years. And that’s not to say it isn’t pretty…because it is – some of it at least. It’s more so… Continue reading Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, Prague: Refugees Welcome (Part 1)

Character Assassination, or Why I Don’t Like Strong Female Characters

By some magic spring has finally arrived in Brooklyn. Normally, with the exception of my upcoming birthday I don’t “love” spring only because it inevitably leads to summer, which is my least favorite season. I don’t like the heat. Not even a little. That said, after this incredibly long winter, seeing the cherry blossoms made… Continue reading Character Assassination, or Why I Don’t Like Strong Female Characters

Oscar Varona

I spend way too much time on this blog talking about me. Time to change that. Instead, today, I’m going to talk about Oscar Varona. Oscar Varona is a writer and artist from Madrid. Influenced by transgressive narrative styles and little conventional, he’s the author of the short story collection, Tremolo (2003.) Publications include: The… Continue reading Oscar Varona