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ALI, ALI, ALI…

The passing of Muhammad Ali reminded me not only of watching some of his great boxing matches as a kid + more

Our Annual Politics Post

Twice this past weekend, I was asked who I was going to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. Both of my + more

HB, FDM

Famoudou Don Moye, drummer and percussionist for the Art Ensemble of Chicago, turns 70 today. What better way to celebrate than + more

Revenge of the 80s

Big news here at helveticka world headquarters: a MacGyver revival is in development. The setup from CBS Studios is almost + more

Bubble Circus!

If any of our readers out there feel compelled to compensate me for all the work I do to deliver fresh, + more

I like quilting…

… nah, I love quilting. I grew up quilting and sewing and surrounded by beautiful quilts and fabrics. I also + more

HBD, SK

Søren Kierkegaard was born on this day in 1813. Since he’s pretty much my favorite philosopher, we’re going to let him + more

Opera for Two

So the missus and I went on a date last Saturday morning. (Actually, it wasn’t really a “date,” since we’re + more

Time for Some Dead

The kind of weather we’re enjoying right now elicits different responses from different people: some get dirty in their gardens, + more

Poetry Break

April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with + more

Miscellany: Special Arts Edition!

Franco Zeffirelli is one of Leonardo da Vinci’s descendants. (Well…sort of.) Dame Carol Ann Duffy (no, you’re thinking of Carol Anne—I’m + more

Friday Afternoon Reading

It’s the classic David-and-Goliath story: The widow Yolanda Signorelli von Braunhut, “isolated, cash-starved, often without electricity or running water on a palatial + more

Color Me Intrigued

Though I have mixed feelings about the colorization of black and white photographs, I have to admit that this time lapse + more

French Connection

Envelope? Or ahnvelope? Pretty sure I’m the only one at helveticka world headquarters who pronounces it without the nasal French + more

Nature, Perfected

“New York’s least likely media mogul was the mastermind behind Environments, a series of records he swore were ‘The Future + more

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