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Natural Languages Silvia Ferrara’s new book, The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts (translated wonderfully by Todd Portnowitz) Katherine Russell Rich's Dreaming in Hindi Ann Patty's Living with a Dead Language: My Romance with Latin Maria Heim's Words for the Heart: A New Book from... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2023 at Borges' Library
What an incredible experience, Eric! I read this twice and will re-read again, I'm sure... You and J made memories..... I am so happy and can't wait to hear more! xoxoxoxoxoxox
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Notes: I. Japan 1) Like the Jesus Prayer in the Ch... Continue reading
Posted Sep 27, 2022 at Dreaming in Japanese
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“Does anyone know where exactly we’re going?” asked a woman, breaking the silence. We all edged forward, squinting at the map. It was July. But cold enough to wear my puffy jacket. “ Somewhere south of Port Heiden.” someone ventured…" “M'amour, m'amour what do I love and where are you?... Continue reading
Posted Aug 11, 2022 at Borges' Library
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Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait by Bathsheba Demuth In what is easily the best book I’ve read this year; Demuth’s Floating Coast is a deep dive into the ways that differing economic and social systems have shaped the land in Beringia. And in Demuth’s telling, there... Continue reading
Posted Aug 11, 2022 at Borges' Library
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The first part of the story is from an essay I wro... Continue reading
Posted Jul 30, 2022 at Borges' Library
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My beautiful bowl. It was sold as an artifact foun... Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2022 at Borges' Library
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To Read: Hojoki, by Kamo-no-Chomei, translated by Yasuhiko Moriguchi and David Jenkins (Also, about Hojoki: William LaFleur's Karma of Words) Alison Watts' beautifully written essay in Words Without Boarders: Literary Journeys: Living Through Art in the Wake of Disaster Ghosts of the Tsunami, by Richard Lloyd Parry: It's easy to... Continue reading
Posted May 12, 2022 at Dreaming in Japanese
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Tea Ceremony Introductory Video Showa Period Tea C... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2022 at Dreaming in Japanese
Leanne Ogasawara is now following Eric Feigenbaum
Mar 16, 2022
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Kashmir 1989 What a difference a year makes: In early 1990, the vast majority of Kashmiri Hindus fled the valley in a mass-migration. According to several scholars, approximately 100,000 of an estimated Kashmiri Pandit population of 140,000 left in the span of a few weeks in February–March 1990. Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2022 at Dreaming in Japanese
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Michael Cherney: Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie By... Continue reading
Posted Feb 23, 2022 at Dreaming in Japanese
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Presenting Oranges section (center left) of Three ... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2022 at Dreaming in Japanese
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From Museum to Perfume In 2019, Buly partnered with the Louvre Museum in an exceptional artistic project: to bring a masterpiece alive by creating its perfume. Free from compositional bonds, eight famous noses of French perfume tradition convey mastery and emotion in the fragrant conversion of some of the greatest... Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2022 at Borges' Library
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Photo by Liam Wong Chapter One Glossary: Sakura 桜:... Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2022 at Dreaming in Japanese
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Japanese is composed of three forms of writing. So, in addition to kanji, you need to master the two syllabaries, hiragana and katakana. Just do what all Japanese school children do. Start with hiragana. There are 46 letters (they are not actually letters). 40 consonant-vowel combinations, 5 vowels and 1... Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2022 at Dreaming in Japanese
Japanese Language The Japanese Language by Haruhiko Kindaichi tops my favorite Japanese language books list. Tokyo/Edo The Bells of Old Tokyo: Meditations on Time and a City by Anna Sherman Tim Screech's Tokyo Before Tokyo: power and Magic in the Shogun's City Amy Stanley's award-winning Stranger in the Shogun's City... Continue reading
Posted Jan 28, 2022 at Dreaming in Japanese
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Watching the opening of the Netflix show Midnight ... Continue reading
Posted Jan 28, 2022 at Dreaming in Japanese
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Japan The Great Passage by Shion Miura Review The ... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2022 at Borges' Library
Bon Voyage!!
Toggle Commented Dec 19, 2021 on Coming Out Of The Dark at Our Family Everywhere
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This year was hummingbirds, flowers and Holbein. M... Continue reading
Posted Dec 16, 2021 at Borges' Library
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Holbein, 1536 or 37. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool The King's Painter: The Life of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle Holbein: Capturing Character Getty Museum Catalogue Portrait of Simon George of Cornwall, c. 1535-1540, Hans Holbein the Younger Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main Portrait of a Lady with a Squirrel and... Continue reading
Posted Dec 14, 2021 at Borges' Library
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A Garden of Words Part One Exhibition Catalog: A G... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2021 at Borges' Library