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Vintage posters advertising the Biennale di Venezia
Last year in September, we attended the 60th Biennale Arte in Venice, a celebration of the visual arts that concluded its six-month run on November 24, 2024. Over the coming weeks, we’ll share in a series of posts highlighting the works we saw and liked. Let’s start with some music. As a fan of posters,
Looking back at our trips in 2024, Part 2
Happy New Year ! On this blog, it’s become a tradition to look back on some of the places we’ve traveled to over the past year. Let’s begin with a jazzy classical piece. Click ▶ to play In the second half of 2024, we made one overseas trip to Europe. Our entry point was Heathrow
Looking back at our trips in 2024, Part 1
Goodbye 2024 – Hello 2025 On this blog, we have a tradition of reflecting on the memorable places we’ve explored over the past year. To set the tone, let’s begin with a track by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Click ▶ to play This post covers the first half of 2024. We started the Japan trip in Kanazawa
Lovely Day by Bill Withers – 7 covers + original
Chris heard “Lovely Day” the first time while living in the UK where it reached number 7 on the British singles chart. It is one of our all-time favorites. This song by American soul and R&B singer Bill Withers, written by Withers and Skip Scarborough, was released on December 21, 1977. There are quite a few covers out there. We have
