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A Day at SFMOMA, Part 2
This is the second post of a two-part series on what we saw at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) many months ago. We think this piece by John Cage goes well with touring a museum. SFMOMA In our previous post (click here), three European artists were featured. Here we share our photos…
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A Day at SFMOMA, Part 1
Since we moved to the Bay Area, we really enjoyed our last visit to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). If we do this regularly, perhaps we should become a member of the museum. SFMOMA The 7-floor museum is located in the downtown area. It was expanded in 2016 by Snøhetta whose design…
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Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart – Part 2
The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart chronicles the automobile’s development, from its 1886 invention to future technologies. 160 vehicles and more than 1,500 exhibits can be seen on nine exhibition levels, showcasing the motor vehicle’s impact on society and innovation. We shared photos of the various levels of the museum in Part 1. In this second…
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Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart – Part 1
The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany is one of the most popular museums in the world. It presents the history of the automobile from its invention in 1886 and shows the future of its technology. 160 vehicles and a total of more than 1,500 exhibits can be seen on nine exhibition levels. Have Valentina Lisitsa…
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Last Playlist
Ryuichi Sakamoto died on March 28, 2023 after enduring throat cancer and then colon cancer. I(Chris) have been a longtime fan of his music and wrote a tribute post about his passing last year. I have discovered two public playlists curated by Mr. Sakamoto. One was built between June 13, 2022 and March 23, 2023…
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Night and Day by Cole Porter – 7 versions
Night and Day is a popular song that was written by Cole Porter for The Gay Divorce, a 1932 musical released shortly after the Great Depression in the United States. The song is now 90 years old. Fred Astaire sang the original which was the top selling single in 1933. Since then, many many versions of the song including instrumentals had…
