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Bye Bye, Berger
Art critic, novelist, painter and poet John Berger died on Monday. Berger celebrated his 90th birthday last year and a BBC special and a very good documentary film marked the occasion. Here’s some of my Burnaway review for The Seasons In Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger. It’s followed by a YouTube playlist I made [...]
Posted in Art, Books
Tagged 90 years old, art critic, artist, bbc, BBC 4, January 2, John Berger, playwright, poet
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The First Saturnalia
According to the Wiki, December 17, 497 BC marked the start of the first-ever Saturnalia holiday in ancient Rome. You’ve gotta love that Roman record-keeping, and the revelry, gift-giving and sacrifices of that celebration made up “the best of days” according to the poet Catullus. The Saturnalia season is the pre-cursor to many of our [...]
Posted in Counter Culture
Tagged Catallus, Christmas, December 17, holidays, pagan, poet, revelry, Rome, Saturnalia
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