My artistic contribution following the Charlie Hebdo massacre. #JeSuisCharlieBTW The image of the boy on the right was derived from Calvin & Hobbes. The fountain pen is a gorgeous Classic Pens LB2 Kimono Daichi (from Collectors Weekly). These Maki-e pens...
The film, Unbroken, the epic story of Louis “Louie” Zamperini, was released this Christmas Day. Based on the eponymous and gripping book by Laura Hillenbrand, Angelina Jolie’s inaugural film as a director is a worthy film to see. As stated at the...
Over the last 20 years, I have had the chance to meet a number of members of the Greatest Generation. It’s been a mission (if not an obsession) of mine. My purpose for the large part has been to find and meet people who knew or were somewhere near...
Arlington Cemetery Jeopardy Question: There has been an email circulating for well over 13 years. The email starts: “On Jeopardy the other night (MD: !), the final question was: “How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the Tomb of the...
PERSONAL LETTER TO READERS OF MINTER DIALOGUE Dear readers, I am asking you to join in a 5-minute social experiment. It is for a good cause, I believe you will agree. Minter and his wife, Lisa, in New York (c 1938) In just over a week, on March 21st 2011, it will be...