Happy Birthday Vern Estes

trident 

https://pleasekillme.com/the-trident/

 

Van Eyck's The Adoration Of The Mystic Lamb restored

hot on twitter. best seat? in order.

Merry Christmas 2019

 

CHRISTMAS 2019

Through Time, and Time Again

Christmas Recycles

One Year’s Tree

Is another’s Yule Log;

Yesteryear Fuels the Future

 

rip anna karina

Eric Doeringer is showing some Parrino paintings in Miami http://www.ericdoeringer.com/bootlegs2/BootPages/btparrino.html

We were planning to look into more German wines next year. Putting together a short list any suggestions appreciated. 

https://hyperallergic.com/529556/brice-marden-gagosian-gallery/
 

brice marden at gagosian 

downstairs at essex market looks interesting.

eclectic sports site deadspin has been at odds with their corporate overlords over the direction of the site. they were basically told to "shut up and sports" instead of engaging in politics and assorted random topics that makes the site unique. then they fired one of the main writers who posted a non-sports story in defiance. in response the writers/editors have only posted the marginalia that interests them today and then most/many have just up and quit.

nyc bans sale of foie gras.... in three years.

Jim was the first person I know to mention meteorologist Jeff Masters, who I've followed ever since (like, almost 20 years).

At the end of the month Dr. Masters is leaving his company Weather Underground, which was absorbed by the Weather Channel and then IBM (!) and will be blogging at Scientific American.