The Great Ganesha

If you’re Indian and were at a reasonable age in the ’80s (4 years and up) then it’s most likely that you remember the 1982 Asian Games that were held in Delhi. You probably even remember the mascot – an elephant named Appu. Well, the other day, I was having a coffee at Ritual Coffee [...]

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A little late in posting, but here goes anyway. Last Sunday’s NYT had another feature on India, this time on its burgeoning art scene: … the air is heavy with the smell of gasoline and flowers, you are approached by women begging for money and food. Men shout invitations to enter their carpet shops or [...]

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A friend forwarded me an email about two guys (Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu) who recreated Escher’s 1953 lithograph Relativity using Lego blocks. It’s their fourth such endeavor for an Escher work and – I have to say – a damn cool hobby. Lipson even has a Lego rendition of Rodin’s Thinker. Take a look [...]

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