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Euclidean Lessons
Current estimates put the number of galaxies in the observable universe at 2 trillion. That’s roughly what we can see before the speed of light and the accelerating expansion of the universe, acting like a cosmic curtain, prevent us from viewing anything past a specific horizon.…
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Tassili n’Ajjer National Park
With some appalling politicians strutting the world stage, blundering from one debacle to another, and creating turmoil in the world’s oil markets, travelling has become a risky business. You can book the tickets, but that’s no guarantee that those flights will ever take place,…
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Mauritius 2026
I spent a lazy month in Mauritius recently. Here are some photos and my general impressions of the island. The ideal way for most people to visit Mauritius is to book into a luxury resort on a private beach, for about a week to ten days. That’s long enough for this small island.…
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What It Is
What’s it all about? I have a pretty good idea, I think. As I’ve aged, some things about being alive have become clear to me and I want to note it down here for the record. We are all creatures shaped by our DNA, which is a simple yet infinitely variable combination of…
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LA MOCA 2025
The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art is the only artist-founded museum in Los Angeles, so I had to visit. The collection is not very impressive, but I did get a few photos that I display here for the record. The painting above is by Japanese-American artist Takako…
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The Broad LA 2025
The Broad is a large contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. The museum is named for philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad, who financed the building. The museum is well worth a visit. I’ll show you some of the highlights here. Right across the road is…
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The Getty Center LA 2025
The Getty Center is a large complex of buildings, the size of a small university, on top of a hill overlooking Los Angeles. Rather than antiquities, it contains more modern artworks, including some outstanding works like Van Gogh’s Irises. Let’s have a quick look at some of the…
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The Getty Villa Los Angeles 2025
I visited the Getty Villa again, noting that they have extensively renovated the place. It still has the most amazing collection of antiquities. Perhaps you’ll also find them interesting? The Getty Villa is modelled on the Villa dei Papiri, an ancient Roman country house located…
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LACMA – LA County Museum of Art
Visiting the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, I was lucky to catch the temporary exhibition called Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia, incorporating 180 masterpieces of pan-Asian Buddhist art. I’ll record the art that impressed me here. This website acts as a…
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Grand Canyon National Park 2025
This is the final park on this particular road trip. I last visited the Grand Canyon in 1995, in winter, with snow everywhere, so it was interesting to see it in the Fall this time. Once again, I entered the park at the crack of dawn to avoid crowds, so my photos suffer a little…