Postcards

Postcard from Maine

OgunquitI imagined that this little beach town would resemble Provincetown. Tasteful renovated cottages filled by armies of queer men. The gay flavor is just a dash of Tabasco. It’s mostly

Postcard from Roosevelt Island, New York

Freedom & Choice One friend said, “It looks a bit austere.” At first glance, it probably is. But like so many great minimal environments, it asks for patience and generosity.

Postcard from Ahmedabad

I did not go to India. And it looks like it will take me a while to get there. So we rely on the kindness of our friends to tell

Another Postcard from the Southland

We went down to LA last weekend to see our friend Jessica’s play reading at the Open Fist Theatre in Hollywood. One of the great things about LA is the

Postcard from LA

Dan Flavin at Michael Kohn Gallery I spend a lot of time thinking about and planning travel. Many of the trips don’t come to fruition, but my online history (if

Postcard from La Jolla

The Scripps LabArchitect: Irving Gill La Jolla Shores BeachThere are few houses right on the beach at La Jolla Shores, just north of the village. They tend to be large

New York Diary: Cherry Blossoms and Metal Ribbons

What was dull and grey is gone. The air is cold but not wet, and the sky offers much-needed Vitamin D. We saw puffs of pink and white cherry blossoms

Postcard from Palm Springs: Tailfin Modernism

Modernism may have saved Palm Springs. Well, modernism embraced by a lot of gay folk. This turn of events is a victory for those of us queer Baby Boomers who endured

Postcard from New York

The 9/11 Memorial The 9/11 Memorial is incomplete. And that may be a good thing. No required video to watch, no precisely scripted experience. There is a long line even

Postcard from the Mario Savio Steps at Sproul Plaza

Mario Savio It has been a long time since I saw Sproul Plaza so full of cheering patriots. It was like this when I was in graduate school at Berkeley

Postcard from New York

This was the Brooklyn trip. Went out there three times. We got to try some great restaurants, including Franny’s, James, and Prime Meats. But it was either nighttime or snowing

Postcard from Oakland

This morning the helicopters stopped hovering. Frank Ogawa/Oscar Grant/Occupy Oakland Plaza in front of City Hall was mostly empty. A few tents, maybe a dozen people meeting, a few dozen

Postcard from Tucson

Postcard from TucsonSeptember 1, 2010 At lunch yesterday my friend Yosh said that I don’t really write blogs; I write essays and then post them. So, I thought I would

Postcard from New York

Our home away from home. West 86th Street. I’ve been to New York twice in two months for industry events. Christmas is always a magical time because of the lights,

Postcard from Waikiki

May 19, 2009 Waikiki is sort of like Venice. You are a tourist. No way around it. You are not a native. Instead of gondolas at every turn, there are

Postcard from New Jersey

April/May 2009 New Jersey gets a bad rap. Poverty, pollution, (highly) organized crime. There is also great beauty in the landscape. We went out to Glen Rock in Bergen County

Postcard from Seattle

When the sun shines, Seattle is one of the most beautiful cities in the country. A gentle breeze comes off the water, and everywhere the light reflects upward, like in

Postcard from Miami

At first, Miami seems an awful lot like Los Angeles. Hopscotch land development, little public transit, facelifts everywhere, great wealth hiding behind massive gates, and a lot of poverty. In

Reflections on Visiting a Hillside of Crosses

All kinds of people from church-goers to gangsta-rappers wear crosses. It’s a powerful and almost universal aesthetic device that pre-dates Christianity by many thousands of years; what began as a