A Full English Breakfast

LONDON — What is it with the French? How do they manage to go through the day without passing out? Now I am a staunch supporter of the concept of Europe, and I really believe that the people who voted for Brexit are the kin of Trump supporters — people who just “wanted to shake …

The Grand Tour II: Cemeteries a Lively Way to Spend a Day

BRIGHTON, England — Ramona and I are constantly asked, “What is it with you guys and cemeteries?” It is true that on any trip, our social media feeds will feature at least one set of photos of graves. So what is it that we find so fascinating? Well, for one thing, they are dead quiet …

Teresa Baker at TASI

Artist Teresa Baker's solo exhibition at The Art Studio, Inc. offers an interesting perspective on materials. “So I’m always thinking, can an object have something that is, in some way, at least creating a reaction? Can you do that with just working with shape and color and material? I guess it’s kind of wondering how …

The Grand Tour II: Conservation Makes Old Streets New

Brighton, England — The hippest section of Brighton is a prime example of modernization and conservation done right. The North Laine was formerly a poor, slum area of town that has been reborn as a bohemian highlight of one of the most diverse and cultural towns in England. Located on the South Downs and bordering …

Review: ‘Mauritius’ earns ‘stamp’ of approval

BEAUMONT, Texas — When Jackie enters a seedy stamp shop to ascertain the value of her stamp collection, she sets in motion a whirling series of interactions that play out like beautifully choreographed combats, with each character in the five-person ensemble thrusting and parrying for the upper hand. Do the stamps have value? And if …

The Grand Tour II: A Master at Sea

Review: 'Constable and Brighton' shows painter at his best BRIGHTON, England — The Beatles or The Stones? Manchester United or Manchester City? James Mallord William Turner or John Constable? Britons are always bitterly divided about something, and for lovers of early 1800s art, that last one is a tough question. I have always come down …

The Grand Tour II: Kipling’s Little Piece of England

“If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,    Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,    And — which is more — you’ll be a Man, my son!” — excerpt from “If” by Rudyard Kipling BURWASH, England — The first Disney film remember seeing in the cinema was “The …