It Never Sleeps
Last night we went out to watch Oliver Stones’ new film, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. It was our first movie together in NYC and …
28 Jul
Moving to New York City
Moving to New York City
Finally the days have come for me to start packing and getting ready for my big move from Minneapolis to New York City. There is …
22 Jun
NCHArt Days
NCHArt Days
It has been a busy week working on a new design for the website of the National Committee for the History of Art in the …
08 Jun
Urban Been and Words Too Few
Urban Been and Words Too Few
I am sitting at Urban Been café in uptown Minneapolis, working on “Words Too Few,” my most recent writing on contemporary art in Iran and …
27 May
Another Summer Away
Another Summer Away
Yesterday, I bought my tickets to NYC and set my final day of departure: August 11 from MSP’s Hubert H. Humphry Terminal to JFK. Although …
15 May
The Final Final!
The Final Final!
Today, at 3:00 PM sharp, I submitted my final final essay at the MA program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities: a paper on …
13 May
Too Hard to Believe
Too Hard to Believe
It is too hard for me to believe that when I go back home, you will not be there… It is hard to believe that …
06 Mar
Stepping Out of Sorrow’s Room
Stepping Out of Sorrow’s Room
It is probably too soon for me to come back here and write about anything other than the deep sorrow I was embraced in during …
10 Feb
Buzzati’s Translator, Mohsen Ebrahim, Finally Joined Giovanni Drogo
Buzzati’s Translator, Mohsen Ebrahim, Finally Joined Giovanni Drogo
Mohsen Ebrahim, majestical poet, writer, and translator of the works of Italian writers such as Italo Calvino, Natalia Ginzburg, and Dino Buzzati passed away on February 18th …
16 Jan
Bitter Year
Bitter Year
I look at your photographs that are published in your book… Then, I look at a photograph of you on the news and my feel …