PinnedM. J. CarsoninCity LifeAn Artists’ Haven on a Hill in Eastern ParisBelleville has been a maelstrom of art, change, and resistance for two hundred yearsMay 2016May 2016
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M. J. CarsonSo Right to Be So WrongI’ve often been wrong, but rarely as happy about it. Kamala and Tim, you rock.Aug 243Aug 243
M. J. CarsoninCounter ArtsMy Country ’Tis of Thee I DespairI watch junk TV, from abroad, while the nation burnsJul 121Jul 121
M. J. CarsoninCity LifeMary Magdalene Weirdly Honored By Neo-Classical Church That Almost Wasn’t A ChurchLa Madeleine in Paris is a most unlikely parish church, surrounded by temples of commerceJul 8Jul 8