1/3/15 review of History Colorado show RACE: Are We So Different?

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2014/15 History Colorado exhibition RACE: Are We So Different?

My Twitter thread gives a brief summary of the show, then discusses its interactive feel. I discuss how the exhibit traces the social expedience of the concept of race, and how that concept has developed to foster exclusion. I discuss some elements of exclusion the exhibit points out (homeownership, access, etc.). I also reflect on how the exhibit inspired me even more to be more active socially and politically.

RACE: Are We So Different? was a traveling exhibition created by the American Anthropological Association. Here is their webpage on the exhibition.

Here is the link to History Colorado's website.

1/3/15 review of book Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography

(Image: Penguin Random House)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Meryle Secrest book Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography.

My thread discusses Secrest's accomplished and atmospheric writing style. It discusses how Secrest examines Schiap's life and society. It gives insight into Schiap's sources of inspiration, as well as how Schiap was always on the cutting edge of things. It discusses some challenges Secrest leaves for future Schiap biographers. And it gives some of my own reflections and favorite parts from the book.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House edition of Elsa Schiaparelli.

I bought this book at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Colorado.

12/22/14 review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Rebecca Skloot book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks an African American woman named Henrietta Lacks who became a test subject for doctors in the 1950s. Her cells were taken without her permission and led to scientific discoveries such as the polio vaccine. Lacks's family discovered all of this decades later. Skloot tells the story of both Lacks and her family.

My thread discusses the story of Lacks and her family, as well as Skloot's efforts. It also discusses how the book looks at the history of both science and civil rights, as well as my own reflections on cell science.

Here is the link to Rebecca Skloot's page for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

12/21/14 review of book Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy, by US Ambassador Christopher Hill. The thread also discusses a discussion between Ambassador Hill and Ryan Warner from Colorado Public Radio at the Tattered Cover Book Store.

My thread discusses some important lessons I learned from the book. It discusses Ambassador Hill's great stories and character observations. I also discuss some lessons about analysis, emotion, and being a public figure that I learned from Ambassador Hill's Tattered Cover talk, as well as some of my own reflections on Ambassador Hill's ideas.

Here is the link to the Simon & Schuster edition of Outpost.

I bought this book at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Colorado.

12/15/14 review of Paul Stewart's birthday at the Black American West Museum

(Image: The Denver Post)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Black American West Museum and Heritage Center's celebration for the 89th birthday of its founder, Paul Stewart.

My thread gives a bit of history on the Black American West Museum and on Paul Stewart. It discusses the birthday celebration and some of the people who were there. It also discusses my reflections on Colorado history and family history. And it talks about how nice everyone at the Black American West Museum is.

Unfortunately, Mr. Stewart passed away about a year after this celebration.

Here is the link to the Black American West Museum's website.

12/13/14 review of Judy Chicago retrospective at RedLine Denver

Here is the link to my Twitter thread of the RedLine Contemporary Art Center retrospective Surveying Judy Chicago: 1970-2014.

Judy Chicago is one of my favorite living artists, and RedLine did a great job of bringing together some of her most beautiful work. My thread shows a lot of pictures from the show and gives a bit of description.

Here is the link to RedLine Contemporary Art Center's website.

12/13/14 review of RedLine Denver EPIC Arts Fall 2014 show

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the EPIC Arts Fall 2014 Youth Exhibition at the RedLine Contemporary Art Center.

The EPIC Arts show brings together art classes from schools around Denver, Colorado, and places them with RedLine's resident artists to create multimedia art projects inspired by various themes -- such as, for this show, social issues. My thread shows a lot of pictures from the show, which I really enjoyed.

Here is the link to RedLine's website.

12/13/14 review of documentary Antarctica: A Year on Ice

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Anthony Powell documentary Antarctica: A Year on Ice.

My Twitter thread discusses a lot of the visual aspects of the film that I liked. It also discusses the personal moments of the film, which were good. And it discusses some New Zealand imagery the documentary also showed.

Here is the trailer for Antarctica: A Year on Ice.

I saw this film at the Landmark Theatres Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

4/13/14 review of the Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2014 Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown and Gameroom Expo.

My thread gives a quick overview of the event. I then discuss what I learned on the fly about playing pinball while at the event. I discuss some of the big pinball companies: Gottlieb, Bally, and Williams. I also discuss my preference for older pins and my enjoyment of the sexy girl art. I also have a few (sideways???) picture of some pins: AC/DC, 4Square, Sky Jump, Out of Sight, Vampire, Fathom, Cherry Bell, and Scorpion.

Here is the link to the Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown.

11/1/14 review of film Birdman, dir. by Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.

My thread gives a quick summary of the film. It discusses the behind-the-scenes feel of the film, as well as how the "single take" feel lends a sense of frenzy to the film. I discussed why Edward Norton and Emma Stone gave my favorite performances. And I discuss some aspects of Michael Keaton's role and a couple favorite moments from the movie.

Here is the trailer for Birdman.

I saw this film at the Landmark Theatres Esquire Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

9/8/14 review of Roller Derby and Haruki Murakami

(Image: WFTDA)

Here is my Twitter thread review of a trip I took to Sacramento in September of 2014. While in Sac, I watched the Division 1 playoffs for the Women's Flat Track Derby Association and read the Haruki Murakami novel Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.

I posted my header separate from the rest of the thread, for some reason.

The WFTDA is the circuit for the flat-track roller derby teams all around the world. The winners of the Division 1 playoffs go to the annual world championships. The 2014 playoffs was a weekend-long event, and I pretty much watched the whole thing.

The thread discusses some of my favorite teams and players, including Denver Roller Derby, who were at that time known as the Denver Roller Dolls.

I also briefly mention a quick excursion I took to the Lake Tahoe Keys, as well as time I spent at Temple Coffee and Insight Coffee.

My review of Murakami's novel discusses my sense of kinship with the novel's main character, as well as some kind of simplistic comparisons to other literature.

Here is the link to the WFTDA's website.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House edition of Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.

I bought Murakami's novel at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Colorado.

10/26/14 review of book Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality, by David Boies and Theodore B. Olson.

My thread gives a quick summary of the story. I then discuss the arguments I liked from the book for marriage equality as a constitutional right. I discuss what I learned about legal processes from the book. I also discuss what the book taught me about court cases as a public conversation. I also discussed why I liked the first part of the book more than the second, though I appreciated the whole book.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House edition of Redeeming the Dream.

I bought this book from the Tattered Cover Book Store in Colorado.

10/28/14 review of novel Lost Pueblo, by Zane Grey

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Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Zane Grey novel Lost Pueblo.

The review gives a summary of the story. It discusses why I like Zane Grey in general. It talks about how the relationship drives the suspense of the story. I discuss why I like the character of Janey. I also mention some sexy moments in the story. And I compare the novel to Taming of the Shrew.

I checked this book out from the Jefferson County Public Library system in Colorado.

10/26/14 review of the documentary Poto and Gabengo

(Image: IMDb)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 1980 documentary Poto and Cabengo, directed by Jean-Pierre Gorin.

As a heads up -- throughout the thread, I call Gorin "Morin," which was embarrassingly stupid of me.

My thread gives a summary of the documentary -- the story of two young, isolated girls who began to speak their own language; their strange parents and grandmother; the circumstances of their isolation; and the media frenzy that erupted after the girls were discovered. I discuss my own sad feelings over the film's ending, as well as my identification with the girls.

I checked this movie out from the Jefferson County Public Library system in Colorado.

10/14/14 review of novel Valley of the Dolls, by Jacqueline Susann

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Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Jacqueline Susann novel Valley of the Dolls.

I'm embarrassed to say that I began this 2014 thread totally unaware of the film adaptation of this book. I seem only to have been aware of the film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Shameful of me.

My Twitter thread review gives a summary of the novel. It discusses the way the novel depicts post-WWII New York City and Hollywood. It compares the book with some of the books I'd recently read. It discusses what I like about the style and structure of the book. And it gives a little opinion about the meanings of drugs and dolls in the book.

I checked this book out from the Jefferson County Public Library system in Colorado.

10/12/14 review of the film Pride, dir. by Matthew Warchus

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Pride, directed by Matthew Warchus.

Pride is one of my favorite movies of the decade, and one of the most inspiring films I've ever seen. It taught me about intersectionality before (quite honestly) I knew the word. It's about a group of LGBTQ folks in the mid-1980s UK who decide to help out a mine workers' union but also have to win over the miners so they'll take their help.

My thread discusses how the film progressed on ideas of LGBTQ activism I'd previously learned about. It discusses the punk feel of the film, and the sense of empowerment in the film. I also mention that the film is a must-see. I still agree with that.

Here is the trailer for the film Pride.

I saw this film at the Landmark Theatres Mayan Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

8/24/14 review of the anime A Letter to Momo

(Image: iMDb)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the anime A Letter To Momo, directed by Hiroyuki Okiura.

My Twitter thread gives a couple quick points about things I did and didn't like, the personal drama, the human relationships, and the fan service.

Here is the trailer for A Letter to Momo.

I saw this movie at the Landmark Theatres Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

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7/24/14 review of novel Appointment in Samarra, by John O'Hara

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the novel Appointment in Samarra, by John O'Hara.

My Twitter thread review gives a quick plot summary, then discusses the Great Depression setting of the novel, the way Julian English's character may have matched the mindset of many in America at the time, and the progression of crises in the story.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House Edition of Appointment in Samarra.

7/20/14 review of cinema screening of Lincoln Center's The Nance

Here is my Twitter thread review of a 2014 cinema screening of the Lincoln Center's performance of The Nance, a play by Douglas Carter Beane and starring Nathan Lane.

My Twitter thread review discusses the story's May-November relationship, the relationship dynamics, and some of the characters' personalities, and the idealism of the characters. I also discuss the structure of the play -- namely the shifts from real-life to burlesque performance, and the way the second half of the play gets darker and more stylized.

Here is Lincoln Center's trailer for the cinema screenings of The Nance.

I saw this play at the Landmark Theatres Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

7/19/14 review of the novel Hollywood, by Charles Bukowski

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Charles Bukowski novel Hollywood.

Hollywood is a fictionalized account of the time Charles Bukowski spent writing and taking part in the production of the film Barfly. My thread discusses the humor of the story's dramatic crises and some examples of funny crises in the story. I discuss my favorite sections of the story. I discuss my favorite characters and their interesting mood shifts. I also give some of my impressions about Bukowski's personality, as I see it through the book.

Here is the link to the HarperCollins page for the novel Hollywood.

7/9/14 review of book Mr. Mercedes, by Stephen King

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Stephen King novel Mr. Mercedes.

My thread discusses the novel's interesting spin on the detective genre, as well as the "internet romance" genre. I compare the novel with some of King's other works. I discuss some of the character dynamics and character arcs. I also discuss the topic of incest in this and other King novels. And I compare notes with one of my own amateur stories.

Here is the link to the Simon & Schuster page for the novel Mr. Mercedes.

6/21/14 review of film Ai No Shinsekai, dir. by Banmei Takahashi

(Image: Amazon)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Ai No Shinsekai, directed by Banmei Takahashi.

Ai No Shinsekai, a somewhat fetish-themed film made in 1994, is really one of my favorite Japanese films of all time. What I don't mention in the thread is that it's really an underrated classic. Part of the reason for this is that one of the best photographers of all time, Nobuyoshi Araki, wrote the story and created some imagery for the film.

My Twitter thread discusses the balance between the slice-of-life aspects of the film and the fetish aspects. It describes the wild and fun mood of the film as well as some of my favorite scenes. And it gives a little insight into my love for 1990s Japan styles.

Here is the trailer for Ai No Shinsekai.

6/15/14 review of TEDxMileHigh: Emergence event

(Image: TEDxMileHigh)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2014 TEDxMileHigh: Emergence event.

TEDxMileHigh is an independently organized TEDTalks series of events in Denver, Colorado. My Twitter thread gives a quick discussion of this event's theme, Emergence, as well as how the event broke emergence into three separate topics. The thread then shows how the various presentations explored the theme and topics.

My thread discusses presentations by Scott O'Neill from the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Jake Weidmann, DJ Cavern and Les Nubians, Jeff Olson, Logan Collins, Larry Zhang, and Jasmine Armstrong.

Here is the link to the TEDxMileHigh website.

6/9/14 review of the novel Memory, by Donald E. Westlake

(Image: Hard Case Crime)

Here is the link to my Twittter thread review of the novel Memory, by Donald E. Westlake.

My Twitter review gives a summary of the plot. It then discusses how the story resonates with me, as a writer and because of my life's circumstances. My thread discusses the phantom-like feeling of all the places in the novel and rhapsodizes a bit on that feeling. And -- like pretty much every single book review I've ever written, apparently -- compares this work with the works of Joyce Carol Oates.

Here is the link to the Hard Case Crime edition of the novel Memory.

6/5/14 review of book The American Drive-In Movie Theatre

(Image: My copy of the book)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book The American Drive-In Movie Theatre, by Don and Susan Sanders.

Don and Susan Sanders's book gives a great history of the brief age of drive-ins. My Twitter thread
summarizes some of that history. My thread then focuses on the later period of drive-ins, how managers tried to maximize profits from them, how they got too full and became places for more adult activity, and how that led to adult movies being played there. The thread discusses the beautiful art in the book. But I don't have any pictures in the thread for some reason.

I believe I got this book from one of the discount shelves at a Barnes & Noble that was near where I worked at the time.

6/2/14 review of trip to San Francisco

(Image: Some people and mannequins I saw on a shore near Highway 1)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a 2014 trip I took to San Francisco.

My Twitter thread shows a lot of pictures, including of Golden Gate Park, the San Francisco Botanical Garden, the Japanese Tea Garden, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (where I'd gone to see a performance by Dohee Lee), Sight Glass Coffee, Wicked Grounds coffee shop, and the Pacific Pinball Museum. My thread also discusses (with no pictures) a double-header roller derby bout where the Silicon Valley Roller Girls played the Faultline Derby Devilz and the Berkeley Resistance.

My only caveat is that, for some reason, a lot of these photos are turned sideways. Ugh...

5/26/14 review of book Pinball: The Lure of the Silver Ball

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Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book Pinball: The Lure of the Silver Ball, by Gary Flower and Bill Kurtz.

My Twitter review discusses how I like the comprehensive story the book tells of pinball's development. It discusses why I like designers like Greg Kmiec and Steve Ritchie and artists like Dave Christensen. And I mention some of the stories, innovations, and games that Pinball describes very well.

It looks like you can find this book on Amazaon. But it doesn't look like new copies are in print.

I would probably guess I checked this book out from the Jefferson County Public Library system in Colorado.

5/23/14 review of TEDxFrontRange event

(Image: Cori Wong at TEDxFrontRange, via Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2014 TEDxFront Range event.

The thread splits in two, for some reason. So here is the link to the second half.

TEDx is a local version of the famous TEDTalks. The TEDxFrontRange event takes place in Loveland, Colorado. My Twitter thread mentions a lot of the talks from that event, including talks by Nicole Dalesio, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Chef Ann Cooper from Colorado's Boulder Valley School District, and Cori Wong.

I haven't seen info on a TEDxFrontRange event since 2016. However, here is a video of Xiuhtezcatl Martinez's presentation at the 2014 event.

I also did a quick sketch of Cori Wong the next day in my notebook.

5/8/14 review of the book Shocked: My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me

(Image: Penguin Random House)

Here it the link to my Twitter thread review of the book Shocked: My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me, by Patricia Volk.

Shocked is a memoir where Patricia Volk reflects on her life, mainly by asking what her mom was like, what fashion legend Elsa Schiaparelli was like, and how did Volk herself measure up to them. My thread discusses the book's style and sense of freshness and entertainment. It discusses Volk's images of her mother and of Schiaparelli, the character of Volk's sister, and the use of photos in the book.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House edition of Shocked.

4/15/14 review of novel The Cocktail Waitress, by James M. Cain

(Image: Hard Case Crime)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the James M. Cain novel The Cocktail Waitress.

The Cocktail Waitress is a James M. Cain novel published posthumously by Hard Case Crime in 2012. My thread discusses the flow and the episodic feel of the book, the sense of dissolution versus resolution, the unique story arc of the heroine, and the heroine's emotional ambiguity as a source of suspense.

Here is the link to Hard Case Crime's page for The Cocktail Waitress.

4/6/14 review of books and movies during vacation

(Image: Penguin Random House)

Here is the link to an April 6, 2014 Twitter thread I did about books I read and movies I saw while on a vacation.

The vacation I took was to a cabin in Edwards, Colorado, near Vail.

The books mentioned are:

BUtterfield 8, by John O'Hara. Here's the link to the Penguin Random House edition of the book.

Kokoro, by Natsume Souseki. Here's the link to Penguin's page for the book.

The Dharma Bums, by Jack Kerouac. Here's the link to Penguin's page for the book.

The movies are:

My Blueberry Nights, directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Here's the trailer.

Chinese Odyssey 2002, directed by Jeff Lau. Here's the trailer.

3/29/14 review of the film The Lunchbox, dir. by Ritesh Batra

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film The Lunchbox, directed by Ritesh Batra.

My review discusses comparisons with other films. It talks about the way plot devices are based around older forms of communication, as opposed to social media. I also discuss the character arcs of Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Nimrat Kaur, the film's fashions, and comparisons to other films and stories.

Here is the trailer for The Lunchbox.

I saw this film at the Landmark Theatres Chez Artiste Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

3/26/14 review of novel Lucky at Cards by Lawrence Block

(Image: Hard Case Crime)

Here is the link to my March 26, 2014, review of the Lawrence Block novel Lucky at Cards.

In my review, I discuss my ideas about how the plot devices of some mystery/crime novels seem to be about regaining balance and integrating with society, and how Lucky at Cards subverts that dynamic a little. I discuss my feeling about some character arcs, as well as the love scenes, the pacing, the story's POV, and some other characters I like.

Here is the link to the Hard Case Crime edition of Lucky at Cards.

3/23/14 review of the novel Carthage by Joyce Carol Oates

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Joyce Carol Oates novel Carthage.

In all of my 2012 and 2013 Twitter reviews, I posted each tweet separately. This was -- I think -- the first Twitter review that I posted as a single thread.

My Twitter review discusses Carthage as a Spring ritual story; the characters I identify with in the novel; the inner and outer lives of the characters; the lyrical memory passages of the story; how the book uses the history of the Good Thief, Saint Dismas; analogies for death; and the executioner in literature.

Here is the link to the HarperCollins page for the Joyce Carol Oates novel Carthage.

3/16/14 review of film The Grand Budapest Hotel, dir. by Wes Anderson

Here is my March 16, 2014, Twitter review of the film The Grand Budapest Hotel, directed by Wes Anderson.

Unlike my later Twitter reviews, this review was not posted in one thread. Instead, each tweet was posted separately.

The tweets are below, for your convenience.

However, I do believe this was the last time I posted a review to Twitter this way. The next review I find is posted as a single thread.

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Tweet 1. Watched #GrandBudapestHotel today. I wouldn't sneak in grocery store candy for this flick. Do Crumbs, Dean & DeLuca, something like that.

T2. Oh, also, there's one specific plot device in #GrandBudapestHotel that left me a basket case.

T3. The Mendl's candy boxes in #GrandBudapestHotel are kind of like bento boxes mixed with the Hellraiser Rubik's cube.

T4. The workers at the Landmark Esquire in Denver were dressed as lobby boys for #GrandBudapestHotel.

T5. One girl was particularly cute. Imagine Grimes with pencil mustache and Lobby Boy hat. See how in love you are now? #GrandBudapestHotel

T6. Didn't realize until now that Agatha is homage to #agathachristie. Makes sense. #GrandBudapestHotel

T7. Recently read 3 Agathas: The Pale Horse, The Moving Finger, & Endless Night. The homage should have struck me sooner. #GrandBudapestHotel

T8. Or maybe there is no homage. It's a "nomage," or an "homage mirage."

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Here is the trailer for The Grand Budapest Hotel.

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Hi everybody! Thank you for reading my blog. Just wanted to do a bit of self-promotion and share some quick thoughts.

First -- if you like my work, please visit my Ko-fi page, where you can support my work by giving a one-time donation in increments of $3 (i.e. the price of a cup of coffee).

Second -- I just wanted to share some thoughts for folks who have been watching this blog for a while.

As you've noticed, this is a blog gathering together all my Twitter thread reviews over the years.

When I started the blog, I started where I could first find threads by using Twitter's easy search function. That got me as far back as late 2014.

As I explained in my previous update post, I recently noticed I was missing a lot of stuff. So I decided to go all the way back to October of 2012, which is when I first started posting on Twitter, and use a more thorough search method.

So you'll notice that the posts near the top of the blog are longer than the posts near the bottom. That's because the newer posts link directly to threads, whereas I did a lot of my earlier reviews by just tweeting out individual tweets. So, for the earlier reviews, I've just copied out all the tweets, so nobody else has to hunt them down.

The last few posts I've done have seen a lot of "firsts" for me. The first art gallery and museum reviews I did on Twitter. And the first time I went to the RedLine Contemporary Art Center, which is my favorite art space in Denver.

Also, sadly, one of the tweets mentions my sick grandmother, who, in fact, passed away in late March of 2013. I'll always remember and love her.

Anyhow, thank you for visiting. And I hope you all enjoy the content.

3/10/13 review of RedLine Contemporary Art Center show Reality of Fiction

(Image: Christine Buchsbaum, Becoming Final, from RedLine show)

Here is my March 10, 2013, Twitter review of the RedLine Contemporary Art Center show Reality of Fiction.

Unlike my later Twitter reviews, this was not posted as a thread. Instead, the tweets were posted separately.

The tweets are below for your convenience.

However, I did not paste the images into this blog. I will mention which tweets have images attached.

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Tweet 1. Today I went to the Red Line Gallery in Denver for its exhibit for the Denver Month of Photography.

T2. The Denver Month of Photography put on by @marksinkphoto features photographic work at over 180 locations in Denver. T3. The theme of this year's MoP from what I gathered from @denverpost is reality versus illusion. Hence @RedLineDenver's "Reality of Fiction."

T4. Front-page work at @RedLineDenver is selection from Fake Vacations by Reiner Riedler. People enjoying fake settings of famous destinations.

T5. Spatially (I guess) the centerpiece @RedLineDenver was series of low-color photos of people with body changes (?), by Phillip @MrToledano

T6. (with image) Here's one by Colorado artist Christine Buchsbaum I thought lovely @diaper_wolf would enjoy, maybe. @RedLineDenver

T7. What's also neat about @RedLineDenver is that the studios of the artists in residence are open for you to look around in.

T8. (with image) Some studios @RedLineDenver seem more like exhibits, as Laura Shill's. If only I could've had this room as a child!

T9. @RedLineDenver I wanted to leave a post-it in Dylan Scholinski's studio asking if I could come back to read Hillman's Suicide & the Soul.

T10. Snooping through the studios made me feel like the girl partner in Wong Kar Wai's Fallen Angels. Only I didn't masturbate. @RedLineDenver.

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The following day, RedLine responded to my and another person's tweets. We had a little conversation, which is below.

RedLine. Thk u for mentions + RTs @heronpress @PreemiMaboroshi ! #CO Please help share this vid on REACH Studio today!

Me. @RedLineDenver @heronpress I definitely will. REACH studio seems like an awesome program!

(Later I posted the video.)

Me. Here's a segment on an awesome program at @RedLineDenver, a cool gallery in Denver.

RedLine. @PreemiMaboroshi Tks so much yort kind - we think so too  #COArts #Denver #Homeless #Charity Our #pinterest rocks too

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Here is the link to the website for RedLine Contemporary Art Center, which is my favorite art space in Colorado.

3/3/13 review of MCA Denver shows by Karen Kilimnik and Patti Hallock

(Image: Karen Kilimnik work at MCA Denver)

Here is my March 3, 2013, Twitter thread about two solo shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver: Dance Rehearsal: Karen Kilimnik's World of Ballet and Theatre, and Patti Hallock: West Is Here.

Unlike my later Twitter reviews, this review was not posted as one thread. Instead, I posted each tweet separately.

The tweets are below for your convenience.

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Tweet 1. Today I went to the @mcadenver Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. A nice museum right on the edge of Downtown Denver.

T2. At @mcadenver I went to the exhibits of work by @pattihallock & Karen Kilimnik. I think today was the last day of Hallock's exhibit.

T3. Karen Kilimnik's work is on at @mcadenver through late June. The work, drawings, paintings, and video, focuses on the ballet.

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As you can see, this is a pretty simplistic review. But I am pretty sure it's my first review of a show at the MCA Denver.

My first Twitter reaction to the MCA Denver was to the tweet below, which links to a video tribute to Jake Adam York. The MCA Denver posted this tweet on January 27, 2013.

While my response was genuine and respectful, I don't think it was as somber as the occasion called for.

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MCA Denver. A video tribute to our friend Jake Adam York. The best speaker on bourbon, bbq or poetry there ever was or will be.

Me. @mcadenver Awesome. The "perfect mint julep" speech was great.

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Here is the link to info on the MCA Denver's show Dance Rehearsal: Karen Kilimnik's World of Ballet and Theatre.

Here is the link to info on the MCA Denver's show Patti Hallock: West Is Here.

Here is the link to the MCA Denver's memorial of Jake Adam York.

3/17/13 thoughts on Spaceport Colorado

(Image: The Colorado Space Coalition)

Here is a March 17, 2013, series of Twitter posts I made about the Spaceport Colorado.

Unlike my later Twitter reviews, this isn't posted in one thread. Instead, each tweet is posted separately.

The tweets are below for your convenience.

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Tweet 1. @elonmusk @richardbranson Any opinions regarding Spaceport Colorado? I'm interested. I work down the block, and I've been interested awhile.

T2. @elonmusk @richardbranson Seems like the @FAANews is planning to shut down the Front Range tower that is necessary for the Spaceport.

T3. @elonmusk @richardbranson But I wonder if a corporation can own and run a Spaceport, or if it has to be FAA.

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I post this set of tweets because it covers an interest of mine that I didn't really follow up on. I was very interested in space travel from maybe 2004 through 2014. I was really interested in commercialization of the space industry from 2007 to 2014. But I stopped being interested after a while.

Nevertheless, there recently (2019) have been some developments regarding the Spaceport Colorado.

It sounds like the FAA gave a license to the Spaceport Colorado in August of 2018. So the project seems to be moving forward.

Here is the link to the Colorado Air and Space Port website.

Here is the link to the Colorado Space Business Roundtable, which I used to interact with here and there.

3/2/13 review of Hinamatsuri at Simpson United Methodist Church

(Image: Kazuko Kozai website.)

Here is my March 2, 2013, Twitter review of the Hinamatsuri event at the Simpson United Methodist Church in Arvada.

Unlike my later Twitter reviews, I did not post this all in one thread. Instead, I posted each tweet separately.

The tweets are below for your convenience.

However, some of the tweets have images attached. I didn't attach the images to this post. (I might change this in later posts.) So if you click on the links for each tweet, you should see the pictures.

Also, the "sick relative" in the first tweet was my grandmother. Unfortunately, she passed away only a few weeks after this review.

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Tweet 1. This morning, visited sick relative. In afternoon, went to Hina Matsuri (Japan Doll Festival) at Simpson United Methodist Church in Arvada.

T2. #HinaMatsuri is, as far as I know, a festival for displaying dolls. I think it runs in conjunction with the festival of Girls' Day.

T3. Here's a view of a doll-temple (I think). #HinaMatsuri

T4. Here's a husband and wife. #HinaMatsuri

T5. Here are a husband and wife and a young girl. #HinaMatsuri

T6. Here's one with interesting dolls and calligraphy. #HinaMatsuri

T7. Forgot to mention for anyone in #Denver -- the #HinaMatsuri at the Simpson United Methodist Church runs tomorrow, March 3rd, as well.

2/10/13 review of show Art of the State at Arvada Center

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Here is my February 10, 2013, Twitter review of the Art of the State show at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.

Art of the State is a juried exhibition of art from all across the state of Colorado. Arvada Center is a spacious and beautiful place. So the exhibition is always expansive and dazzling.

I can't remember for sure, now (2019), but I think this was the very first Art of the State show. There have since been follow-ups in 2016 and 2019.

Even though this review is very simplistic, I'm fond it because it was -- I'm pretty sure -- the first art gallery/museum review I posted to Twitter.

Unlike my earlier Twitter reviews, this is not posted in one thread. Instead, I post each tweet separately.

The tweets are below for your convenience.

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Tweet 1. Went to the "Art of the State" art exhibit at @arvadacenter today. Good exhibit of works by local artists. And I like Arvada Center's space.

T2. Works I liked from Art of the State @arvadacenter - "Constant Acclivity" by Melissa Furness: swimmers superimposed on Mayan ruins & designs.

T3. @arvadacenter Also liked "Mending" by @KatieMCaron - Stop motion animation of body-like, machine-like contagion-landscapes in seven parts.

T4. @arvadacenter Liked the almost Egyptian, massive, black bust of "Quiet Mind" by Scarlett Kanistanaux.

T5. @arvadacenter Liked how Bernice Strawn's "Ascent" & Libby Barbee's "Reimagining Bierstadt" reminded me of Colorado. Both very creative.

Interestingly, Arvada Center replied to my review:

Arvada Center. @PreemiMaboroshi  Glad you enjoyed #aots @arvadacenter We'll share your tweet with our Exhibition Manager and Curators ! @arvadacenter

Me. @arvadacenter Thanks!

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Here is the link to the catalog for the 2013 Art of the State Show.

Here is the link to the Arvada Center's website.

1/19/13 review of the book The General: David Sarnoff and the Rise of the Communications Industry

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Here is my January 19, 2013, review of the book The General: David Sarnoff and the Rise of the Communications Industry, by Kenneth Bilby.

Unlike my later Twitter reviews, I did not post this all in one thread. Instead, I posted each tweet separately.

The tweets are below for your convenience.

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Tweet 1. Finished reading The General: David Sarnoff and the Rise of the Communications Industry, by Kenneth Bilby.

T2. Sarnoff interested me as a character after I'd read Tube: The Invention of Television. T3. In Tube RCA's success in TV seemed to me to be the result of David Sarnoff, the businessman, and Vladimir Zworykin, the inventor, as a team. T4. I was eager to learn what kind of businessman Sarnoff was. So I checked out The General from @JCPL.

T5. Sarnoff was part inventor. His mentor was Marconi. His development as a businessman was furthered by Owen Young, more of a statesman.

T6. Sarnoff's career epochs are in my opinion political and inventive epochs: spotting, developing, and standardizing innovations. T7. The ability Sarnoff had to guide his company up through the color TV years had to do with his willingness to partake devoutly in politics. T8. But the dynamic of Sarnoff versus inventors is often portrayed as one of a David versus a Goliath i.e. with Farnsworth, Armstrong, etc.

T9. And obviously the RCA/GE/Westinghouse patent pool battle versus indie radio makers would be spurned by many contemporary anti-patent people. T10. The battle of RCA v AT&T over radio stations was a Goliath (as David) versus Goliath battle on principles similar to the indie radio battle. T11. But AT&T cornered the radio market through advertising. RCA's Sarnoff wasn't an advertiser but a merchandiser. He hated advertising.

T12. Sarnoff ran his RCA as a means for the development of widespread, standardized technology, but with the heart of a flamboyant inventor.

T13. The greatest relationship in the book is between Sarnoff and Bill Paley of CBS. The innovative merchandiser v the programming advertiser. T14. Sarnoff's oligopolist match, Paley remained friend & rival of Sarnoff from the talent raids of radio through to Sarnoff's final days.

T15. Sarnoff's RCA was a company of men, not charts, in an era where corporations were becoming entities of their own. T16. RCA fought for individuation but became an entity as a human-like hybrid. Naturally it'd be re-engulfed by GE, a less hybrid corporation.

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I should mention I checked this book out from the Jefferson County Public Library system in Colorado.

1/5/13 review of The House in Good Taste, by Elsie de Wolfe

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Here is my January 5, 2013 Twitter review of The House in Good Taste, by Elsie de Wolfe.

Unlike my later Twitter reviews, this was not posted all in one thread. Instead, I posted each tweet separately.

The tweets are below for your convenience.

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Tweet 1. Finished reading Elsie de Wolfe's The House in Good Taste. The classic work of high-class interior design for those not fabulously wealthy. T2. For such a short book, of which I understood so little, de Wolfe's House in Good Taste was greatly inspiring to me and gave me many ideas.

T3. For de Wolfe, each room entails a balance between the social and personal, the reserved and intimate, and is designed/decorated accordingly. T4. The House in Good Taste is at least partly in the tradition of Thoreau's diary, van Gogh's letters, and Goethe's Theory of Color.

T5. The House in Good Taste is built on three formulae. Number one: suitability, simplicity, and proportion. T6. The House in Good Taste, formula two: light, air, and comfort. T7. The House in Good Taste, formula three: harmony of purpose and harmony of effect.

T8. The House in Good Taste moves through the various rooms of a large house, exploring their purpose, and matching purpose with decoration.

T9. De Wolfe includes a chapter on the apartment, which has often been ridiculed as ignorant of real working-class families with children. T10. But  de Wolfe's chapter on apartments is really aimed at young professionals, or at roomie/companion couples, kind of like Barbie houses. T11. The best part of the apartment chapter is de Wolfe's recognition of modern living rooms as multi-purpose, expressing interests/occupations.

T12. A great thing in The House in Good Taste is de Wolfe's history of Isabella d'Este and Madame de Rambouillet.

T13. But the real star of The House in Good Taste is -- color! Creams, blues, greys, greens, rose, in so many shades! Close to 50 shades, I bet. T14. My favorite is de Wolfe's gentian blue, rose pink, and buff. It's a variation of red, white, and blue. Eat your heart out, Jasper Johns!

T15. Just wanted also to say that the edition of The House in Good Taste I read was published by @Rizzoli_Books. A very lovely printing, overall.

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Here is the link to the Rizzoli edition of The House in Good Taste.

I should mention that I checked this book out from the Jefferson County Public Library system in Colorado.

1/1/13 review of Elsie de Wolfe: A Life in the High Style

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Here is my Twitter review of the biography Elsie de Wolfe: A Life in the High Style, by Jane S. Smith.

This is one of my earlier Twitter reviews, from January 1, 2013.

Unlike my other Twitter reviews, it's not all posted in one thread. Instead, I posted separate tweets.

The tweets are below for your convenience.

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Tweet 1. Finished reading Elsie de Wolfe: A Life in the High Style, by Jane Smith. Story of 20th-century America's great interior decorator.

T2. De Wolfe started out trying to be a society woman, ended up becoming a notable amateur actor, then tried becoming as notable professionally. T3. De Wolfe was regarded as a mediocre actor, but her sense of style was -- well-studied! -- and impeccable, and she became notable for that.

T4. De Wolfe lived with Bessie Marbury, herself a successful international theatrical agent. The couple was noted for their wonderful hosting. T5. When de Wolfe gave up her acting career, Marbury suggested de Wolfe turn her style talents to interior design. De Wolfe did, with success.

T6. De Wolfe decorated Colony Club, the first great country club for women. She also helped HC Frick decorate what's now the Frick Collection. T7. De Wolfe's masterpiece and, arguably, her greatest companion, was the Villa Trianon, home for her, Marbury, and Ann Morgan, in Versailles.

T8. De Wolfe is a great character. But Bessie Marbury is also a fabulous figure. She was an incredible woman of business. T9. Another character in the book I love is Hilda West, de Wolfe's secretary of twenty-five years. Her story has a sad ending, though.

T10. I've said before I imagine what directors I'd like for adaptations of things. For de Wolfe -- definitely @coppolasofia. T11. What of de Wolfe I'd like to see by @coppolasofia: the adventure w/ Frick and the Bagatelle, or the breakup of the Versailles Triumvirate. T12. The Versailles Triumvirate was the menage a trois made up of de Wolfe, Marbury, and Ann Morgan. T13. In the story of the Versailles Triumvirate's breakup, I'd include all the war work de Wolfe did.