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May 7, 2024 · The Art of Motorcycle Touring: Planning, Routes, and Tips for Epic Road Trips Motorcycle touring is an adventure that beckons the spirit of exploration and freedom. There's something intrinsically liberating about hitting the open road on two wheels, the landscape unfolding before you, changing with each mile.
22 hours ago · The Motorcycle Portraits is a project by photographer/filmmaker David Goldman, who travels the world making documentaries, and takes time out to interview interesting people in the motorcycle scene, wherever he might be. The result is a single exemplary photo, a geolocation of his subject, and a transcribed interview.
2 days ago · Riding a motorcycle on some of the most beautiful and exciting roads in the world is an experience that will truly transform you. Now, couple that with some of the best riding roads in the world. It's a win-win situation for any rider. The earth is a beautiful place and there are some serene and fun ...
May 23, 2024 · The Ars Moriendi or “Art of Dying” was a 15th century book which was essentially a manual for death and dying. It collected the Western Christian beliefs about death into one volume, initially published in Latin and later translated into many European languages. The first edition of the Ars Moriendi, known as the long version, was released ...
May 7, 2024 · The Art of Dying: Writings 2019-2022. by Peter Schjeldahl. Peter Schjeldahl, the New Yorker ’s art critic for 24 years until his death in October 2022, had an interesting side gig. A man of fearsome verbal powers and formidable critical intelligence, he volunteered each fall to judge scarecrows on Farm Day in Bovina, the rustically named ...
May 14, 2024 · Notes on dying from a man who did an excellent job of living. Schjeldahl (1942-2022) was best known as an art critic, a role he held at the New Yorker right up until his death at the age of 80. He made the East Village his home for most of his life, but his roots were in the Midwest—a fact that perhaps explains why he was able to make art ...
6 days ago · This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. It’s a peculiar book, especially for a bestseller. Not a lot of it is actually about zen or motorcycle maintenance, it combines a travelogue, a father/son story, and philosophical musings, and the structure […]
