Monthly Archives: September 2012

Alien & Antiquarian (International Rosenzweig Society)

Posted on September 5, 2012 by zjb

Just got back from the “Franz Rosenzweig Congress: Love, Law, Life” with many mixed feelings. Clearly, the International Rosenzweig Society (IRG) is an antiquarian society, even hyper-antiquarian. Its activities are devoted to the study of an early 20th German Jewish … Continue reading →

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Lake Ononodoga Clean Up

Posted on September 4, 2012 by zjb

A “Finger Lake,” Lake Onondoga by Syracuse used to be the most polluted lake in North America. Maybe it still is. They’re cleaning it out now. It’s beautiful water, and should be one of the best things about Syracuse. As … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 3, 2012 by zjb
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Hymns to the Night (New York State Fair)

Posted on September 2, 2012 by zjb

Before all the wondrous shows of the widespread space around him, what living, sentient thing loves not the all-joyous light — with its colors, its rays and undulations, its gentle omnipresence in the form of the wakening Day? The giant-world … Continue reading →

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Butter Sculpture (New York State Fair)

Posted on September 1, 2012 by zjb

This year’s butter sculpture was dedicated to bovine Olympic glory. Why do they do it? They do it because they can. And because it’s funny. I like the cheerful use of material. Joseph Beuys made stuff out of felt and … Continue reading →

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