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Made in America 1900-1930

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Ken Dowell

A New Age: Early Twentieth Century Modernism Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged art, Georgia O'Keeffe, modernism, museums, painting, Whitney Museum of American Art | 5 Comments

Make Art, Not War

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Soviet era art at the Zimmerli Art Museum Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged art, Georgia, painting, Russian art, Rutgers University, Soviet Union, Zimmerli Art Museum | 2 Comments

A Sanctuary for Words

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Planet Word, Washington, DC Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged advertising, language, musuems, Planet Word, Washington DC, words | 10 Comments

A Killer, A Donkey, and an Airborne Toxic Event

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Ken Dowell

narrative features at the Montclair Film Festival Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Clairidge Theater, EO, film festivals, Holy Spider, Montclair Film Festival, movie reviews, movies, White Noise | 3 Comments

Families on Film

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Documentaries at the Montclair Film Festival Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Bad Axe, documentaries, film, film festivals, Montcalir Film Festival, movie reviews, movies, Relative, The Picture Taker | 7 Comments

The Midwest Makes Pizza Its Own

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis style pizza Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Buddy's Rendevous, Chicago, Detroit, history, Melrose Cafe, pizza, Pizzeria Uno, St. Louis | 12 Comments

Frida and Diego Come to DC

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Ken Dowell

From the interactive exhibit Mexican Geniuses at the Whitfield Entertainment Group Studios in Washington, D.C. Frida Diego

Posted in Art | Tagged art, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Mexican Geniuses, painting | 1 Comment

America’s Pizza Innovators

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Ken Dowell

How Americans changed the way pizza is make, packaged and sold. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Baker's Pride, Blodgett, Celantano, food, frozen pizza, history, pizza, pizza chains, pizza ovens, Shakey's, totino's | 4 Comments

Pizza the Way It Used to Be

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Some iconic America pizzerias. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged DeLorenzo's, food, history, Papa's, Patsy's, pizza, pizzerias, tomato pies, Trenton | 10 Comments

Who is the Godfather of Pizza in America?

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Ken Dowell

Gennaro Lombardo? Anthony Totonno Pero? Filippo Milano? Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Anthony Totonno Pero, Filippo Milone, food, Gennaro Lombardi, history, Italian immigrants, John Sasso, John's of Bleecker Stsreet, Lombardi's, New York city, pizza, Totonno's | 5 Comments

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