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“The Most Beautiful Art Nouveau Church in the World”

December 10, 2019 By Guy St. Clair Leave a Comment

Having earlier touched briefly on the Vienna Secession movement (What is the Vienna Secession? October 29, 2019) and on its connection with Art Nouveau in Vienna (toward the end of More Art Nouveau …

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Filed Under: Art, Personal History, Travel Tagged With: art nouveau, Jugendstil - Vienna, Vienna - Art Nouveau, Vienna - Secession, Vienna - Steinhof (St. Leopold Church), Wagner (Otto)

Sharing Guy’s Journey: Storytelling for Ten Years

November 12, 2019 By Guy St. Clair Leave a Comment

It was on November 14, 2009, from Nairobi, Kenya, that I uploaded the first post to my new blog. Because I was in Africa, it made sense to play with the "journey" idea as I sought to come up with a …

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Filed Under: Art, History, Music, Nature, Personal History, Travel Tagged With: Blogs (personal), Sharing Guy's Journey (personal blog), Storytelling

An Election Day Thought

November 5, 2019 By Guy St. Clair Leave a Comment

Even though this year's is not a major election, any election gives us the opportunity to stop and think about some of the major issues being discussed. As we prepare for next year's election –  which …

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Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Clark (Louis Gaylord), Knickerbocker Magazine, United States - Immigrants, United States – Refugees

What is the Vienna Secession?

October 29, 2019 By Guy St. Clair Leave a Comment

Americans are at a disadvantage when answering our title question because the word "secession" is so identified with our Civil War. When eleven southern states each announced that they were seceding …

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Filed Under: Art, History, Travel Tagged With: Vienna - Art Nouveau, Vienna - Secession, Vienna - Secession Building, Vienna (St. Leopold Church Steinhof), Wagner (Otto)

Porgy and Bess – A Monumental New Look at an American Classic

October 17, 2019 By Guy St. Clair Leave a Comment

When I mentioned to a friend that I was going to attend the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Porgy and Bess he seemed surprised. "Opera?" he asked. "I thought that was a Broadway …

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Filed Under: Music, Personal History Tagged With: Blue (Angel), Evans (Owen), Gershwin (George), Gershwin (Ira), Metropolitan Opera Association, Porgy and Bess (Opera), Schultz (Golda)

Jeffrey Sachs: Much-Needed (and Thoughtful) Leadership

August 24, 2019 By Guy St. Clair Leave a Comment

As most of my friends know, I am a great admirer of Jeffrey Sachs and his work. And not only because some of my students from time to time have come from the Earth Institute (of which Sachs is the …

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Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: climate change, Sachs (Jeffrey), Seifert (Thomas), sustainable development

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  • “The Most Beautiful Art Nouveau Church in the World” December 10, 2019
  • Sharing Guy’s Journey: Storytelling for Ten Years November 12, 2019
  • An Election Day Thought November 5, 2019
  • What is the Vienna Secession? October 29, 2019
  • Porgy and Bess – A Monumental New Look at an American Classic October 17, 2019

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