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COSMOS Book Review

Mooney’s Manifesto is Greg Gibson’s new book, a roman à clef, fictionalized version of Greg’s haunting life experiences. And yes, the best damned novel I’ve read in a long time. Like few characters of fiction ever could, Mooney got to me. Now I cannot get him out of my head. …

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A I & I & Cosmic Bear

Last Halloween, I downloaded an app: Dream.ai – since then I’ve made/saved over 3000+ ‘picreations’ on my phone, having rejected 10 x more in the process. I continue to be astonished by these bizarre, mysterious, highly sophisticated pics. Simply tap-tap-tap in a few words, and virtually instantly …

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400+ for Gloucester

Unless you’ve been hiding under a large rock in Stage Fort Park, you know by now that in 2023 Gloucester will celebrate the 400 years since the ‘discovery’ of this unique port by the not-so-altruistic speculators of the Dorchester Company, a colonialist conglomerate of Puritan merchants and traders …

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To Ipswich in Search of Arthur Wesley Dow

A glorious June afternoon, Spring in full bloom, overcast but balmy, a perfect day for a joy ride. There is no nicer journey, while staying close to home, than to picturesque Ipswich. One of the earliest English settlements, established in 1634, Ipswich is rich in history and takes preservation seriously. With many beautifully restored, period houses, all within walking distance of each other, it is the ideal destination for a day trip. Joy and I were on a mission though: to find out more about the artist Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922), whose centennial was being celebrated. One hundred years since he slipped his mortal coil.

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