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My thoughts on movies and books to share with your kids through the age of nine

By Mark | September 17, 2013

Two things happened this week that prompted me to write this post. The world celebrated what would have been Roald Dahl’s 97th birthday, and, a day or two later, my friends Murph and Cara welcomed two beautiful little babies into the world. So, as Linette set off in one direction this evening, to arrange for […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life | Also tagged Arnold Lobel, Billy Wilder, books, Cara Talaska, children's literature, Eric Carle, Frog and Toad, genocide, Go Ice Cream, Harry Potter, Huckleberry Finn, Laura Ingalls Wilder, life lessons, Little House on the Prairie, Mark Twain, Marquee Moon, Murph, n-word, Native Americans, Richard Murph, Roald Dahl, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Star Wars, The Onion, The Prisoner, Thin Man, Tom Sawyer, truth pond | 23 Comments

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Erika Hess

By Mark | May 12, 2013

A few weeks ago, I received an email from a young woman who’d just moved to Ypsi from Brooklyn, after a brief layover in Ann Arbor. She was looking for studio space, and thought, I guess, that I might be able to help. I couldn’t. But, one thing led to another, and I ended up […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged A Field Guide to Getting Lost, Ann Arbor Derby Dimes, artists, bandanas, bikes, Boston, bowling alley, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bowl, comics, container gardening, Corner brewery, Erika Hess, FEASTMass, gardening, images of Mark, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, pasta salad, portrayals of Mark Maynard in popular culture, Rebecca Solnit, Riverside Park, Rob Hess, roller derby, Spur Studios, The Warriors, unflattering portraits, University of Michigan, University of Michigan School of Art and Design, Ypsi immigration interview | 30 Comments

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