Author: Harrison
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Read “Bruce Clark on ‘Athens: City of Wisdom’” in The Usonian
“Cities are, by definition, the places where people find creative solutions to the dilemma of living together.” I’m pleased to publish one last (!) interview this year—this one with the amazingly erudite Bruce Clark, whose new book “Athens: City of Wisdom” tells the story of the fabled city all the way from antiquity to present.…
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Read “The Two Nicosias, Part II” in The Cyprus Files
In this week’s newsletter, I discuss the deep history behind the Cyprus problem in The Cyprus Files, the limited-run newsletter series from The Usonian. This is the second post in “The Two Nicosias” series; you can read the first post here. Thanks for reading about this important topic.
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Read an interview with speculative fiction writer Leanne Howard in The Usonian
In my final newsletter interview of the year, learn about the work of speculative fiction writer Leanne Howard and her writing in the genres of fantasy and romance. Be sure to check out Leanne’s wonderful storytelling on her website!
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Read “The Virus in Cyprus” in The Cyprus Files
As the pandemic resurges to the top of the news, learn about how the situation is being handled in Cyprus, in the latest post in my newsletter series, The Cyprus Files. Stay safe out there. Thanks for reading.
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Listen to “Brian’s Song,” a new episode on the Film at Fifty podcast
I was pleased to be a guest once more on the “Film at Fifty” podcast, which discusses films from 50 years ago. On this episode, I join host Brian Rowe for a discussion of the extremely popular TV movie Brian’s Song (1971), which featured lauded performances by Billy Dee Williams and Jimmy Caan as football…
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Read “The Turkey from Turkey” in The Usonian
Why do we call turkeys by the same name as a prominent country in the Middle East? Here’s a little holiday-themed post from my newsletter The Usonian. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Read “Fast & Furious: Cypriot Drift” in The Cyprus Files
In this week’s “Cyprus Files” newsletter, learn about my adventures driving on the LEFT side of the road in Cyprus—and my experience at the local equivalent of the DMV. Thanks for reading, and be sure to follow The Usonian for more dispatches from Cyprus.
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Thanks for the shout-out from The Criterion Collection blog
I’m honored to have my review of Melissa Anderson’s book Inland Empire (2021) quoted by The Daily, the official blog of the Criterion Collection. Check out my review of Inland Empire (and the David Lynch film of the same name) in the November issue of The Brooklyn Rail.
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Reflecting on the 2021 AHRA Conference: “Region”
I’m grateful for having had the opportunity to present my paper, “Southwestern Fantasy: The Strange Case of Pueblo Revival Architecture in New Mexico,” for the 2021 Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA) conference “Region” at Loughborough University, UK. Though the conference was virtual, I’m very glad for being able to “attend” and learn from so many…
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Read an interview with “Poet and nonfiction writer Andy Butter” in The Usonian
This week’s issue of The Usonian newsletter features an interview with poet and nonfiction writer Andy Butter. Check out the article to learn more about his work and his creative balance between two genres.