I’m launching a new subset of my newsletter devoted to stories from my longtime research of Greek architect and planner C.A. Doxiadis.
Learn more about the project here, featuring a glimpse at Doxiadis’ CBS interview with Mike Wallace on the island of Delos (the birthplace of Apollo), on the eve of the first moon landing.
This week, The Usonian travels to Cleveland to uncover the story of a Neo-Byzantine monument to a forgotten American president.
You can find the post here. Thanks for reading!
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria has led to a heartbreaking, humanitarian disaster in the region. Because I write a lot about this part of the world, I decided to write a little about the cultural background of Gaziantep and how you can support relief efforts in the two countries.
Read the post here.
This week’s post in The Usonian is the first of a five-part series, “Famagusta Collage,” on one of the most historically interesting cities in Cyprus across deep time. Read it here.
It’s also my first Substack read-aloud—you can listen to me read the post by clicking the play button at the top of the article. If readers respond to it, I’ll make it a more regular feature.
Thanks for reading!
Featured image: (Gerhard Haubold, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
This week in The Usonian, we take a trip to Kykkos and explore the ancient origins of monasteries in Cyprus and the greater Mediterranean. Read the newsletter post here.
Thanks for reading!
In the final issue of The Cyprus Files of the year, I wrote about the Tombs of the Kings in Cyprus—the impressive subterranean burials for the descendants of Alexander’s empire.
Read the post here.
Thanks for reading The Cyprus Files in 2022!
This week in The Usonian, I wrote about my recent presentations in Turin and Toronto—on Doxiadis Associates’ historic city planning activities in Nigeria, and the ghost city of Varosha in Cyprus, respectively.
It was such a privilege to discuss my work in these incredible places. I am grateful for the support of AISU and the MGSA in supporting my travel.
Read the newsletter here.
My short story “Falling”—a ghost story inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s construction of Fallingwater—has just been published in Flying Ketchup Press’ fiction anthology “Tales from the Deep,” available from Amazon in paperback and ebook.
You can learn more about the historical background to the short story in the latest post of The Usonian newsletter. Read it here.
After a month-long hiatus, The Usonian newsletter is back with a recap of my visit to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Missouri.
Many thanks to the Truman Library Institute for supporting my productive research visit regarding the history of the Marshall Plan in Greece.
Check out the post here. As always, thanks for reading.
This week in The Cyprus Files—if not the final post, a post of finality.
This piece is a reflection on an extraordinary year abroad, and my gratitude to all the people who helped me get there, and helped me once I arrived.
Read the blog post here.
Thanks to all who read about my travels in Cyprus this year!
Harrison Blackman 