Category Archives: Arts-a-Poppin’

Special focus on the Visual Arts (or when I am being extra artsy with the camera) with a side hustle of nature photography

The Art of Pompeii

Posted on September 11, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Part 4 of the Pompeii Series Plenty of ancient Roman art was on display in the first three posts of the streets and homes of Pompeii and Herculaneum. But much more art dug up by the archeologists – sculptures and … Continue reading →

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HERCULANEUM

Posted on September 7, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Part 3 of the Pompeii Series Above is the entrance gate into the Herculaneum museum/park, and below is the first view one gets of the ruins walking down the path to the official museum entrance. Herculaneum, like its more famous … Continue reading →

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The Homes of Pompeii

Posted on September 1, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Post 2 of the Pompeii Series In the first post we explored the streets of Pompeii, with the temples, the Forum, the amphitheatres, bathhouses and the Coliseum. This time we will look at the homes of the inhabitants of Pompeii. … Continue reading →

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The Streets of Pompeii

Posted on August 25, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Post 1 of the Pompeii Series Pompeii. I wrote a song about it (for my Mark Twain musical) long before I finally visited it this April. And now finally I am posting my blog piece about the visit – blog … Continue reading →

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Looking Through Leaves From My Lawn Chair

Posted on August 14, 2023 by dannyashkenasi
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Return of my own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions

Posted on August 8, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

And we’re back! The New Yorker chose not to include any of my first six suggestions as a finalist in their “make up your own cartoon caption” contest. And they haven’t chosen any of these either. So the sequel apparently … Continue reading →

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VISITING VAN GOGH’S CYPRESSES

Posted on July 29, 2023 by dannyashkenasi
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A VIEW

Posted on July 24, 2023 by dannyashkenasi
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NAPLES’ GALLERIA UMBERTO

Posted on July 16, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

One particularly photogenic part of Naples, Italy – worthy of its own little blog post – is the Galleria Umberto 1. It is a public shopping gallery with apartments built 1887-1890 across from the opera house, and named after the … Continue reading →

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On the EDGE

Posted on July 5, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

The tallest building in the Hudson Yards – also the 6th tallest building in New York City or 8th tallest in the United States – boasts The Edge, a viewing platform on the 101st floor. Above is a shot I … Continue reading →

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MANHATTAN PRIDE ’23

Posted on June 26, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Up Close at the 2023 New York City Pride Parade – Watching and Marching – Getting ready at home (my head still wet from the shower)… She said we were a “cute couple”… Our vantage point for the first three … Continue reading →

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SOCCER MAD NAPLES

Posted on June 24, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Last April Ed and I attended the Robinson Film Festival in Naples, Italy. Naturally in addition to picking up two awards for “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” we found some time to do some exploring. On our … Continue reading →

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BLOODY HATS AWARD FOR MARIANA

Posted on June 15, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Bloody Hats Film Festival awards Mariana Soares da Silva, production designer of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, the Certificate of Achievement for Best Scenography

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My own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions

Posted on May 18, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

The New Yorker magazine features a cartoon caption competition, where they print a captionless cartoon image and invite their readers to submit caption suggestions. Three submissions are then put up for a public vote to determine the final winner. Every … Continue reading →

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New York’s Little Island

Posted on May 12, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Rising from the waters of the Hudson River where Pier 54 used mark the western end of 14th Street, the man-made Little Island is Manhattan’s newest park attraction. From its website: “Little Island opened on May 21, 2021 as an … Continue reading →

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MOMA Selfies

Posted on May 5, 2023 by dannyashkenasi
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