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https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-spy-who-loved-me-by-ian-fleming-1962.html The Jade Sphinx: The Spy Who Loved Me, by Ian Fleming (1962) It is very hard for people who have never read Ian Fleming (1908-1964) before to dip into the James Bond novels. And that is mainly b... spy who loved me the jade sphinx by ian https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/06/cultural-decay-tony-edition-9.html The Jade Sphinx: Cultural Decay: TONY Edition #9 We gave the benighted bohemians of Brooklyn a much-needed respite last week, and in return we are now tormented by the Must-See Museums ed... the jade sphinx cultural decay tony edition https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-mischievians-by-william-joyce.html The Jade Sphinx: The Mischievians, by William Joyce Just in time for the holidays, William Joyce returns with a delightful new picture book. We here at The Jade Sphinx do not hide o... the jade sphinx by william joyce https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/08/rain-from-heaven-all-souls-oxford-by.html The Jade Sphinx: The Rain From Heaven, All Souls, Oxford by Albert Goodwin Though a Victorian landscape painter heavily influenced by John Ruskin , Albert Goodwin (1845-1932) is the spiritual child of J. M. W. Tur... the jade sphinx https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/07/peter-ackroyds-chatterton.html The Jade Sphinx: Peter Ackroyd's Chatterton Peter Ackroyd (born 1949) is one of our most celebrated novelists and essayists. His gathered criticism, The Collection: Journalism, Revi... the jade sphinx peter ackroyd chatterton https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-christmas-coda-by-william-todd-2016.html The Jade Sphinx: A Christmas Coda, by William Todd (2016) Regular readers of The Jade Sphinx know of the central place Christmas holds in my life, and the paramount importance of Charles Dick... the jade sphinx by william christmas coda todd https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2012/05/tokyo-string-quartet.html The Jade Sphinx: The Tokyo String Quartet Great art may be forever, but great artists are not themselves always so lucky. That melancholy thought struck me as I heard the legendar... the jade sphinx tokyo string quartet https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/12/god-rest-you-merry-gentlemen.html The Jade Sphinx: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen Men -- Don't Let This Happen To You! As today is Christmas Eve, I thought we would visit with the only carol actually mentioned in A Christ... the jade sphinx god rest merry gentlemen https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/12/by-christmas-fire.html The Jade Sphinx: By the Christmas Fire Posterity has not been particularly kind to Samuel McChord Crothers (1857-1927), but we here at the Jade Sphinx have been paging through h... the jade sphinx christmas fire https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/08/candlelit-market-of-petras-van-schendel.html The Jade Sphinx: The Candlelit Market of Petras van Schendel One of the more obscure masters of light and color was Petrus van Schendel (1806-1870). Schendel was born in Terheyden, and did his arti... the jade sphinx market petras van https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2013/12/sandman-and-war-of-dreams-by-william.html The Jade Sphinx: Sandman and the War of Dreams, by William Joyce Regular readers of The Jade Sphinx know that we take our Christmas here very, very seriously, so it is with great delight that we annou... the jade sphinx by william sandman https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2012/04/orange-pulp-pulp-magazine-and.html The Jade Sphinx: Orange Pulp: The Pulp Magazine and Contemporary Culture Proving once again that great things often come in small packages, my New York readers could do no better than a visit to the Palitz Galle... the jade sphinx pulp magazine orange contemporary culture https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2012/02/felix-cat-great-comic-book-tails.html The Jade Sphinx: Felix the Cat: The Great Comic Book Tails Few cats have ever loomed so large in the public mind as Felix the Cat . During the silent film era, Felix was the only animated supers... the jade sphinx comic book felix cat great https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2016/04/olivier-by-philip-ziegler-2013.html The Jade Sphinx: Olivier, by Philip Ziegler (2013) Of the three, great theatrical knights of the 20 th Century, Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) always came in third with Your Corresponden... the jade sphinx olivier philip ziegler https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2013/12/who-is-your-santa-part-iii-santa-claus.html The Jade Sphinx: Who Is Your Santa, Part III: The Santa Claus of William Joyce Today, we actually get two Santa Clauses for a single entry as we look at the work of William Joyce (born 1957). Joyce took the p... the jade sphinx https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2012/10/leda-and-swan-by-heinrich-lossow.html The Jade Sphinx: Leda and the Swan by Heinrich Lossow Knowing what we do of German artist Heinrich Lossow (1840-1897), it is perhaps not surprising that he would eventually tackle one of t... the jade sphinx leda swan heinrich https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/12/medieval-christmas-procession.html The Jade Sphinx: A Medieval Christmas: The Procession To celebrate today, the day of days, we look at A Medieval Christmas: The Process by Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917). Our Christmas pict... the jade sphinx medieval christmas procession https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2013/10/wc-fields-by-himself-edited-by-ronald-j.html The Jade Sphinx: W.C. Fields By Himself, Edited by Ronald J. Fields For those who thought we at The Jade Sphinx had procrastinated by waiting three weeks between posts, what would be the response when I ... the jade sphinx by himself w c https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/05/ The Jade Sphinx: May 2011 "The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography." -- Oscar Wilde the jade sphinx may https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2016/08/ The Jade Sphinx: August 2016 "The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography." -- Oscar Wilde the jade sphinx august https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-pack-train-by-frederic-remington.html The Jade Sphinx: A Pack Train, by Frederic Remington We close our weeklong look at Frederic Remington (1861-1909) with another of his nocturnes, A Pack Train , painted in 1909 (about 36x2... the jade sphinx pack train by frederic remington https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2014/11/lady-agnew-of-lochnaw-by-john-singer.html The Jade Sphinx: Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, by John Singer Sargent (1892) We continue our look at several pictures in the current exhibition at The Frick Collection , showcasing 10 masterworks from the Scottish... the jade sphinx john singer sargent https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-bells.html The Jade Sphinx: Christmas Bells Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Christmas Bells is a magnificent poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) that has also been set to musi... the jade sphinx christmas bells https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/07/barbarians-beyond-gate-1-james-harrison.html The Jade Sphinx: Barbarians Beyond The Gate #1: James Harrison The American Sports Idol In All His Splendor First, I apologize to my readers for the ugly, offensive graphic. However, it is an unfortun... the jade sphinx barbarians beyond gate james https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/09/sinatra-paradox.html The Jade Sphinx: The Sinatra Paradox We continue examining the voices that make up the Great American Songbook with a look at Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), the most polarizing f... the jade sphinx sinatra paradox https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2016/11/ernest-henry-schelling-drawing-by-john.html The Jade Sphinx: Ernest Henry Schelling, Drawing by John Singer Sargent (1912) We continue our brief look at drawings by John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) with this terrific drawing of Ernest Henry Schelling (1876-... the jade sphinx john singer sargent ernest henry https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-last-command-custer-and-7th-cavalry.html The Jade Sphinx: The Last Command: Custer and the 7th Cavalry at the Little Bighorn, by Kirk... The dramatic defeat of Gen. George Armstrong Custer at the Little Bighorn in 1876 has been the subject of several paintings by major a... the jade sphinx https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2014/01/interview-with-alan-young-part-ii.html The Jade Sphinx: Interview With Alan Young, Part II We continue today with our interview of comedian, radio, television and film star, Alan Young (born 1919), originally conducted in 1995.... the jade sphinx interview with alan young part ii https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-dahesh-museum-launches-salon.html The Jade Sphinx: The Dahesh Museum Launches Salon Thursdays, Offering Free Lectures at Their New... Last week your correspondent was invited to the grand opening of the new gift shop of the Dahesh Museum of Art , located at 145 Sixth Ave... the jade sphinx https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2016/12/candy-cane-lane-by-scott-santoro-2016.html?showComment=1482356888682 The Jade Sphinx: Candy Cane Lane, by Scott Santoro (2016) One of our favorite memories of Christmas 2016 will be having read Candy Cane Lane , by Scott Santoro , under our Christmas tree. It i... the jade sphinx candy cane lane by scott santoro https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2012/11/we-go-to-comic-book-store.html The Jade Sphinx: We Go to a Comic Book Store It is completely without shame that I confess I loved comic books as a boy. (And have been known to read some of them in my adulthoo... the jade sphinx we go comic book store https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-father-christmas-letters-by-j-r-r.html The Jade Sphinx: The Father Christmas Letters, by J. R. R. Tolkien Regular readers of The Jade Sphinx know that we find the tales of hobbits, orcs, elves and trolls by J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) to be... the jade sphinx father christmas letters tolkien https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2012/11/an-evening-with-sir-roger-moore.html The Jade Sphinx: An Evening With Sir Roger Moore If you must like James Bond films, then you can do no better than enjoying the Bond films staring Sir Roger Moore (born 1927). Though... the jade sphinx an evening with sir roger moore https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2016/12/christmas-carols-part-i-sussex-carol.html The Jade Sphinx: Christmas Carols Part I: The Sussex Carol We will look at some of our favorite Christmas Carols this week as we gear up in anticipation of Christmas. (Hurray!) I would like t... the jade sphinx christmas carols part sussex https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-getaway-special-by-jerry-oltion-2001.html The Jade Sphinx: The Getaway Special, by Jerry Oltion (2001) One of the many pleasures of summer reading is the serendipitous discovery of new authors. Since I have raley read much science fiction... the jade sphinx by jerry getaway special https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2014/05/encores-presents-irma-la-douce.html The Jade Sphinx: Encores! Presents Irma La Douce Readers of The Jade Sphinx are perhaps weary of hearing about the swelligant series of musical revivals at City Center here in Gotham.... the jade sphinx encores presents irma la https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2016/04/william-joyce-wants-your-toys.html The Jade Sphinx: William Joyce Wants Your Toys! We have frequently looked at the work of illustrator/film-maker William Joyce (born 1957) in these pages. He is one of the most gifted... the jade sphinx william joyce wants toys https://thejadesphinx.blogspot.com/2011/07/down-mean-streets-with-lawrence-block_12.html The Jade Sphinx: Down Mean Streets With Lawrence Block Part II Today, we continue our marathon interview with writer Lawrence Block, first conducted in April 1995. JA: With Scudder, or Bernie or Tann... the jade sphinx mean streets lawrence block