16 February 2026
Disney Concert Hall, downtown Los Angeles, California Photo: Robert Gumpert 23 January 2026
Artichoke, vegetable Photo: Robert Gumpert 14 February 2026
Artichoke, vegetable Photo: Robert Gumpert 14 February 2026
The Last Bookstore in the Spring Arts Tower. 5th and Spring St. Los Angeles, California Photo: Robert Gumpert 23 January 2026
Hotel interior design, DTLA hotel. Fourth and Spring Street. Los Angeles, California Photo: Robert Gumpert 23 January 2026
Overlook plea. San Pedro, CA. near the Pt Fermin lighthouse at the foot of Gaffey Street. Photo: Robert Gumpert 20 January 2026
The Reads
Holsinger-Visions-of-Progress-catalog - Free catalog download. Makes clear the long term affects of failed reconstruction
Flipping the Switch on Democracy - Thoughts of a Bohemian
China Starts Sea Trials for Largest Electric Powered Containership - The Maritime Executive
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on the Offshore World - Lapham’s Quarterly
More Dark Tankers Arrive at India Scrapyards as Trade Expands - Weilun Soon - gCaptain
Top Ship Recycler GMS Says It Is In Talks to Buy Venezuela-Linked Ships Seized by US - Reuters
Kentucky’s Real People Radio - BBC podcast
Can Artists Help Shape American Cities Again - Zachary Small - NYT
Headlines for our times from Sunday NYT Opinion for 15 February 2026
“The Epstein Files Are an X-Ray of How Power Works”
“You and A.I., Alone Together
“We’re on the Voyage of the Damned”
“We Have to Face What ICE Has Done to Us”
“Worries Grow About How Fast A.I. Can Move”
“Why Did I Trust Bezos?”
“Trump Is Slapping His Name on Everything. It Won’t Last”
“Where Even Death Is Undocumented”
“To Increase Birthrates, Abolish Commutes”
“Will A.I. Companions Turn Every Man Into An Island?”
“Robots Are Hired When Migrants Are Deported”
“ICE Is on a Dark Path. Congress Must Act Now.”
“Hope for American Schooling, From Three Red States”