Author. Thinker. Other things.
As I prepare to leave New Zealand I am, not surprisingly, thinking about Andrew Carnegie and his contribution to uplifting an understanding and appreciation of culture in the United States and further afield. In 1911 he established Carnegie Corporation of New York to "promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.” Carnegie Corporation has... Continue Reading →
The other day I was sent a beautiful short film of the Castlecliff Driftwood and Sand Sculpture Competition for 2105. As I gear up to leave Whanganui in a month, it's started me thinking about what being here has meant and what I've learned along the way. It's the last place I will live on... Continue Reading →
I'm just about to give a public lecture. It will be at Whanganui Regional Museum in a couple of days' time. The talk is, with some modification, one that I delivered in Japan last month, as a guest of the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tsukuba. The topic of the gathering was the... Continue Reading →
ERIC DORFMAN 