Cheers @wmstevenhumphrey.bsky.social! Great stuff.

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Well, $$$ is something they have thanks to Phil Knight. I agree it's a little slice of land with a lot of demo. But I think there's a lot of symbolic power in reclaiming that land, and it's part of a broader waterfront plan they have.

Of all things, this painting reminds me that I would like to start meditating again, and represents what I like about meditation: the epiphany that staying motionless, yet aware of everything happening nearby or in my mind, is at once soothing and quietly compelling.

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Deadline at Dawn also has an otherworldly quality. Its central characters seem to be nearly the only occupants of a nocturnal New York. The cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca is not showy but outstanding. And curiously, this was the only film directed by stage veteran Harold Clurman. MASTERFUL.

This movie moved me more than most any I've seen in recent years. Maybe I identified with the naive protagonist, a young sailor for whom the city is foreign. It reminded me of arriving in New York in 1990 for college, sight-unseen. But also: Susan Hayward, a future Oscar winner, is mesmerizing here.

Fun topic!

Fun comparison! I do love Will Martin.

That said, I'm hoping to double-dip with this Adjaye library and do an architecture-magazine feature as well, although his "Me Too" situation could (understandably) give editors pause.

Thanks for asking! It's for Portland Monthly magazine, which I write about one article a year for. Sadly not nearly as long a word count as the topic deserves, but that's a journalist's lot, I guess! Definitely an inspiring and meaningful topic, though, so I'm lucky.

Yes. The group of new/renovated libraries I’m writing about are so inspiring: vibrant community centers attracting diverse patrons, teeming with energy and filled with colorful murals and bountiful natural light. And extra inspiring given the dystopian horror happening in national US government.

I'm glad to hear you respond that way. It seems amazing from here, but Portland doesn't have that much transcendently great architecture compared to London. Yet I guess great spaces are great spaces, right?

I was thinking the same thing. I'm hesitant to make such a sweeping statement because I honestly don't know Gresham that well, even after 27 years in Portland. But yes, my instinct is this is the best building in Gresham bar none.