April 7, 2012
Fans of Christopher Moore, art history or even reading in general: pull up a chair because Moore’s new novel, “Sacre Bleu,” is his latest must-read.
Moore has always written books with a slightly altered perspective that completely changes a story. In his 2002 novel, “Lamb,” he wrote about Jesus’ teenage years through the point of view of his childhood friend, Biff. In Moore’s 2009 novel, “Fool,” he takes the plot of “King Lear,” but tells it from the perspective of the court jester. The premise for “Sacre Bleu” is no different.
(Courtesy Christopher Moore/William Morrow)
The novel starts with the death of famous Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh in a cornfield in 1800s Paris. The narrative takes the point of view of Van Gogh’s friend and fellow painter Lucien Lessard, as well as the Post-Impressionist painter Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. The storyline includes famous impressionist and post-impressionist artists such as Paul Gauguin, Edouard Mane
Portland interior designer Max Humphrey s new book,Â
Modern Americana, shows how the old can be new.
By
Reina Harwood
4/13/2021 at 12:46pm
Portland interior designer Max Humphrey has a special eye when it comes to thrifting. He plays around with funky vintage patterns and shapes from subway tiles to brick & mortar styles. To him, vintage shopping is all about a thrill of the hunt mindset.
On April 20, Humphreyâalong with author Chase Reynolds Ewald and photographer (and frequent
PoMo contributor) Christopher Dibbleâare releasingÂ
Modern Americana (Gibbs Smith, 2021), a new design book highlighting Humphrey s interior design projects from Bend to the Oregon Coast. Ahead of the book s launch, we talked to Humphrey and mined his brain for design tips. When it comes to incorporating style and shopping vintage, he says it s 99% about confidence.â Â
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