In January, we happened to run into John Malkovich right in front of  St. Regis Hotel in Nişantaşı.  I assumed he was staying there, but had no idea what he was up to in Istanbul. I had the urge to go up to him and ask if he needed...
  In January, we happened to run into John Malkovich right in front of  St. Regis Hotel in Nişantaşı.  I assumed he was staying there, but had no idea what he was up to in Istanbul. I had the urge to go up to him and ask if he needed...
 I was one of those who cheered when the host country for the Olympics 2020 was announced. Tokyo!!! Phew! My home city was kinda saved in a way for another decade. Being an anti-Olympic is not a new issue: reckoning the budget and ramifications, some...
Though the art of window displays is considered to be integral to the urban consumer culture to an inextricable extent,  I thoroughly enjoy a well-crafted, visually appealing, arty window dressing of the retail world. It is a form of art on its own terms...
 CEREMONY AT SAINT-BENOITI am at one of the oldest educational institutions in the city, Saint-Benoit. Two of my beloved students are graduating today.  SB ranks one of the distinguished foreign schools, whose medium of instruction is French. As might...