Alex SwartFeb 21, 2023Menswear MusingsAs someone who sometimes thinks seriously about trivial things, I want to consider that gendered mainstay of weddings, galas, funerals,...
Alex SwartNov 21, 2022An Architecture of Memory: Amsterdam’s Holocaust Memorial of NamesAMSTERDAM CAN FEEL LIKE A CITY OF GHOSTS. The past is always present there. On a drizzly October morning, my partner Ellen and I visited...
Alex SwartOct 7, 2021Chinatown: A Perfect Movie PosterI first saw the Chinatown poster in a display case at our small town movie house, ambitiously named The Ritz. Once inside the darkened...
Alex SwartAug 10, 2021DESIGN GONE SIDEWAYS: Branding Wine and a Wine-Themed MusicalTHE BOOKS As the pandemic lock-down continued and travel became impossible, I found welcome escape in a trilogy of novels by Rex Pickett....