Mark Mathew Braunstein
Mark Mathew Braunstein
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♦ LITERATURE ♦
magazine articles by Mark Mathew Braunstein on
Literature, Art, Philosophy & other nonsense
Rembrandt's Self-Portrait in the Wallraf Richartz Museum
Article in IRIS: Notes in the History of Art about his circa 1660 self-portrait painting that has been associated with a portrait of Zeuxis painting a portrait
Also the painting itself can be viewed or downloaded from the Wallraf Richartz Museum's own website, here
article & photo in response to the film, Oppenheimer
“Oppenheimer Hits Close to Home”
August 19, 2023 issue of The Connecticut Examiner (CT Examiner)
Discussed in the article: Naval Submarine Base New London, General Dynamics Electric Boat, Millstone Nuclear Power Station
article & photo about a tree in my backyard
March 25, 2023 issue of The Connecticut Examiner (CT Examiner)
My title “Tulip Tree Mania” refers to “Tulip Mania” from 17th century Dutch history. (Alternate title: "To Kill a Tree")
my chapter contribution
in the book anthology, Kafka Kaleidoscope
A true story about my search for Franz Kafka during my visit to Prague when it was still under the yoke of Soviet domination
my short story contribution
in the literary journal, The Mystic Muse: Tales for the New Age
A fantasy about one man's search for the perfect diet,
which does not exist
You Only Go Extinct Once &
Hold the Apocalypse
two books by Bob Lorentson
review published in January 2025 issue of Neighbors Paper
BIRDER on Berry Lane - book review (1MB PDF)
Neighbors Paper monthly - November 2020 issue
Book review of Birder on Berry Lane by Robert Tougias
book published 2020
Imagine! Books, distributed by Penguin Random House
“A Plentitude of Self-Portrait Paintings”
Winter 2024-25 issue of Still Point Arts Quarterly, its Self-Portrait issue, my article on its website
About my enchantment with the Rembrandt and Van Gogh self-portrait paintings, and my mediations about self-portraiture in general
my short story contribution
in the literary journal, The Mystic Muse: Tales for the New Age
A moral tale about two brothers, named Being and Nothing, who search for meaning in life
The 4 Frogs of the Willimantic Frog Bridge (500K PDF)
Neighbors Paper monthly - June 2024 issue
Review of the Leo Jensen exhibition at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, CT, emphasizing the 4 frogs designed for the Frog Bridge in Willimantic, CT (with 2 photos by me)
my compilation of editing of
LIFE &/or DEATH in 3 parts in a 1.3MB PDF
part 1 – SENECA, The Shortness of Life
part 2 – E.M. CIORAN, The Trouble with Being Born
part 3 - MARCUS AURELIUS, Meditations