Author Archives: David Byron

Sidney Hollis Radner, 1919-2011 – A personal remembrance

Posted on 14 September 2012 by David Byron

This article first appeared in The Mandala Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 1 (July/August 2011), pp. 26-27. Magnificent Obsession It seems as if I’ve always known his name. No, not Houdini’s—Sid Radner’s. That Tony Curtis movie is what first sparked my … Continue reading →

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Dogged determination

Posted on 6 September 2012 by David Byron

I once heard Phil Leider say of Francisco Goya that he had only ever truly longed for two things: the career of Diego Velázquez and the love of the Duchess of Alba. Maybe that’s so. His last duchess Goya depicted … Continue reading →

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Between a Rock and a Void Place

Posted on 13 August 2012 by David Byron

In the northwest of Kyoto, in the Temple of the Dragon at Peace (Ryōan-ji), stands a garden where only the viewer grows. It is a rock garden— the greatest rock garden in the world. Since the late 1400s it has … Continue reading →

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