Judged For Its Cover: Enchantment Wins Design Award

Breaking news from the graphic design world: Graphic Design USA presents a 2011 AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARD to Studio Schaad Design for Enchantment Book Cover and Spreads. We are very pleased for Cathleen Schaad of Studio Schaad, who has designed a beautiful book, beautifully written by Boston University professor Diana Wylie. Ever since its publication … Read more Judged For Its Cover: Enchantment Wins Design Award


Just Another International Conference in Tangier

I had to look up "intermediality" when I was invited to this conference, but it's not so difficult.  It's basically the nexus of theatre and performance with other media, including digital.  Plays on the internet.  Touch screens on stage.  Films within a one-woman show.  The sky is the limit for permutations on the theme. This … Read more Just Another International Conference in Tangier


Tangier’s Salon du Livre – Much More Than a Book Fair

The setting is magnificent: the Palais des Institutions Italiennes, home to several Italian cultural institutes and NGOs (Elisa Chimenti, COSPE).  A.k.a. the Moulay Hafidh palace, the venue is one of Tangier's most prestigious, and the arcades around an Islamic garden make for a perfect setting to browse the bookstalls. This year, for the first time … Read more Tangier’s Salon du Livre – Much More Than a Book Fair


Legation Lions & Les Oies du Consulat

Wildlife in the medina of Tangier Actually, the French Consulate General isn't in the medina any longer (the old French Legation was in a historic building – Dar al Niyaba – that once housed the Sultan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the International Zone era).  Now it's at the center of the modern city, la … Read more Legation Lions & Les Oies du Consulat


Another Tangier Literary Week – With Americans

The art of piggybacking, taking advantage of targets of opportunity, is particularly important when an institution's budget is, shall we say, limited.  This week is a case in point. Thanks to the re-opening, after extensive renovation, of Tangier's legendary bookstore Librairie de Colonnes, a certain amount of high-powered literary and cultural talent has gathered in … Read more Another Tangier Literary Week – With Americans


Visit Tangier, Send $ to Tucson

We like the new TALIM poster, which made its debut at the AIMS booth at MESA last week in San Diego.  It has a nice '30s travel touch. Yes, we do hope you visit Tangier and TALIM.  You can experience the '30s – both the 1930s and the 1830s.  The Legation has seen it all. … Read more Visit Tangier, Send $ to Tucson


Tangier is Enchanted by Diana Wylie’s Book

Vicariously, I experienced the First Regional Book Fair in Tangier through updates from TALIM's Associate Director.  According to Yhtimad Bouziane (here with Tangier's new mayor Fouad El Omari and Book Fair organizer Rachid Amahjour as they visited the Legation stand), it was a great opportunity to network and do lots of outreach, while selling a … Read more Tangier is Enchanted by Diana Wylie’s Book


Tribute to Paul Bowles In Tangier

After 5 days of readings, exhibits, concerts, and walkabouts, Tangier's week in Homage to Paul Bowles has come to an end. Though most of the events were attended largely by a strongly European cultural crowd, it started and ended with programs well-attended by young Moroccans. "Every Reader Is a Translator," held at the Tangier School … Read more Tribute to Paul Bowles In Tangier


Enchanting Book On America’s Legation

It’s out.  Diana Wylie’s book Enchantment: Pictures From the Tangier American Legation Museum.  And it’s a beauty.  At left, Diana shows me a chapter on Tangier’s International Zone era, from the galley proof of her book. In the book world, you shouldn’t judge solely by covers.  Not only is Boston University Professor Wylie’s book full … Read more Enchanting Book On America’s Legation