Genius! I went to a Talk at the Hay Festival in Cartagena, Colombia 2009. He is a delight to listen to! He talked about Obama and I was astonished of the amount of research he did to talk about him. My all time favorite documentary series has to be Power of Art. I cannot even describe its perfection. I love him. I would only dream to have him as a teacher in another life, because that would be an enlightening experience for sure.
How soothing … whenever I’m lost I watch his PoA Rembrandt episode to remind me of Holland, the human condition, and sheer mind-boggling beauty. With every delicate description he brings me back to earth.
So many subjects briefly touched on. There is material for a hundred follow up videos here. Schama shines as an incisive mind experiencing the ghastly idiocy of Trumpism and american politics in general. And speaking of idiocy brings brexit into the picture. How britains can believe it to be a good thing is beyond comprehension. The time bombs set in that decision are just starting to manifest with even greater disadvantages to come. Obviously it will need to be reversed in the future like metric conversion. Johnson is running in circles puting out fires while the nation stagnates through neglect of day to day matters and progressive acts. It'slike a slow motion trainwreck - painful to watch.
