ADAs is her wont, Beatrice decided to make certain demands of those of us marking the anniversary of her nativity. When once this meant a bulleted list of gift ideas, this year her family and friends all received a memorandum entitled “Beatrice’s Birthday Dérive.” The first section was headed “What is psychogeography?”Beatrice is a lawyer. But before law school, Beatrice was an art history major and as to the kind of art she likes, well, the weirder the better. ADWhat Beatrice wanted for her 27th birthday was for everyone to indulge in a milder form of performance art, one suited for these cabin feverish times. Beatrice’s birthday present to me was the reminder that it’s more fun if you don’t.

Source: Washington Post June 21, 2020 20:37 UTC