Cigarette Butts, Melting Skin, and Madonna in Red: My Istanbul Museum Pilgrimage

Cigarette Butts, Melting Skin, and Madonna in Red: My Istanbul Museum Pilgrimage Every corner you turn is a glimpse into the past. Buildings creak as the Bosphorus breeze brushes against cinder, whispering foreign tongues. Graffiti kisses stone, envision Michelangelo’s Madonna in Rouge Velvet Lipstick, shade 999 velvet.  The wind carries aromas of burnt ‘kahve’ and […]