Pulitzer prize–winner Chris Hedges charts the dramatic and disturbing rise of a post-literate society that craves fantasy, ecstasy and illusion. Chris Hedges argues that we now live in two societies: One, the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world, that can cope with complexity and […]
A detailed review of “How to Write a Thesis” a book written by author and intellectual Umberto Ecco. The book was originally published in Italian in 1977, pre-internet, so some technical info is outdated. It was released in English last year, 2015. It looks to […]
A stunning piece. A colorized portrait of Walt Whitmanm. So well done, long surpassing the pink color of past works. Very life-like, especially the transparent blue of his eyes. by artist Dana Keller Related articles Colorized Photos That Bring […]
We celebrate Maya Angelou’s life, cherish her wisdom, and learn from her words. But we will do so without her now, 28 May, 2014. “Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God,” she wrote in the most recent post […]
…Art is not, like science, a logic of references but a release from reference and rendition of immediate experience; a presentation of forms, images, or ideas in such a way that they will communicate, not primarily a thought or even a feeling, but an impact. […]
Andy Warhol birth anniversary. August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987. He was one of the most successful commercial artists of the 1950s. He began the 1960s on the edge, avante-gard and controversial. His work blurred the conceptual and aesthetic lines dividing high art from pop […]
In the cruel light of a dead afternoon he rises from the bed plunging through liquid walls into the world’s ever-greenness. Across the lost fields a hot wind drizzles ash. Laser-blue petals lift their tongues to a cryptic sky. The air blinks and turns to […]
O friend, why are you still inclined to waste paper and ink? Go forth and try to find the source where words were formed. ~Shah Abdul Latif Bhitae Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai was a devout Muslim Sufi, but his spirituality was broad and welcoming, making […]
I think that this is a well-known piece, it is new to me. This version is a poem. I found it as something to ponder. “My Life in 5 Chapters” There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk I walk down the street. There is a deep […]