Humanity crosses increasing distances searching for new territory to explore. Is the distance between and within us threatening our survival? Italo Calvino published Cosmicomics, a book of fantastic short stories …
We classify everything by our own experience. How do we keep this natural self-centeredness from blinding us to new things? This summer my husband and I took our small RV …
Last Saturday, synkroniciti opened a new season with Remember!, an Open Mic devoted to the theme of memory. Guests came from Houston, Kingwood, and as far away as Austin. As usual, Lisa Sasabuki was …
Why do we frequently make judgements on others based upon their appearance and manner without taking into account their actions? If you are familiar with Luis Buñuel’s 1977 film masterpiece …
There are emotions that are universal, or nearly so. The paradox is that they feel personal and difficult to share. Kelly Ledsinger shared this poem, entitled Offshore, at our last Open Mic, The Journey. …
In our time, the tantalizing mystery of Creation is usually explored through science or religion. Can art provide vision also? This short film, Abiogenesis, by Richard Mans, produced by Fuzzy Realms, …
Have you ever wondered what novels Charles Dickens might have written if he possessed a sunnier disposition? Meet Wobbly Barstool. Jane Lowy‘s Wobbly Barstool puts a clever spin on the Victorian …
Isolation heightens our self awareness. Is it what we lack or what we bring with us that frightens us most? Can you imagine sailing completely around the world alone without ever once …
Modern humanity has found itself disconnected from nature by technology and civilization. Can art help us reconnect with the Earth? Yesterday afternoon I made a trip to the Rice Gallery on …
Languages fade from tongue and memory. Stories are lost. Do we have a right or a duty to tell them? Dara Horn’s The World to Come is a sprawling family saga that encompasses the …
