Quote for Today: James Gleick
In science as in life, it is well known that a chain of events can have a point of crisis that could magnify small changes. But chaos meant that such …
Quote for Today: Erwin Schrödinger
No Self stands alone. Behind it stretches an immense chain of physical and – as a special class within the whole – mental events, to which it belongs as a …
Quote for Today: Robert Green Ingersoll
Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depths; …
Mirage: Video Poetry from Synkroniciti
What happens when one gets lost in the desert with no way home? The spoken word is very powerful, as are natural sounds: the sound of breath, of footsteps, of …
I’m Votin’ for Yours Truly: O Brother Where Art Thou Clip
Happy weekend everybody! I hope your weekend starts out better than this. Video clip via movieclips onYoutube.
Quote for Today: J.D. Stroube
A complete stranger has the capacity to alter the life of another irrevocably. This domino effect has the capacity to change the course of an entire world. That is what …
The Return of the Chain Gang? Xackery Irving’s American Chain Gangs
Some jails in the US have attempted to reinstate the chain gang. Do you think this is a viable option? Here is a trailer for Xackery Irving’s American Chain Gangs. …
Quote for the Day: Charles Dickens
I wear the chain I forged in life….I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own …
Visible and Invisible Chains: Toni Morrison’s Beloved
How do people survive horrible experiences? In Beloved, Toni Morrison gives an illustration of resilience and how fragile it is. When good hearted Paul D. appears on Sethe’s porch one day in …
Contrasts in Chain art: Seo Young Deok’s Dystopia and Nirit Levav’s Dogs
What can you do with bicycle chain? Plenty. The human body is elegantly depicted in Seo Young Deok’s exhibition Dystopia. Then, enjoy Nirit Levav and her whimsical dogs, a favorite here at …