Quote for Today: Rex Brandt
Texture is most evident where dark meets light on the turning edge and at the outer edge. Experience has taught us to assume that the areas in between have similar …
Quote for Today: Justin Somper
Well, if pirates are bad, And vampires are worse, Then I pray that as long as I be That though I sing of Vampirates I never one shall see. Yea, …
Quote for Today: Ken Robinson
The arts especially address the idea of aesthetic experience. An aesthetic experience is one in which your senses are operating at their peak; when you’re present in the current moment; …
Mud and Consciousness: The Works of Alexandra Engelfriet
Have you ever felt a rush of joy when digging in the dirt or splashing through mud? There is something very primal about soil and our relationship to it. Alexandra …
The Outsider as a Mirror: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Outsiders inspire fear and enchantment. What does our reaction to those who are different say about us and our beliefs? Literature and film contain shining examples of outsiders, but I …
Kisses from the Wild Side: Three Escape Machines
A large, ominous black cube stands before you, with a red button gleaming on its face. What happens if you walk up to the cube and push that button? Watch …
Quote for Today: Michael Chabon
Yet entertainment–as I define it, pleasure and all–remains the only sure means we have of bridging, or at least of feeling as if we have bridged, the gulf of consciousness …