Quote for Today: Sappho
Then you my goddess with your immortal lips smiling Would ask what now afflicts me, why again I am calling and what now I with my restive heart Desired: Whom …
Lovingly Carried: The Enchantment of Božo Vrećo’s Lejlija
Our world seems increasingly fractured by mistrust and hate. Can music, especially that of the human voice, heal those fractures? Sevdalinka or Sevdah music is a genre of folk music that …
The Mystery of Gender: Robina Asti and Flying Solo
Gender identity is more complicated than society likes to admit. Does it remain a valid means of classifying human beings? “I’m sorry, but I do hate this differentiation between the …
Quote for Today: Mae West
Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can’t figure out what from. ―Mae West Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Quote for Today: Ray Bradbury
Oh, what strange wonderful clocks women are. They nest in Time. They make the flesh that holds fast and binds eternity. They live inside the gift, know power, accept, and …
Quote for Today: M.D. Lachlan
Men who have never had to fight love a weapon. They love to hold it in their hands, feel its balance and speculate on the damage they might do, were …
Dolls from Around the World, part two: Folk Dolls and the Female Image
From inspiring imagination to setting expectations and limits, dolls teach concepts like gender and class. What do they tell us? We can’t interpret our world without creating context, including scientific …
Images of Humanity: Storytelling and the Doll
Dolls are frequently dismissed as children’s toys. Might there be deeper significance behind them than we are willing to entertain? When I was a kid, my father traveled several times …
A Darker Shade of Blue: Andrea Gibson’s Blue Blanket
Andrea Gibson is a poet, activist and one of the most powerful poetry performers of today. Her impassioned recitation and stirring fearlessness in subject matter have garnered her a fourth place finish …
Conflict in the Warrior Archetype: Giuseppe Verdi’s Aïda
One of the most interesting aspects of the warrior archetype is the conflict between being a warrior and a soldier. This is at the center of Aïda, Giuseppe Verdi‘s opera about a tragic love …