Quote for Today: Kamand Kojouri
We are told that in translation there is no such thing as equivalence. Many times the translator reaches a fork in the translating road where they must make a choice …
Quote for Today: Herta Müller
It seems to me that the objects don’t know their material, the gestures don’t know their feelings, and the words don’t know the mouth that speaks them. But to be …
Possessed by Violence: Valhalla Rising
Valhalla Rising is a complex and violent film, full of beautiful, savage images and scant dialogue. What actually happens onscreen? Nicolas Winding Refn‘s brutal tour-de-force Valhalla Rising stars Mads Mikkelsen …
Quote for Today: Lawrence Durrell
Soon it will be evening and the clear night sky will be dusted thickly with Summer stars. I shall be here, as always, smoking by the water. I have decided …
Quote for Today: Virginia Woolf
I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the …
The Roots We Carry With Us: Synkroniciti’s Open Mic: The Journey
Sometimes journeys and experiences bring our roots into focus. How do we use that vision to improve our lives? We had our third Open Mic here at synkroniciti on February 22. It was a …
Blessed Fault: Seductive Fruit by Katherine McDaniel
There is much in life that, though attractive and sometimes even beneficial, contains danger. Is there any reward without risk? I have a new painting for you. Seductive Fruit is another spontaneous …
Apocalyptic Fears: Executing Peace by Katherine McDaniel
How do we deal with things that scare and anger us? Art can help us work through fear toward hope. My newest painting came about while I was meditating on fear. I …
Quote for Today: M. Night Shyamalan
People break down into two groups when they experience something lucky. Group number one sees it as more than luck, more than coincidence. They see it as a sign, evidence, …
Quote for Today: Charles M. Schulz
“Aren’t the clouds beautiful? They look like big balls of cotton… I could just lie here all day, and watch them drift by… If you use your imagination, you can …