Quote for Today: Jonathan Culver
Artists are agents of chaos. It is the artists job to encourage entropy, to promote chaos. Idols must be killed, icons crushed, beliefs shattered. It is the artists job to encourage …
Quote for Today: E.E. Cummings
since feeling is first who pays any attention to the syntax of things will never wholly kiss you; wholly to be a fool while Spring is in the world my …
Playful Depths: I’m a Cyborg, but That’s OK
Are humor and honesty effective in dealing with death and mental illness? Are we held back by propriety and clichés? When the white coats take away Young-Goon’s grandmother, who believes …
Red Lights, Red Flags and Red Herrings: Chasing Synchronicity
There are moments that have the capacity to change our lives. How do we notice and take advantage of them? When two or more unrelated events are experienced in a …
Quote for Today: Seanan McGuire
The Argentine tango isn’t here to play nicely with the other children. The Argentine tango is here to seduce your women, spill things on your rug, and sneak out your …
Quote for Today: Freddie Mercury
“Does it mean this, does it mean that, that’s all anybody wants to know. I’d say what any decent poet would say if anyone dared ask him to analyze his …
On Monsters: Portrayals of Nazis and Hitler in Hirschbiegel’s Downfall
What is the role of the artist in dealing with the dark side of humanity? How do we portray evil? My husband and I recently watched Downfall (Der Untergang), which counterpoints the …
Quote for Today: Federico Fellini
I don’t like the idea of “understanding” a film. I don’t believe that rational understanding is an essential element in the reception of any work of art. Either a film …