Quote for Today: Dave Hickey
Jazz presumes that it would be nice if the four of us–simpatico dudes that we are–while playing this complicated song together, might somehow be free and autonomous as well. Tragically, …
Quote for Today: Thomas Merton
Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of sound and silence there would be no rhythm. …
Quote for Today: Hans Cloos
It was during my enchanted days of travel that the idea came to me, which, through the years, has come into my thoughts again and again and always happily—the idea …
Quote for Today: Jeanette Winterson
Your morse code interferes with my heart beat. I had a steady heart before you, I relied upon it, it had seen active service and grown strong. Now you alter …
Quote for Today: Anna Funder
I like trains. I like their rhythm, and I like the freedom of being suspended between two places, all anxieties of purpose taken care of: for this moment I know …
Quote for Today: David Baldacci
It’s not getting from A to B. It’s not the beginning or the destination that counts. It’s the ride in between…This train is alive with things that should be seen …
The Complexities of What We Hear: Robot Mouths and Speaking Pianos
The drive to understand the coordination between the mind and body that produces language is a powerful source of innovation. The following videos represent attempts to replicate the human voice …
Quote for Today: Isadora Duncan
Now I am going to reveal to you something which is very pure, a totally white thought. It is always in my heart; it blooms at each of my steps… …