Quote for Today: Rob Sheffield
On the way we talked about the road sign Bridge Ices Before Road. I always wondered, If that’s a problem, why don’t they just build the bridge out of the …
Body in Motion: Climber Natalija Gros in Le Tango Vertical
The human body is capable of impressive feats. Is there an artistic and creative element present in athletic accomplishment? When Natalija Gros retired from competitive rock climbing in 2012, she …
The Importance of Creative Darkness: Exposed Roots by Katherine McDaniel
Creative people often examine the darkness around their roots for inspiration. Is it dangerous and risky to expose these roots? Human beings often speak of the foundations of their lives as …
Quote for Today: André Gide
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. ―André Gide
Quote for Today: Richard Keith Frazine
…the sensations she was asking about were very pleasant; some of them were nothing short of delicious; but to know them one simply had to go barefoot. I could sense …
Quote for Today: Sarah Dessen
I knew that in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late again. I might have missed my chance. But I would at least …
Civilization: Beyond Earth and the ultra cool technologies of tomorrow from Polygon
Technology has often been spawned from ideas created by science fiction. Will strategy games play their part in the future? I grew up playing Risk, that wonderful board game where you became a colonial …
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 …
Quote for Today: Tiffany Madison
That male military persona feeds a subconscious, passive-aggressive female desire to dominate the warrior as he is perceived an iconic example of masculinity (particularly amongst traditionally warlike cultures). The damsel …
Quote for Today: Richard Bach
Flying has always been to me this wonderful metaphor. In order to fly you have to trust what you can’t see. Up on the mountain ridges where very few people …