When something looks like it’s got the formula down, one begins to wonder if there’s a soul inside that formula, or simply a series a cold algorithm built of logical instructions.
Read MoreMY EVENING WITH CHARLES AZNAVOUR
His special thing—that unusual, sparkling, saturated thing that gives him gravitas and value—is a profound urgency about not giving up on life, on romance, on love.
Read MoreHISTORY AS A CREATIVE CONCEPT
The more a creative person understands that nothing comes into being without coming from somewhere, the more he or she can connect new inventions to deeper themes and resonances.
Read MoreTEARS IN RAIN -- Blade Runner 2049 and the Culture that Missed Something Special
The philosophical courage for artists to create requires cultures to have enough collective courage to support creators. The creative team of BR2049 helmed by director Denis Villeneuve created a fully realized world, created down to minute detail. They also created a vital, thrilling work of art.
Read MoreNEW LATITUDES, NEW LONGITUDES
By knowing the latitude and longitude of every centimeter on our planet, we must imagine new ways those places intersect.
Read MoreLEGENDARY OBSCURITY
We’re all awash in tidal waves of information, yet there’s rarely a sense of anything being a surprise anymore. There’s just an endless stream of “have you gotten to it, yet?”, and that’s not even close to knowing about something awesome that others may not have yet found.
Read MoreWINGTIP
You’re always taking stock of your past, the decisions you’ve made that got you to this moment, and you wonder if you’re on a trajectory that’s still climbing or already settled sneakily into a long slow descent. You look back to look forward.
Read MoreORANGE JULIUS
Creatives of all stripes need the freedom to strut and fret without undo external influences.
Read MoreTHE EVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED
Acts of creation become part of the overall drama of survival.
Read MoreTHE MINOR FALL, THE MAJOR LIFT
Alas, nothing lasts. Nothing lasts, but we try anyway. We try and we persevere and some of us wouldn’t have it any other way.
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