I grew up wanting to believe that the majority of my fellow Americans actually understood the oft-repeated words that purport to be founding principles of the country.
Read MoreWHAT WE THINK ABOUT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
When technology becomes a cultural pursuit in and of itself, our collective humanity suffers.
Read MoreLOSS OF PRESTIGE
Prestige used to be about what someone did or said or created. Contemporary prestige is now about accumulation of influence.
Read MoreSucker for an Archetype, Patsy for a Cliché
When we presume we know how a person or a scenario or a sight or a sound should be, our stereotypes limit us from dreaming deeper.
Read MoreSCIENCE AND THE ARTS
Science needs the arts and arts needs the sciences. More to the point, greater culture needs healthy conditions for both. Without the arts and sciences thriving simultaneously, culture can never be more than a day-to-day monotony, without purpose.
Read MoreBODY COUNT
When not presented overtly, violence often gets portrayed by proxy, with comic or athletic or financial scenarios standing in for a good physical thumping.
Read MoreREADING COLSON WHITEHEAD IN ALABAMA
The province of writers should remain practically sacrosanct in terms of legal and cultural protections when speaking directly to readers.
Read MoreORANGE JULIUS
Creatives of all stripes need the freedom to strut and fret without undo external influences.
Read MoreWHEN DID SPECTRORADIOMETERS BECOME FINE ART?
The Arts is vital for a great civilization, but whenever government money starts getting spent, the expenditures are invariably influenced by politics.
Read MoreTHE EVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED
Acts of creation become part of the overall drama of survival.
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