33 New Year’s Resolutions by Woody Guthrie
American folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote a list of 33 New Year’s Resolutions on January 1st, 1943, to usher in the year. Amidst his doodles are a number of pearls of wisdom. 1. Work more… Continue Reading
What Orwell feared versus what Huxley feared
Neil Postman writes: “What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to… Continue Reading
Maya Angelou’s Advice About Complaining
“There were people who went to sleep last night, poor and rich and white and black, but they will never wake again. And those dead folks would give anything at all for just five minutes… Continue Reading
“The Night Watch” by King Crimson
The Night Watch Shine, shine, the light of good works shine The watch before the city gates depicted in their prime That golden light all grimy now Three hundred years have passed The worthy Captain… Continue Reading
If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules
From the Introduction to If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules: Life has often been compared to a game. We are never told the rules, unfortunately, nor given any instructions about how to… Continue Reading
Chuck Jones’ 9 Rules for Coyote & Road-Runner Cartoons (Plus 2 More)
In their 2015 book A Beautiful Constraint, authors Adam Morgan & Mark Barden posit that the limitations we face in any endeavor (be it artistic or otherwise) can be a source of inspiration. We can… Continue Reading
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Gorillas Pose for a Selfie with Anti-Poaching Rangers in Virunga National Park
Our distant evolutionary cousin, the mountain gorilla, is an endangered species. And, unfortunately, poaching and illegal hunting by humans is the primary reason for the decline. In fact, there are only about 680 of these… Continue Reading
Jorge Luis Borges Draws a Self-Portrait While Blind
According to the New York Times: Jorge Luis Borges — who had gone blind when he was in his 50s — did his [self-portrait] in the basement of the Strand, using one finger to guide… Continue Reading
36 Questions to Ask your Partner that Generate Closeness
In a landmark study from 1997, psychologist Arthur Aron succeeded in making two strangers fall in love in his laboratory -- simply by asking one another 36 questions and then gazing at each other in… Continue Reading