November 2023
San Francisco Opera's Lohengrin Lost in Fascist Banners. Renate Stendhal
Icons in a Changing World Barbie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Two of the most iconic fictional characters of the late 20th century were the subjects of summer blockbusters. Miles David Moore
Barbie We finally got around to watching it, for a price on Prime, on the 55" home screen (supplied with good snacks and drams of Irish whiskey no theater could provide). Michael Bettencourt
Hibiscus The Photography of Jon Rendell
ChatGPT Darling Killer It does very well at what I call "stress-test" my writing, that is, cleanse it of tics and looseness that get in the way of saying what I want to say as clearly and as quickly as I can say it. Michael Bettencourt
The Last Mimosa Sitting am I on the edge of a small lake with my prosecco and orange juice as the descending tropical sun paints the sky in magentas and blues. From time to time there is a gentle spray of rain. Arthur Danin Adler
the Earth talks The logic around this dictation is probably that as of late I've taken to talking more to myself and it's perfectly understandable since I don't have anybody to talk to. Claudine Jones
Choose Your Side The endless war that the Israelis must fight for their right to exist! This piece was written nine years ago, but it remains just as relevant today and it's still just as difficult for entertainers to stay out of politics. Les Marcott
The Persistence of Memory II In my previous installment I related a humorous incident involving my baby brother who was born in Henrietta. I clearly recall going to the hospital and looking at the array of newborns in cribs. Gregory Luce
Subtle Measures The Japanese have an ancient aesthetic concept called wabi-sabi. It grew out of Buddhism, specifically a recognition of the transience—or, more achingly accurate, the impermanence—of all things. Patrick Walsh
Henry Crawford He is a stand out poet clearly positioned in the 21st Century. Karren Alenier
There's a New Poet in our Global Village!
As I was about to begin exploring a favorite poem— Robert Frost's "Neither Out Far Nor In Deep"—a friend called to tell me about an amazing new poet who publishes under the pen name AI.
David Alpaugh
Finding Inspiration in Kandinsky: The Art of Design Engineering "I could relate to his art because I was a design engineer." David Karamian with Introduction by Lissa Tyler Renaud
Issared Wongsing อิศเรศ วงศ์สิงห์ For more than 20 years, I have been drawing seriously. For more than 30 years, I am still studying and learning art to this day. Janine Yasovant
The Goddess as Active Listener Part Two Of whom does the inner teacher remind us? Perhaps the outer teacher is a key to unlock the inner teacher's door. Brian George
writings
Sad Men Write While They Cry - Part I Altenir Silva I was in the Public Library in New York and silence filled the place, despite some other people also sitting in that room. I scanned the place until my eyes stopped on a man.
images
Art and Music... continued Inviting you inside the Piano Factory Gallery, to the well-curated musical concerts, and a lively and informative Artists' Panel. The Art of Philip Gerstein
Painting The New Mascot Poetry You Were My Epiphany The Art of David Wiley
The Art of SS. Burrus A Retrospective
When the Earth is ravaged and the animals are dying, a new tribe of people will appear on the Earth
Patrick Nagel It's in the Eyes
media
Audio
Theatre Thoughts An entertaining array of audio essays on an array of theatre topics by an astute and entertaining essayist
You Don't Say! Occasional Musings by an occasionally amused writer
Video
Undress Me In a bar, Laura turns to Stefan and asks him to undress her, by word of mouth, in his best mother tongue
Light Fantastic Weighty matters of brain neurons and addiction, two kisses, single-malt scotch, the green dance of blue, yellow lasers
Ear Buds What happens when we love our devices — and they love us back
The Greed Gene A young couple is told by their genetic counselor that their child has the greed gene, there is nothing they can do
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Letters to the Editor
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Special—Issues
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Everything Old Is New Again January 2013|●
What Is Obscenity and What's Not? January 2012|●
A Brief But Quirky History of the Arts January 2011|●
The Rising Fall of the Arts January 2010|●
The One January 2009|●
What Is Art? January 2008|●
View of the Arts January 2007|●
The Art of Sex in the Arts February 2006|●
State of the Art of the Arts October 2005|●
Special—Indexes
The Steiny Road Index of Karren Alenier's columns and writings|●
Writings Index of Arthur Danin Adler's columns and writings|●
Kandinsky Anew Index of the series by Lissa Tyler Renaud|●
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