Sometimes, there aren’t sufficient words for a moment or a season or a feeling. The other side to that coin is that sometimes the wild, the unexpected, or inexplicable … serve the blessed purpose of breaking the words we are used to using and inviting us to make something new from their pieces. This is … Read More
Good Books
BOOK REVIEW: Austin Kleon’s “Steal Like An Artist”
This is a liberating book and a joy to read. Kleon clearly loves his work. His interest and curiosity carry the book. At the heart of “Steal Like An Artist” is the idea that “We learn by copying.” Kleon writes, “Even The Beatles started as a cover band. Paul McCartney has said, ‘I emulated Buddy Holly, … Read More
Captain America, Batman And Why I Need Comics
I’m going to see Captain America: Civil War tonight. Why? Because I’m a nerd of sorts? Sure. But also because life is complicated and the lines between right and wrong or good and evil (not to mention between good and best), seem to always be blurred. So, I’m going to this film for the same reason I read … Read More